>Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 13:20:33 -0400 >Subject: FW: Organic gardener position >From: David Lillard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: Allan Balliett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >AB, >Please forward as appropriate. >DL > > >---------- >From: Betsy Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Betsy Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 11:20:32 -0400 >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Fw: Organic gardener position > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Rose Cummins <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 10:29 AM >Subject: Organic gardener position > >Dear Ms. Taylor, If you know of anyone who might be interested in >this position, would you please have him/her get in touch with me? > Thank you, Sister Rose Marie Cummins, St. Catharine, KY > >JOB DESCRIPTION > >for > >ORGANIC GARDENER > >This is a new position of the Dominican Earth Project at St. >Catharine, KY. The duties include: > >1. To help plan, sow, tend, harvest, and market crops from a new >organic garden (one acre). >2. To help plan, sow, tend, harvest, and market crops from the >children’s garden. >3. To develop and implement a curriculum for the children’s >garden project. >4. To work alongside the gardeners who work in the Motherhouse >garden to learn more about the needs of the Motherhouse and the >gifts, challenges, and history of this place. >5. To establish ties in the tri-county areas to involve others >in the garden for education, spiritual nourishment, and upkeep of >the garden. >6. To be available to the staff at Sansbury for consultation on >environmental and horticultural-related endeavors. >7. To keep people at the Motherhouse abreast of what is going on >in the garden and to learn of their hopes and dreams for the earth. >8. To find ways to continue to build bridges with the college, >farm, kitchen staff, local area residents, Sansbury and the >Motherhouse in relation to food, agriculture, and the environment. > >QUALIFICATIONS: >Formal education and three years experience in sustainable agriculture >Ability to relate to a diverse population and to different ages >Willingness to live and carry out the mission of the Earth Center >and the Dominicans of St. Catharine, Kentucky >Passion for community-building >Openness to life-long learning about sustainability >HOURS: 40 hours a week/12 months a year (+ Vacation and Benefits) > >RATE OF PAY: Negotiable
