Greenhouse Operations & Sales Coordinator, f/t (YEIP), FoodCycles, Toronto ON

15Mar10

FoodCycles is offering a 9 month, full time Greenhouse Operations and Sales Coordinator position.

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Tags: Agriculture, greenhouse, Internships, job, Ontario, sales, Toronto, YEIP, YMCA

City Farm Hands – FoodCycles, Toronto, ON, ft/pt [Volunteer Job]

10Jul09

Are you interested in:  City farming, gardening and growing food?  Learning the practical side of environmental and food issues?  Getting lots of exercise and fresh air?  Composting and creating good soil?  Learning skills to get you a paying job?  Are you ready to make a difference!

Filed under: Community Development, Composting, Gardening, Jobs/Careers, Local Agriculture, Soil Management, Urban Agriculture, Vegetables and Fruit, Volunteering   |  Leave a Comment
Tags: assistance, city, farming, FoodCycles, News, Urban Agriculture, volunteer

How to Start Farming through Apprenticeships

04May09

Part of the lure of organic farming is the challenge of working in a ‘field’ that requires skill, knowledge, and passion. Apprenticing is an age old method of learning your trade from a master; absorbing wisdom acquired through years of observation and experience. This primer, for those thinking of a career in organic farming, will introduce you to students well on their way to becoming organic farmers as well as a WWOOFER who has traveled the world through organic farming

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Tags: Agriculture, apprenticeship, career, farmer, farming, job, Training, voluntary, wwoofing

RFP: Marketing Consultant(s) for Compost and Food Products, Toronto, Ontario (FoodCycles)

30Mar09

FoodCycles is seeking marketing consultant(s) to conduct refined market research and develop a strategic marketing plan for 2009.

Filed under: Composting, Green Business, Jobs/Careers, Toronto, Urban Development   |  3 Comments
Tags: advertising, contracts, demo, design, eco, environmentally friendly, FoodCycles, jobs, marketing, packaging, request for proposal, RFP, sustainable

Learning the Ropes: The Intern’s Story

07Mar09

“Henry Lee discusses his experience as a farm intern in Guelph. He wanted to see what farming was really like. He undertook this internship in the growing season of 2008. Henry’s background is in the banking and financial sector so it was quite the journey for him. Please do check out the excerpt of his story below…”

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Tags: COG TO, CSA, farming, Guelph, Henry Lee, Ignatius Farm, interns, internship, member

[Job] Urban Agriculture Manager, Greenest City

27Jan09

Greenest City has four integrated program streams: urban agriculture, youth, healthy communities and jobs & skills. Programs focus on making Parkdale a more food secure & sovereign neighbourhood. The Urban Agriculture Manager will be responsible for the management and delivery of the urban agriculture program.
Urban Agriculture Program

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Tags: Agriculture, career, city, farming, jobs, management, parkdale, Toronto, urban

CONTRACT POSITION: LOCAL FOOD PROJECT ASSISTANT

22Jan09

This position will assist the Local Food Project Coordinator in the delivery of the
Ontario Market Investment Fund – Local Food Project within Grey and Bruce Counties.
The Project works with area farmers and food related businesses to increase the
production, processing and marketing of local foods within the two Counties. This is
a 34 week contract position and is based out of the County of Bruce Planning office in
Wiarton.

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Tags: Bruce, contract, Counties, Food, fund, Grey, investment, job, local, market, OMIF, work