Open Positions

Everybody Harvests Community Garden is Hiring!

The Community Garden Manager and the Gardener’s Assistant will work at Green Ellsworth’s one acre organic garden located just off Rt 1A in Ellsworth Falls at Frenchman Bay Conservancy’s Whitney Forest.  For more information about the garden se visit our Food and Farming webpage.

Interviews for both of the following positions will begin on May 15, 2026, but applications will be accepted until the positions are filled.  For more information or to send applications write to Mary Blackstone, Community Liaison, Green Ellsworth at blackstm@uregina.ca.

Community Garden Manager

Duties:

• Works with experienced organic farmers/gardeners/Master Gardener Volunteers, Elementary and High School students and other volunteers to successfully launch the first full growing season of an Everybody Harvests Community Garden in Ellsworth Falls. 

• Sustainably manages a 1 acre growing area on prime soil and farmland of state-wide significance located on Frenchman Bay Conservancy’s Whitney Forest.

• Applies organic practices in all aspects of garden management (eg. maintain healthy soil; maximize healthy, robust crop production, sustainable pollinator management, develop a composting system, etc) such that these practices will serve as educational models for volunteers and the public 

• Demonstrates strong leadership skills in overseeing and engaging in the planting, care and harvesting of garden crops while engaging and preparing others to contribute to this effort

• Works closely with Green Ellsworth’s website and communications manager to generate public engagement in the maintenance and harvesting of the garden and public educational and nutritional programming

• Works closely with Healthy Acadia’s Gleaning program, school garden and food services staff as well as volunteers to minimize any food waste and maximize distribution of produce to food security organizations, school and seniors meal programs.

• With guidance from experienced farmers and gardeners, expands the existing irrigation system, introduces moisture monitoring mechanisms, develops and implements a cover cropping plan as well as successive crop rotation strategies. 

• Develops a digital system for garden record keeping (planting and harvesting dates, amount of produce harvested and by whom, levels of volunteer/public engagement in various aspects of the garden, disease and pest management, etc) and photographic documentation 

• Assists in planning and delivery of public gardening and nutritional programming

• Contributes to broader Green Ellsworth Downeast Food Systems planning and public consultations and engagement

Timelines and rate of pay:  10-12 weeks, 40 hours/week, $19/hour

Working conditions:

• Must be physically capable of lifting 50 lbs, working on uneven ground, using basic gardening/landscaping tools and equipment

• Must be willing to work primarily out of doors in a wide range of weather conditions

• Must be capable of digital record management and communication (access to a cell phone and a computer, capacity to use email, set up google drives and run basic software and applications)   

• Will require flexibility in scheduling to accommodate some early morning work times and/or late afternoon/evening harvesting and public programming

Qualifications:

• Vegetable gardening or farming experience

• Academic qualifications relating to sustainable agriculture, soil science, food systems development and planning or related fields

• Research interest or experience in sustainable agriculture, adaptation of growing practices to climate change, soil science, agricultural pollinator management, food systems, sustainable waste management or related fields—desirable but not required

• Strong digital writing/communications and data management skills; facility with social media desirable

• Demonstrated leadership skills; supervisory experience desirable

• Demonstrated capacity to both work independently and contribute effectively to team based projects

• Demonstrated expertise in effectively generating public engagement and managing volunteers

• Experience in developing and delivering educational programming for youth, seniors and/or the general public 

Gardener's Assistant

Duties:

• Assists the Community Garden Manager, Green Ellsworth volunteers and partner organizations in successfully launching the first full growing season of an Everybody Harvests Community Garden in Ellsworth Falls. 

• Assists the Garden Manager in implementing organic practices in the planting, care and harvesting of garden crops which serve as educational models for volunteers and the public. 

• Works closely with Healthy Acadia’s Gleaning program, school garden and food services staff as well as volunteers and the public to minimize any food waste and facilitate distribution.

• Assists the Garden Manager in expanding the existing irrigation system, introducing moisture monitoring mechanisms, implementing a cover cropping and crop rotation plans. 

• Assists with digital record keeping and photographic documentation as necessary.

• Assists in the delivery of public gardening and nutritional programming as requested.

Timelines and rate of pay:  10-12 weeks, 40 hrs/week, $17/hour.

Working conditions:

• Must be physically capable of lifting 50 lbs, working on uneven ground, using basic gardening/landscaping tools and equipment

• Must be willing to work primarily out of doors in a wide range of weather conditions

• Must be capable of digital record management and communication (access to a cell phone and a computer, capacity to use email, set up google drives and run basic software and applications)   

• Will require flexibility in scheduling to accommodate some early morning work times and/or late afternoon/evening harvesting and public programming

Qualifications:

• Enterest or experience in vegetable gardening or farming,

• Academic qualifications relating to sustainable agriculture, soil science, food systems development and planning or related fields desirable

• Strong digital writing/communications and data management skills; facility with social media desirable

• Demonstrated capacity to both work independently and contribute effectively to team-based projects