Assistant Manager Position at Ravenhill Herb Farm Are you interested in growing methods and working on our beautiful farm? We are looking for an amazing person that loves farm life and would like to A) live on-site (in our travel trailer) and manage the day-to-day activities of our farm, or B) live off-site and work 15-20 hours per week. This position includes being responsible for carrying out our day-today operations, guiding our volunteers when we have them (generally April through June), and helping us teach school groups about farming and animals (only if you’re interested). This is an outdoor position. You don’t need to have a lot of experience as we are happy to teach you, but you need an extremely positive and keen attitude, as well as the willingness and ability to work outdoors in all weather year-round.

About Ravenhill Herb Farm Ravenhill Herb Farm is a locally-run farm overlooking the Saanich Inlet of the Salish Sea. As stewards of this 10-acre west coast oasis since 2014, we are dedicated to growing and herbs using permaculture and sustainable methods. We are sharing knowledge to inspire others to grow food and herbs!

We are a family living out our dream, contributing to our community and the planet while celebrating the simple joys of nature. We care for this land so that it grows healthier while providing nourishment for future generations to enjoy. We enjoy our goats and dogs, and our chickens lay the most amazing eggs! We have busy lives, both away and on the farm, and we would love to have your help.

Please check our website at www.ravenhillherbfarm.ca and our Instagram and Facebook page for more information.

Duties of the Position • Oversee day-to-day operations (this includes animal care, seeding, transplanting, drip irrigation and hand irrigation, bed preparation, harvesting, clean-up, stocking farmstand, preparing farm for events and workshops, mulching, weeding, , and more!). • Assist us in teaching school and tour groups. • Maintain seeding and planting records. • Learn and enhance our daily systems. • 15-25 hours per week over the course of 3-5 days (we are quite flexible in creating a scheudule but prefer that it stay fairly consistent once established). Summer hours will be closer to 25/week and winter hours closer to 10- 15/week. Work days start at 8am. You will have up to 2 weeks off during the growing season, but holidays over the late winter and fall are quite open and we are happy to discuss this with you when the time comes.

So who are we really looking for? The right person: someone who is extremely positive, energetic, and loves being outside; is passionate about growing food, healthy eating, and appreciating the earth; and simply enjoys life, growing and learning. We are hoping to find a person that is exceptionally clean and tidy, mature, understands the value of hard work, and takes responsibility for their own lives and the decisions that they make. If you’re someone who is run-down or gets sick often, this is probably not the right position for you. If you don’t like being outside 90% of the time, this is definitely not the right position for you.

Ravenhill Herb Farm - 1330 Mount Newton Cross Road, Saanichton, BC, V8M 1S1 - [email protected]

Required experience: • Is comfortable and confident in managing others in a positive manner (we can have up to 4 volunteers here at early in the growing season). This does not mean farm management. • Is happy doing hard work. • Is comfortable and content working alone, particularly during the fall and winter months. • Is comfortable in a variety of working conditions, including cold, heat, and wet. • Is happy taking direction from us when needed while also being self-directed much of the time (we have busy lives and won’t always be available). • Enjoys a healthy lifestyle. • Can see potential problems, notices details, asks questions, and gets the bigger picture of what we are trying to accomplish. • Works effectively and efficiently. • Is organized (keep tracks of planting dates, events, volunteers, etc.). • Has a desire for continuous learning (you will have access to our library of many books too). • Knowledge of growing food (this does not have to be on large scale or on a farm, but you will have some basic knowledge and passion in this area). We are happy to teach the details! • Enjoys animals and is happy to learn how to milk goats. • Loves being around children. • Has a driver’s license. • Bonus (but not necessary): has “handyman/women” skills and is comfortable with basic power tools and/or fixing general things.

More details We would like to start with a trial period for 2 weeks before committing for the long-term. We are open to someone committing for a certain number of months or for a long period of time. For a longer term person, please know that there many opportunities here for various projects and other income opportunities. We just want to makes sure we have the right person here before committing to these longer term endeavours – thanks for understanding!

If you have a partner that you would like to live here with you, we will consider it in the form of trade or rent.

Bright, clean and cozy travel trailer (all utilities, laundry access 1 day/week, Wifi) and food to harvest as you need it (all food is organic and you will have complete access to our ) is included. You will also have access to free acupuncture, herbal and nutrition treatments/consultations at Pacific Rim College. On top of this, we will also include a wage , and should you be interested in increasing our current sales, we are happy to work out a bonus structure for that too. If you would like to live off-site the wage will start at $14.50-$15 hour with increases once you’ve settled in to the position.

If the above resonates with you, we would love to hear from you. Please include a resume or detailed bio along with a cover letter, and send it to [email protected].

This position will start ASAP.

Ravenhill Herb Farm - 1330 Mount Newton Cross Road, Saanichton, BC, V8M 1S1 - [email protected]