Internships available in aquaponics greenhouse!

[Karen Swanberg]

Hello all;

The time has come again for Howling Moose Gardens to put out a call for volunteers/interns!

Details: 

http://howlingmoose.com/jobs.html

Job poster for printing and posting (is also attached to this e-mail): 

http://howlingmoose.com/jobs_files/HMG_Job_Poster-2014.pdf

Benefits

- This is currently a non-paying gig, but you will have the opportunity to learn a significant amount about aquaponics, season extension, market gardening in a northern climate, and much more!

- Once HMG starting hiring for paying jobs, you would first in line.

Responsibilities

- Simple greenhouse maintenance, such as weeding, planting and harvesting

- Aquaponics maintenance, such as chemical testing (drop tests like pH, nothing complex), and water maintenance

- Construction, including the use of power tools such as a miter saw, jig saw and power drills

- Produce delivery

- Farmers Market set up, tear down and selling

- Manual labor such as digging holes, shifting gravel and painting.

Skills - not all of these skills are required of applicants, and any needed skills will be taught if necessary

- Use of power tools

- Simple spreadsheet and word processor skills

- Market gardening

- Simple PVC plumbing

- Greenhouse maintenance

- Driver's license and some large vehicle (not requiring a commercial license) experience

- Basic painting skills (large flat surfaces)

- Food safety

Thanks so much!

-Karen

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Karen Swanberg
Howling Moose Gardens
http://howlingmoose.com
howlingmo...@gmail.com
(612) 460-8548