Wellness for all

Employer:  Bean Tree Farm

Job Title:  Site Manager (part-time)

Location:  Tucson, Arizona

         Bean Tree Farm seeks a Site Manager to advance its exciting mission to be a community model of Sonoran Desert development using permaculture ethics and principles. Bean Tree Farm is dedicated to care of earth, care of people, reduction of consumption while reinvesting surplus; to becoming an educational and inspirational resource to other individuals, neighborhoods and communities, and to continual learning and sharing earth-care practices in a spreading nexus of local, environmentally sustainable activity.

Bean Tree Farm --located within the 20 year-old Dancing Rocks Permaculture Community in Tucson, Arizona -- is one knot in a net of local communities incorporating permaculture practices and ideals. Our mission is to educate and inspire more individuals, neighborhoods and communities to become knots in this spreading network.  Every knot is an integral part of the larger net of our ecosystem---the land, air and water we all need to sustain life. We are becoming a strong knot in this net, steering our own small watershed toward health, and encouraging others to do the same on their land, from small back yards to multiple acres. Each knot has an effect on the whole when it includes the practice of regenerative technology, such as harvesting rainwater, healing erosion, growing a food garden, and revegetating with native plants to conserve water and restore habitat for native wildlife.

Position

The ideal candidate will have a passionate commitment to permaculture ideals and be looking for a living/working situation with like-minded people to practice, teach and further understanding of this inspiring way of living. The Site Manager will live on the land and develop a routine and rhythm according to the seasons and work that needs to be done. Bean Tree Farm is also launching an educational bed-and-breakfast on the land, and the Site Manager may become the manager of that business, with profit-sharing opportunities.

Responsibilities

• ·         Day-to-day chores of running a permaculture site such as  planting, harvesting, earthworks, and mulching
• ·         Supervise interns and volunteers
• ·         Monitor planting and water-harvesting systems
• ·         Ongoing maintenance of barn and out-buildings
• ·         Record solar and water-meter data
• ·         Coordinate long-term projects such as check dams
• ·         Manage bed-and-breakfast lodging

Skills Desired

• ·         Permaculture knowledge and experience         
• ·         Building (earthworks) experience
• ·         Experience and enthusiasm for teaching
• ·         Excellent people skills
• ·         Well-organized and able to manage projects efficiently
• ·         Sense of humor
• ·         Integrity and initiative
• ·         Facility with basic computer programs and Mac experience desirable
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Compensation

This is a part-time position, that while not salaried, comes with housing and some board and profit-sharing opportunities.

To Apply

Send a resume and cover letter to:  brosearth@aol.com