Local food, Market gardening, Vegetables, Herbs, Flowers

Position: Market Garden Apprentice / Assistant
Farm: Muriel Shores Farm | Instagram

Location: Kenora, Northern Ontario
Housing: incl. room and board, meals, weekly stipend (see below)

Are you interested in learning how to grow vegetables, herbs, and flowers in an environmentally friendly and sustainable system?

Muriel Shores Farm, located just outside Kenora, ON, is looking for a farm intern (or a couple) for the upcoming growing season.

This internship position will run from approximately May to October 2025.

We are offering room and board, including meals and a stipend of $200/week, in return for approximately 35-40 hours/week labour on our regenerative, no-till vegetable farm.

Mentorship and hands-on training in all of our farming systems will be a valuable learning opportunity. Visit our website at murielshores.ca to learn more about us and where we’re located.

Responsibilities of this Internship include:

• Field preparation (moving compost and wood chips, digging, etc)
• Weeding
• Seedling starting and care, greenhouse management
• Transplanting and seeding
• Harvesting and cleaning produce
• Market set-up/ assisting with markets
• Potentially helping with yard work and small infrastructure projects around the farm (mowing grass, fence repair, irrigation lines)

Qualifications include:

• Some knowledge of growing/ gardening/ small-scale farming would be an asset (although training and mentorship in all areas will be included)
• Interest in learning about and working in a sustainable, no-till growing system
• A positive attitude, good work ethic, and strong verbal communication skills
• Willingness and ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions (heat, rain, etc)
• Physical ability to bend, push wheelbarrows, carry boxes of produce, and do other physical labour
• Community minded and able to work in a team environment as well as performing tasks independently after the training period is complete
• Available to work flexible hours as needed
• If interested in room and board candidates will need to be willing and able to live in a camper trailer (with electricity and running water), in a community environment with a few other families nearby (including children and dogs). Shared meals will be offered a few times a week along with the use of a camper kitchen and necessary supplies.

Perks:

• Take home free produce
• Fun and accepting work environment
• Swim breaks
• Community meals

To apply for this internship please email your resume and cover letter to us at: murielshores@gmail.com

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