Off-grid Farm & Tiny Homes

Hiring: Farm & Construction Hand
Farm: Goonieland Permaculture Farm

Location: Off-grid Permaculture Homestead near Golden, BC
Room: Camper trailer accommodation included (value $500/month)

Are you a hands-on learner with experience in farming, building, or back-to-the-land living? Come spend the summer working on a dynamic off-grid homestead. From growing vegetables and raising animals to constructing buildings and tiny homes, we’re offering real-world experience for those ready to live and work in alignment with the land.

• Job Hours: 35 hours/week
• Duration: May-Oct 31st, 2025
• Application Deadline: April 15th, 2025

About Us:

We are an off-grid Permaculture homestead located outside of Golden, BC. Our homestead includes laying hens, pigs, medicinal hemp, and seasonal vegetables. We are not a market garden — our focus is food security with surplus sold through our organic grocery store, Eat Pure Mountain Market.

Beyond farming, we're co-creating an intentional community grounded in self-reliance, spiritual growth, alternative governance, and plants as medicine. We've built our land from scratch including off-grid systems, natural buildings, and a hempcrete Earthship.

Projects for Summer 2025 Include:

• Completion of two tiny homes
• Construction of a 60’ x 30’ timber frame shop
• Clearing & brushing for campground and fencing
• New berry garden zone
• Maintaining current food & hemp production gardens
• Raising laying hens, pigs and ducks
• Root cellar
• Small & large engine maintenance
• Community Master Plan development

Role Overview:

We are seeking a motivated, responsible, and skilled farm hand to support a wide variety of tasks, from food production to building and land development. You’ll assist with building infrastructure projects, pruning, weeding, harvesting, and animal care. Comfort using power tools and working with your hands is essential.

This role is ideal for someone who values community living, nature connection, and self-sufficiency. You’ll be a part of our small, close-knit team, we encourage strong communication and a growth mindset.

Responsibilities:

✔ Attend and contribute to farm meetings
✔ Refer to and update the job board as tasks are completed
✔ Prioritize life-centered tasks (plants, animals, people) alongside long-term projects
✔ Maintain clear communication with team members
✔ Learn and apply new farming and building techniques
✔ Seek out and suggest small improvements

Requirements:

Preferred:

• Permaculture Design Certificate
• 1+ year experience in farming, horticulture, or animal husbandry
• Familiarity with brush cutters, chainsaws, drills, saws, etc.

Required:

• Proficiency with hand and power tools
• High attention to detail
• Ability to follow instructions and ask clarifying questions
• Highly organized: able to plan/coordinate work day in advance
• Adaptable: Demonstrates flexibility in a dynamic and evolving environment, able to adjust to changes in tasks, weather conditions, while maintaining a focus on goals.
• Physically fit and capable of demanding outdoor work
• Strong work ethic and commitment to a job well done
• Positive references that reflect reliability and relevant experience
• Strong communication skills, open mind and heart

Perks & Compensation:

• Wage: Base rate for this position is $20/hr to $24hr based on experience *Wage is negotiable if the applicant comes with more than 2 years of full time farm or carpentry experience.
• Room: Camper trailer accommodation included (value $500/month)

*Heated outdoor shower, sauna (when no guests) and access to indoor shower during shoulder season. Laundry (washer only), access to a library of farming-related books… *No dogs allowed we already have working dogs on site.

Board: Shared meals provided (shared cooking/cleaning) (value $750/month). Living off-site? Lunch provided + groceries at cost from Eat Pure Mountain Market

• Community: Weekly connection circles, events like yoga and breathwork, and potlucks
• Skills & Experience: A hands-on, real-life education in homesteading, off-grid living and natural building

This is not just a job—it’s a lifestyle and learning opportunity. If you’re dreaming of one day building your own homestead or joining an intentional community, this is a rare and special chance to live that experience.

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Please download the application here: goonieland.com/internship, and email it to eatpurefood@gmail.com

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