Factor e Farm Manager - Revision history

Marcin: /* Requirements */

2013-04-08T13:04:03Z

Requirements

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	*Openness to new ideas		*Openness to new ideas
	*[[Open Culture]]		*[[Open Culture]]
	*Living on site
	*Minimum 6 month commitment		*Minimum 6 month commitment

Marcin at 13:03, 8 April 2013

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	=Requirements=		=Requirements=
	*10+ years of ~~farming~~ experience ~~as a source~~ of ~~livelihood~~		OSE believes strongly that life experiences and abilities may not necessarily match up with on-paper credentials. The following is a list of our preferred qualifications, however, we are flexible depending on the individual candidate's fit with our organization and their respective role.
			*10+ years of professional farm management experience and 10+ years of hands-on experience
	*Familiarity with a diverse set of agricultural operations		*Familiarity with a diverse set of agricultural operations
	*Openness to new ideas		*Openness to new ideas

Marcin at 19:10, 21 June 2012

2012-06-21T19:10:08Z

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	The typical schedule is a solid 40 hour work week.		The typical schedule is a solid 40 hour work week.
			=Role Description=

			*Primary goal: developing a regenerative agriculture landscape to feed the on-site Factor e Farm population with a full, year-round diet.
			*Focus: perennial agriculture, including hazelnuts and chestnuts as staple protein and carbohydrate sources
			*Requires development of

	=Requirements=		=Requirements=

Marcin: /* Introduction */

2012-03-20T07:20:03Z

Introduction

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	We are interested in candidates with diversified farming experience: field agriculture, forestry, greenhouses, animal husbandry, earthworks, etc. Familiarity with heavy equipment and farm equipment is a must, as is an appreciation for the soil food web. Basic familiarity with equipment maintenance, repair, torching and welding is also desirable.		We are interested in candidates with diversified farming experience: field agriculture, forestry, greenhouses, animal husbandry, earthworks, etc. Familiarity with heavy equipment and farm equipment is a must, as is an appreciation for the soil food web. Basic familiarity with equipment maintenance, repair, torching and welding is also desirable.

	~~We are recruiting a farmer~~ to test and demonstrate the usability of LifeTrac and other open source OSE equipment to provide a full, year-round diet to participants at Factor e Farm.		One of the roles is to test and demonstrate the usability of LifeTrac and other open source OSE equipment to provide a full, year-round diet to participants at Factor e Farm.

	The farmer is encouraged to document progress openly with a daily log and vlog on the wiki (see [[Marcin Log]] for an example) using an automatic upload platform such as an Android smart phone (provided).		The farmer is encouraged to document progress openly with a daily log and vlog on the wiki (see [[Marcin Log]] for an example) using an automatic upload platform such as an Android smart phone (provided).

Marcin: /* Introduction */

2012-03-20T07:18:31Z

Introduction

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	The farmer is encouraged to document progress openly with a daily log and vlog on the wiki (see [[Marcin Log]] for an example) using an automatic upload platform such as an Android smart phone (provided).		The farmer is encouraged to document progress openly with a daily log and vlog on the wiki (see [[Marcin Log]] for an example) using an automatic upload platform such as an Android smart phone (provided).

	We are interested in an interdisciplinary ~~generalist~~ with a diverse skill set outside of farming. We are looking for positive, ethical, energetic team players - interested in lifelong learning. We like to cross train by pairing disparate people ~~in twos for certain activities~~.		We are interested in an interdisciplinary generalists with a diverse skill set outside of farming. We are looking for positive, ethical, energetic team players - interested in lifelong learning. We like to cross train our participants by pairing disparate people, so expect to be learning new things constantly. We are both practitioners and thinkers, and until the GVCS is built, we like to ''do'' more than ''talk''.

			The typical schedule is a solid 40 hour work week.

	=Requirements=		=Requirements=

Marcin: /* Introduction */

2012-03-20T07:16:17Z

Introduction

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	The farmer is encouraged to document progress openly with a daily log and vlog on the wiki (see [[Marcin Log]] for an example) using an automatic upload platform such as an Android smart phone (provided).		The farmer is encouraged to document progress openly with a daily log and vlog on the wiki (see [[Marcin Log]] for an example) using an automatic upload platform such as an Android smart phone (provided).

			We are interested in an interdisciplinary generalist with a diverse skill set outside of farming. We are looking for positive, ethical, energetic team players - interested in lifelong learning. We like to cross train by pairing disparate people in twos for certain activities.

	=Requirements=		=Requirements=

Marcin at 07:11, 20 March 2012

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			Last updated March 19,2012

			We are currently recruiting a full time farmer for Factor e Farm.

	=Introduction=		=Introduction=

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	*The farmer – or more specifically – the open source agroecologist – is the pivotal person in the community who provides nutrition to the FeF team and thereby is the primary contibutor to the good health of the community. The open source agroecologist is responsible for food production – from garden and orchard to field crops, animal husbandry, fishery, and forestry – and for food storage and processing, such as seed cleaning, seed saving, and oil expression. The farmer is responsible for producing food, fuel, and fiber crops (both wood and clothing) – while maintaining a diverse and integrated ecosystem and soil food web that improves in quality over time.		*The farmer – or more specifically – the open source agroecologist – is the pivotal person in the community who provides nutrition to the FeF team and thereby is the primary contibutor to the good health of the community. The open source agroecologist is responsible for food production – from garden and orchard to field crops, animal husbandry, fishery, and forestry – and for food storage and processing, such as seed cleaning, seed saving, and oil expression. The farmer is responsible for producing food, fuel, and fiber crops (both wood and clothing) – while maintaining a diverse and integrated ecosystem and soil food web that improves in quality over time.

			=Applying=
			*If you are interested in this position, please send a resume and email of interest to recruiting at opensourceecology dot org.
	[[Category:Recruiting]]		[[Category:Recruiting]]

Marcin: /* Notes */

2012-03-20T07:06:07Z

Notes

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	=Notes=		=Notes=

	*Land Regeneration Management – Factor e Farm suffers from serious erosion and fertility issues caused by decades of prior commercial row-cropping. To ameliorate this, our program calls for building berms, ponds, and other earthworks to address erosion directly, plus, extensive mulching, as well as intensive rotational grazing as a rapid way to improve the soil food web. The primary tools that are to be used in these tasks are bulldozers, ruminants, and hay-bales.		*'''Land Regeneration Management''' – Factor e Farm suffers from serious erosion and fertility issues caused by decades of prior commercial row-cropping. To ameliorate this, our program calls for building berms, ponds, and other earthworks to address erosion directly, plus, extensive mulching, as well as intensive rotational grazing as a rapid way to improve the soil food web. The primary tools that are to be used in these tasks are bulldozers, ruminants, and hay-bales.

	*~~Farmer~~ – or more specifically – the open source agroecologist – the pivotal person in the community who provides nutrition to the FeF team and thereby is the primary contibutor to the good health of the community. The open source agroecologist is responsible for food production – from garden and orchard to field crops, animal husbandry, fishery, and forestry – and for food storage and processing, such as seed cleaning, seed saving, and oil expression. The farmer is responsible for producing food, fuel, and fiber crops (both wood and clothing) – while maintaining a diverse and integrated ecosystem and soil food web that improves in quality over time.		*The farmer – or more specifically – the open source agroecologist – is the pivotal person in the community who provides nutrition to the FeF team and thereby is the primary contibutor to the good health of the community. The open source agroecologist is responsible for food production – from garden and orchard to field crops, animal husbandry, fishery, and forestry – and for food storage and processing, such as seed cleaning, seed saving, and oil expression. The farmer is responsible for producing food, fuel, and fiber crops (both wood and clothing) – while maintaining a diverse and integrated ecosystem and soil food web that improves in quality over time.

	[[Category:Recruiting]]		[[Category:Recruiting]]

Marcin: /* Additional Duties */

2012-03-20T07:05:37Z

Additional Duties

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	*Negotiable based on experience.		*Negotiable based on experience.

	=~~Additional Duties~~=		=Notes=

	*Land Regeneration Management – Factor e Farm suffers from serious erosion and fertility issues caused by decades of prior commercial row-cropping. To ameliorate this, our program calls for building berms, ponds, and other earthworks to address erosion directly, plus, extensive mulching, as well as intensive rotational grazing as a rapid way to improve the soil food web. The primary tools that are to be used in these tasks are bulldozers, ruminants, and hay-bales.		*Land Regeneration Management – Factor e Farm suffers from serious erosion and fertility issues caused by decades of prior commercial row-cropping. To ameliorate this, our program calls for building berms, ponds, and other earthworks to address erosion directly, plus, extensive mulching, as well as intensive rotational grazing as a rapid way to improve the soil food web. The primary tools that are to be used in these tasks are bulldozers, ruminants, and hay-bales.

Marcin at 07:05, 20 March 2012

2012-03-20T07:05:16Z

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			=Introduction=

			We are interested in candidates with diversified farming experience: field agriculture, forestry, greenhouses, animal husbandry, earthworks, etc. Familiarity with heavy equipment and farm equipment is a must, as is an appreciation for the soil food web. Basic familiarity with equipment maintenance, repair, torching and welding is also desirable.

	We are recruiting a farmer to test and demonstrate the usability of LifeTrac and other open source OSE equipment to provide a full, year-round diet to participants at Factor e Farm.		We are recruiting a farmer to test and demonstrate the usability of LifeTrac and other open source OSE equipment to provide a full, year-round diet to participants at Factor e Farm.

	~~We are particularly interested in those people~~ with ~~diversified farming experience: field agriculture, forestry, greenhouses, animal husbandry, earthworks, etc. Familiarity with heavy equipment~~ and ~~farm equipment is a must,~~ as is an ~~appreciation for the soil food web. Basic familiarity with equipment maintenance, repair, torching and welding is also desirable~~.		The farmer is encouraged to document progress openly with a daily log and vlog on the wiki (see [[Marcin Log]] for an example) using an automatic upload platform such as an Android smart phone (provided).

	~~The farmer is encouraged to document progress openly~~ with a ~~daily log and vlog on the wiki (see~~ [[~~Marcin Log~~]] ~~for an example) using an automatic upload platform such as an Android smart phone (provided)~~.		=Requirements=
			*10+ years of farming experience as a source of livelihood
			*Familiarity with a diverse set of agricultural operations
			*Openness to new ideas
			*[[Open Culture]]
			*Living on site
			*Minimum 6 month commitment

			=Compensation=
			*Negotiable based on experience.

	Additional Duties:		=Additional Duties=

	*Land Regeneration Management – Factor e Farm suffers from serious erosion and fertility issues caused by decades of prior commercial row-cropping. To ameliorate this, our program calls for building berms, ponds, and other earthworks to address erosion directly, plus, extensive mulching, as well as intensive rotational grazing as a rapid way to improve the soil food web. The primary tools that are to be used in these tasks are bulldozers, ruminants, and hay-bales.		*Land Regeneration Management – Factor e Farm suffers from serious erosion and fertility issues caused by decades of prior commercial row-cropping. To ameliorate this, our program calls for building berms, ponds, and other earthworks to address erosion directly, plus, extensive mulching, as well as intensive rotational grazing as a rapid way to improve the soil food web. The primary tools that are to be used in these tasks are bulldozers, ruminants, and hay-bales.