Position Summary
LandPaths seeks an energetic and creative person to serve as the Bayer Farm Garden Assistant. The Garden Assistant will assist in the day-to-day operations of LandPaths' Bayer Farm program, specifically ensuring that the garden is maintained to foster use and interaction with the community.
LandPaths is a Sonoma County-based nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering a love of the land through public access, stewardship and environmental education programs. LandPaths staff and volunteers work with public agencies, community groups, individuals and other nonprofits in order to accomplish this mission. LandPaths includes 10 staff and 7 board members.
Skills
The qualified applicant will have the following:
• College or relevant work experience
• Fully Bilingual Spanish/English written and verbal
• Detail-oriented
• Well-organized
• Problem-solving skills
• Strong computer skills, knowledge of Excel, Word, Email
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong people skills
• Community-focused
• Familiarity with Organic Gardening and interest in getting hands dirty
• Desire for collaborative work environment, while able to work independently
• Ability to manage multiple variables, busy work environment
• Flexibility in scheduling, including weekends
• Interest in, and enthusiasm for, Bayer Farm and the LandPaths mission
• Experience working with volunteers a plus
• Experience working with children a plus
Specific Duties Include (training for certain tasks will be available):
• Coordination and management of community and teaching gardens at Bayer Farm
• Lead and coordinate volunteers and visitors including school groups and volunteer workdays
• Facilitate educational visits with school groups
• Coordinate the planting and harvesting schedule with the volunteer schedule
• Communicate with community gardeners and volunteers by email/phone, signs and in-person
• Maintain irrigation lines and garden beds, and oversee composting and related processes
• Assist with targeted outreach and advertising
• Responsible for (including coordinating volunteers to help with) small repairs
Compensation: Salary commensurate with experience (range $12 to $17 hourly); average 20 hours per week.
To Apply: Interested applicants should send a brief cover letter and resume, postmarked by Tuesday, September 7, 2010 to: Magdalena@LandPaths.org (electronic submissions preferred) or LandPaths ~ attn Magdalena, P.O. Box 4648, Santa Rosa, CA 95402-4648
COMMUNITY MEETING #1 / JUNTA COMUNITARIA #1
LandPaths invites the kids to Owl Camp this summer! 
April 29: Orchards & Birds on Story Creek - Join us for a tour of Terry & Carolyn Harrison's bucolic farm west of Healdsburg. Terry, local president of the Community Alliance of Family Farmers (CAFF), will share insights and stories from his 35+ years on the property growing local food and caring for the land. We'll top off our evening with short hike up to the ridge for views, a picnic dinner, and evening birding. 
May 5: The Omnivore's Solution: Tara Firma Farm Tour & Hike - Get up close and personal with organic vegetable and meat production in Petaluma. Inspired by Michael Pollen's "The Omnivore's Dilemma," Tara Smith started Tara Firma Farm and CSA. With a conservation easement from the District, the farm also has plans for a 2.5 mile public trail. 
May 13: Nature & Agriculture on Duckworth Ranch -Where can you find plum trees, hay fields, chickens, river otters, and relic black oak forest - just outside Sebastopol? Part of the Nahmens conservation easement from your County Agricultural Preservation & Open Space District, Duckworth ranch produces local food AND stewards the land. We'll talk with Lorri as we walk, keeping watch for bitterns and bobcats on this first ever public tour of the ranch. 
Join us for three new outings this spring: 
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