Full-Time Permaculture Farm Caretaker In the Beautiful Santa Cruz Mountains of California

🌸FULL-TIME PERMACULTURE FARM CARETAKER IN THE BEAUTIFUL SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS OF CALIFORNIA

• We are looking for a self-motivated individual or couple for a full-time position on our 7-acre permaculture homestead in Felton.  It’s a beautiful heritage property with 400-year-old oaks, a 10-year-old food forest, organic food and medicinal gardens, pond, and a Japanese meditation garden.  We’re looking for someone for whom this is their dream job, in a phase of life where you feel rooted and not traveling a lot.  We want someone who is excited to take responsibility for stewarding this land and can commit full-time to its needs.

BENEFITS:
• We’re offering a salary of $5,000/month for full-time work (approx. 40 hours of work per week) which will be paid through payroll.
• Health insurance benefits.
• Share of organic fruit, vegetables, and medicinal herbs from the property
• Possibility of a partial work-trade for housing on the property (not required)
• Convenient location, 7 min to downtown Felton, 15 min to downtown Santa Cruz, 45 minutes to San Jose.

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE NEEDED:
• Driver’s license
• Organic orchard maintenance and pruning skills
• Irrigation installation & repairs
• Organic vegetable gardening, seed starting, plant care, and harvest
• Compost building and maintenance
• Gopher trapping
• Fence and path maintenance
• Ability to haul mulch and weed whip
• Handy person skills (general repairs/construction projects)
• Ability to organize projects and people
• Farm supply ordering and receiving
• Chainsaw and tractor work
• Responsive on text as property needs arise (taking care of emergencies if they come up after hours)
• Bonus skills include:  Permaculture and/or Biodynamic knowledge, ability to pull poison oak.

LIFESTYLE:
• No smoking/drugs
• Quiet
• Clean background check
• No unannounced visitors

We have 2 large protection dogs, so no other pets will be permitted on the property.  If this sounds like your dream job, please send an email to:  drchristy@simplyvibrant.com to apply.