Zach Jones

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currently not accepting volunteers. thank you for looking. happy trails

zach
7 years ago
We are currently not accepting volunteers at the moment. If you have high interest in the mushroom farm feel free to contact for future availability.

thanks Zach
7 years ago
If anyone attended this (or missed it) and wants to put some time in on a real mushroom farm, Sky Island Mushrooms could use some interns and volunteers to help get the momentum going on our non-profit mushroom biz.

Located in the Cochise Stronghold about 90 SE of Tucson.  We have multiple rooms to cultivate multiple species, currently running Oysters, Shiitakes, Reishi, Lion's mane and I just got a hold of some Cordyceps Militaris I hope to fruit traditionally.

Anyone looking for a long term opportunity with medicinal mushrooms, spirulina, insect protein, desert oasis orchards and farming as well as water harvesting, desert food forests, community building, non-profit work...
Or also hotel/ tourism management, weddings and event planning, nutrition based lifestyle improvement, greenhouse production, electrical engineering and refrigeration technician (certified master on staff), Carpentry, construction both traditional and alternative, Landscaping, Restaurant (kitchen is certified) and more...

give me a call or email for more info.

Zach Jones
Head of Operations
509 607 0171
skyislandmushrooms@gmail.com
skyislandmushrooms.com
7 years ago
Under the umbrella of our non-profit: Integrated Health Corporation, our 2 properties in SE AZ on a designated Sky Island need good people to help build infrastructure.

Carpentry, construction, roofers needed.  Will train enthusiastic and coordinated people. We have supplies and equipment to carry out the needed renovations.  Much more work to be done once building is finished!

Gateway of Light:
North point of the Cochise Stronghold. World class rock climbing within walking distance.  Hiking and nature abound.
Home of the mushroom farm. Fully equipped gourmet and medicinal mushroom farm focusing on quality and value added products.  More room than people to run currently. Seeking interns who wish to learn the business of cultivation, volunteers, marketers, online marketers.
Spirulina is blooming, we need a Spirulina Project Manager who can scale us to an economic production.
Construction has begun on Lodging and health center, much work to be done, looking for carpenters and contractors to do standard building method construction on a variety of buildings as well as roofs.  Compensation depends on experience.


Grapevine Oasis:
Former guest ranch for horse lovers this property has 8 casitas and cabins, a certified commercial kitchen, a pool, dinning room, reading room, game room, and more.  Oak woodland park like setting.
We are opening up some casitas for rentals at this time while finishing construction on the conference hall.  About an acre of greenhouses are on order and will need installers and nursery workers.
We have an event planner who will need an assistant as well as other resort industry jobs available once events and weddings are booked.  Winter is high tourist season in AZ.
Construction and skilled labor needed the most.  landscapers and gardeners as well.  lots of opportunity here as an entire watershed drains through the property.  Volunteer Village has been planned and needs implementation; Yurt building and communal kitchen building needed for volunteers and wwoofers.

Compensation depends on experience and job. Volunteers will be given food including organic mushrooms and other produce from the properties and will be provided with a place to sleep.  Interns will have the opportunity for commision based compensation as well as a stipend after the first season.  
Long term opportunities exist for motivated individuals looking to make a difference.

Websites are works in progress:
www.skyislandmushrooms.com
www.grapevineoasis.com

Please contact Zach by phone or email with questions
509 607 0171
skyislandmushrooms@gmail.com
7 years ago
Hi, we have almost 200 acres under a non-profit. We are looking for people to live and work and build a community. We are located within the Cochise Stronghold SE AZ.

We can offer housing and food and the opportunity to learn and implement many skills (electrical engineering to fiber arts to carpentry to mushrooms, greenhouse, sprulina etc).

If you are still looking let me know.

Zach Jones
Head of operations,
Sky Island Mushrooms
Skyislandmushrooms@gmail.com
8 years ago
Located on the Dragoon Mountains in SE Arizona in the Chihuahuan Desert at about 5000' elevation.

Sky Island Mushrooms is an income generating business for our non-profit: Integrated Health Corp.

We are looking for smart, enthusiastic, pioneer type permaculture people that want to build a paradise.  We have lots of work within the mushroom company as we are actively building the business (and still finishing construction on some parts).  I need technicians (harvesting, packaging, preparation and sterilization of substrates, value-added products etc), an assistant manager, marketers and a webmaster.

We also own ~200 acres of prime mountain land between 2 properties which needs designers and permaculturists who can implement sound plans.  3 sides of one of the properties has recently burned in the 'Lizard Fire', only native vegetation was lost fortunately however we are now in great need of erosion control and revegetation as the summer monsoon rains are coming. [this part of AZ gets virtually all its rain in the summer from about mid july to end of september, avg ~14 inches]

We have funding, supplies and machinery (big excavators, 3 dump trucks, etc).  We need people who are willing to work.  We can pay a stipend for skilled labor as well as places to stay on property including furnished cabins.  We grow gourmet and medicinal mushrooms with plans to expand quickly into a sprouting business, ~80,000 sqft of greenhouse, orchards, events/weddings, essential oils, spirulina, alternative energies, insect protein, Sepp Holzer style earthworks and any good income generating ideas you bring can potentially be implemented.

we have a certified commercial kitchen, a full size swimming pool, casitas, mountains, rock climbing and so much more.

sky island mushrooms facebook (has map, contact info, pictures etc.):  https://www.facebook.com/Sky-Island-Mushroom-Co-239188543220494/?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINE

grapevine ranch listing (acquired in November):  http://www.headquarterswest.com/listings/grapevine/

Please contact me directly to start a conversation as we have a lot to offer the right people who want to work hard and live on the mountain.  

Zach
skyislandmushrooms@gmail.com
509 607 0171
8 years ago
Hey sounds great, where are you located, I'm near Villa Grove and would like to come say hi.

Zach Jones
10 years ago
Micheal Pilarski (Skeeter) is based out of Hot Springs and is an excellent teacher. Also look up 'Place of Gathering' in Dayton. Lots of good people up there to help. Good luck
11 years ago
Hello all, just wanted to chime in about costs and time for Sepp style Hugels: I was at the Place of Gathering advanced training with Sepp and from there I went over to seattle area and built ~100' of beds there. Total cost was just under $1000 ($800=bobcat + attachments + delivery) otherwise it was some money at the local nursery for starts and seeds. Took less than 40 total man hours from start to finish and it was my first time. It's not perfect as I was under a time crunch but I was invoking Sepp's "try anything" approach to the system.

I posted this as an experiment on my blog with a break down of prices and a lot of pictures... I'm still polishing the blog but you'll get the idea. I'll have updates as soon as I can get them to send me some pictures as I'm in NV and won't get to see it grow.

My NO-AD blog: http://thelostgeoduck.com

This is a link to my youtube channel with a time lapse of me building the first bed with a bobcat... this is all on my blog as well.... http://youtu.be/iZG4btEDpik

Thanks for letting me share, good luck and just go with it, anything is better than nothing!

Zach Jones (aka The Lost Geoduck)
13 years ago
Excellent! I will be attending the PDC and Sepp's advanced training. Very excited, just saying Hi!
13 years ago