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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white">Apricot
Lane Farms, a Biodynamic/Organic farm is looking for a responsible individual
to manage and execute any and all needs of the Apricot Lane Farms Landscaping
needs while striving to maintain the principles of Biodynamic and Organic
Farming.</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br>
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<span style="background:white">Responsibilities include, but not limited to:</span><br>
<span style="background:white">-Upkeep of any and all landscape needs as
directed by management.</span><br>
<span style="background:white">-Collaborates with Habitat Restoration Lead in
regards to overlap with Habitat and Landscape needs.</span><br>
<span style="background:white">-Schedule/Monitor irrigation of plant/trees to
ensure sufficient watering.</span><br>
<span style="background:white">-Oversight and performance of daily task,
including but not limited to, dead-head plants, pruning, and mulching,
planting, mowing, weed whacking, blowing, trimming, trenching, digging, trash
clearing and hand weeding.</span><br>
<span style="background:white">-Train the field crew for proper planting,
pruning, irrigation installation and maintenance procedures.</span><br>
<span style="background:white">-Oversee and perform upkeep needs of various
areas around the farm, including but not limited to, gates and call boxes at
main entrances, as well in and around farm buildings.</span><br>
<span style="background:white">-Prepare schedule for planting, replanting,
pruning, treating diseased plants and trees,, gopher trapping as needed,
seeding and seed collection, transplants, etc. </span><br>
<span style="background:white">-Work closely with the Livestock Team to
identify and make a plan regarding plants that may be poisonous to the animals.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Candidate Must Have:</span><br>
<span style="background:white">-Minimum 3 years experience with organic
landscape methods such as hand weeding, etc.</span><br>
<span style="background:white">-Knowledge of California Native and a wide range
of plants including annuals, perennials, shrubs, and trees</span><br>
<span style="background:white">-Be able to lift and carry a minimum of 50
pounds</span><br>
<span style="background:white">-Supervisory Experience</span><br>
<span style="background:white">-Be able/willing to work in a variety of extreme
weather conditions</span><br>
<span style="background:white">-Irrigation Experience</span><br>
<span style="background:white">-Capable of working under pressure and
independently as necessary as well as handling a diverse range of
responsibilities</span><br>
<span style="background:white">-Ability to work as a team member maintaining
positive work relations of staff & volunteers.</span><br>
<span style="background:white">-Ability to operate all tools, vehicles, and
equipment required for use by garden staff</span><br>
<span style="background:white">-Ability to interact with all levels of management
and staff</span><br>
<span style="background:white">-For safety purposes, the ability to swim is
required</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">If interested, please send cover letter and
resume to <a href="mailto:jobs@apricotlanefarms.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">jobs@apricotlanefarms.com</span></a>. No phone calls or
walk ins please.</span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>
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PASTURE MAINTENANCE ASSISTANT <span></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white">Apricot
Lane Farms is a 214-acre organic and biodynamic farm looking for a Livestock
and Pasture Maintenance assistant. This program utilizes biodynamic and
rotational practices. Equally as important to caring for the livestock is
caring for the land and soil on which they are raised. The Livestock/Pasture
Maintenance Assistant oversees all aspects of the daily care, feeding, and life
support system maintenance of our diverse collection of animals and
pastures.</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br>
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<span style="background:white">This position work will include work with
volunteers from our WWOOF program on a daily basis.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">If interested, email your cover letter, resume,
and references. Be sure to TELL US YOUR STORY!!!! No phone calls or stopping by
please.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Principal Accountabilities:</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">• Responsible for any and all livestock needs at
Apricot Lane Farms.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">• This is hourly position is structured as a
six-day/week position, 6:30 AM - 4PM with a 1/2 hour lunch break. However,
farming by nature, requires long hours. Therefore, this position may require
early mornings and late nights, and on call duties.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">• Performs daily tasks including, but not
limited to, tending to the water and food of all animals, sheering sheep,
moving animals from one area to another, organizing supplies, building &
moving fences, moving chicken coops, monitoring grass levels, closing chicken
coop doors, and mucking stalls.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">• Assist and facilitate the vetting of animals,
under the direction of the Livestock Manager and John Chester.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">• Perform mowing, fertilizer application,
cultivating, spraying and more in the animal pastures of Apricot Lane as
needed.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">• Assists in the birth of all animals across the
property and may be on call at all hours of the day or night to do so.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">• On call as needed to conduct night visits to
check on sick animals, nursing animals or animals that are left out in the
pasture or orchard.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">• Responsible for training and overseeing the
work of WWOOFer assistants as related to livestock/pastures.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">• Support the farm's needs outside of all core responsibilities,
including, but not limited to, irrigation work, supporting the needs of the
orchards, building structures, installing and repairing fencing, tractor
operation, running errands and addressing reasonable requests by Farm
Management.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Requirements:</span><br>
<span style="background:white">• Ability to maintain clear communication with
others</span><br>
<span style="background:white">• Detail oriented</span><br>
<span style="background:white">• ORGANIZED</span><br>
<span style="background:white">• Sincere passion
for livestock/animals and the land/animals/ecosystem (especially
soil!)</span><br>
<span style="background:white">• PREFERRED 6 months to a year farm experience
with livestock</span><br>
<span style="background:white">• PREFERRED 6 months or more farm
experience </span><br>
<span style="background:white">• PREFERRED BUT NOT REQUIRED with Holistic
Animal Husbandry</span><br>
<span style="background:white">• PREFERRED BUT NOT REQUIRED 6 months or more
farm experience with Organic Animal Husbandry</span><br>
<span style="background:white">• PREFERRED BUT NOT REQUIRED Animal Welfare
Certification</span><br>
<span style="background:white">• PREFERRED experience with tractor</span><br>
<span style="background:white">• Comfortable with MS Office - Word and Excel</span><br>
<span style="background:white">• Must live within 30 minutes of the Farm*</span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>
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PROGRAM ASSISTANT<span></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white">Apricot
Lane Farms, a 214 acre Biodynamic and Organic farm, is looking for a new
Assistant for our Holistic Poultry Program. This is a long term position that
will grow along with the Farm.</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br>
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<span style="background:white">This program utilizes biodynamic practices in
combination with pasture/livestock rotational practices for over 1,000 birds in
several different mobile coops varying in age throughout the year from 1 day
old chicks/ducklings to 18-month old adult chickens/ducks. Equally as
important to caring for the chickens is caring for the land and soil on which
they are raised.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Our Poultry Program consists of three components
: Layer (Eggs) and Roasters (Meat) and Ducks. All are run in coordination with
each other throughout the year in order to accommodate for scheduling and space
requirements.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Principal Accountabilities:</span><br>
<br>
<span style="background:white">• Assist with Mobile Coop Moves during morning
animal chores including tractor work and taking down and putting up mobile
fences</span><br>
<span style="background:white">• General tasks such as deep clean of coop,
checking on chickens'/ducks' well-being, collecting eggs, making sure
poultry's basic needs are met, general coop maintenance, coop doors shut at end
of day (chicken safety), etc.</span><br>
<span style="background:white">• Assist with general tasks (including but not
limited to chicken/duck chores, egg tower cleaning, chicken
processing, close ups, transfers at night, etc.)</span><br>
<span style="background:white">• Assist with egg production including but not
limited to hand washing approx. 150-400 eggs on a daily basis (including
weighing eggs, sorting eggs, preparing eggs for sale boxes, selling eggs to
staff weekly, stamping boxes, logging all information on excel, etc.)</span><br>
<span style="background:white">• Assist with program schedule (E.T.A. of baby
chicks in spring, summer and fall, Processing of
adult chickens spring, summer and fall, expansion deadlines and
projects, organizing/cleaning different parts of the program areas,
coordinating coop moves around other departments and around seasonal
situations, etc.)</span><br>
<span style="background:white">• Assist with Chicken Processing</span><br>
<br>
<span style="background:white">Requirements:</span><br>
<span style="background:white">• Ability to maintain clear communication with
others</span><br>
<span style="background:white">• Detail oriented</span><br>
<span style="background:white">• ORGANIZED</span><br>
<span style="background:white">• Sincere passion for chickens and the
land/animals/ecosystem (especially soil!)</span><br>
<span style="background:white">• PREFERRED 6 months to a year farm experience
with poultry </span><br>
<span style="background:white">• PREFERRED 6 months or more farm
experience </span><br>
<span style="background:white">• PREFERRED BUT NOT REQUIRED with Holistic
Animal Husbandry</span><br>
<span style="background:white">• PREFERRED BUT NOT REQUIRED 6 months or more
farm experience with Organic Animal Husbandry</span><br>
<span style="background:white">• PREFERRED BUT NOT REQUIRED Animal Welfare
Certification</span><br>
<span style="background:white">• PREFERRED experience with tractor</span><br>
<span style="background:white">• Comfortable with MS Office - Word and Excel</span><br>
<span style="background:white">• Must live within 30 minutes of the Farm</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">To apply please email your resume and tell us
your story! <a href="mailto:jobs@apricotlanefarms.com">jobs@apricotlanefarms.com</a>. No phone calls or walk ins please.</span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span></span></span></p>
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