Urban Farmer Job at MicroHabitat, Canada

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  • MicroHabitat
  • Canada

Job Description

JOB OFFER: Urban Farmer

Deadline for submitting your application: April 28th, 2025

Are you looking to work for a company that has the right values and contributes to building more sustainable cities and communities?

MicroHabitat is seeking individuals to fill the position of Urban Farmer with ambition, leadership, and a passion for agriculture.

Introduction:

At MicroHabitat, we are pioneering urban agriculture to improve the urban environment, the lifestyles of city dwellers, and encourage a better understanding of environmental issues. We install rooftop gardens on businesses, institutions, and schools to reconnect people with nature and their food sources.

What’s in store for you?

  • A rewarding job where you can enjoy the summer and cultivate in unique locations.
  • A competitive salary.
  • A team-focused work environment that encourages initiative and leadership.
  • Happy hours and various social events throughout the year.
  • Fun team-building activities with your colleagues — because MicroHabitat is first and foremost a big family!

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

At MicroHabitat, we believe that each team member's unique personality, skills, background, and origin are key elements in achieving our goal: connecting people with the nature around them through urban agriculture. We have the privilege of serving unique cities and aim to develop a team that reflects the diversity of these living and working spaces. Therefore, we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply and are committed to creating a space where everyone feels included, recognizing that this is an ongoing process.

Job Description:

Under the supervision of the Chief Urban Farmer and the Assistant Urban Farmer, the role of this individual is to implement urban agriculture projects with a multicultural clientele within their workplace and living environments located in various boroughs of Montreal. They will also be responsible for mobilizing, raising awareness, and transferring knowledge of urban agriculture to this diverse clientele.

Key Responsibilities:

The person in this role will be responsible for:

  • Setting up agriculture projects.
  • Managing production areas.
  • Monitoring, supporting, and evaluating urban agriculture activities for assigned projects throughout the season.
  • Collaborating with the MicroHabitat team to contribute to the expansion of the company worldwide and the deployment of urban agriculture in each of our cities.

Horticultural Management:

  • Coordinate and prepare materials for installations.
  • Procure supplies.
  • Assist with installation setups during the installation period with the MicroHabitat team.
  • Ensure the full maintenance of MicroHabitat’s urban farms and engage organization members by providing project information and horticultural advice.
  • Conduct educational activities with MicroHabitat clients.
  • Perform various tasks, including harvesting, propagating, watering, tying tomato plants, pest and weed control, cleaning harvests, and delivering produce.
  • Perform quality control tasks and issue reports for horticultural management.

Representation and Administration:

  • Attend team meetings and partner meetings.
  • Write reports and document activities for each production space.
  • Perform tasks related to purchasing and maintaining tools and infrastructure.
  • Conduct quality control and generate reports for managing the roofs of urban farms.
  • Follow and maintain safety protocols related to MicroHabitat operations.
  • Participate in the creation of standardization documents and training guides for company operations.
  • Work directly with different company branches (sales and marketing) and with other cities where MicroHabitat operates.

Application and Start Dates:

  • Application period: January 2025 - 28th April 2025
  • Start date: May 5, 2025

Requirements:

  • Hold a Bachelor's degree in agriculture/urban agriculture/horticulture/environmental science/sustainable development (flexibility on this point).
  • Must have worked or studied in the fields of agriculture, horticulture, urban agriculture, or sustainable development.
  • Have theoretical and practical knowledge of agriculture, urban agriculture, or horticulture.
  • Be experienced and comfortable using technology, including smartphones, Microsoft Office, Google Suite, and video conferencing platforms (e.g., Zoom, Google Meet).
  • Have strong writing and speaking skills.
  • Hold a valid driver’s license.
  • Have two years of experience driving vehicles.
  • Own an activated and functional smartphone.
  • Be a Canadian resident and live in Canada.

Desired Skills:

  • Good mobilization abilities.
  • Strong writing skills.
  • Participatory leadership.
  • A vision and passion for urban agriculture and sustainable development.
  • Interpersonal skills, relational abilities, and communication.
  • Autonomy, versatility, and resourcefulness.
  • Initiative, organization, and priority management.
  • Good capacity for simplifying and transferring knowledge.
  • Patience, empathy, and generosity.
  • Good physical condition.
  • Skill in facilitating and managing groups.

Salary and Benefits:

  • Start date: May 5, 2025
  • Offered salary: $20.50/hour
  • 5-7 pm social hours with the rest of the team about once a month.

Standard Working Hours: Three days per week, 8 am to 5 pm (variable depending on meetings and the operational needs of the business).

For any questions related to the position, feel free to contact us at (438) 476-5273 ext. 3.

At MicroHabitat, we implement urban agriculture to improve the urban environment, the lifestyles of city dwellers and encourage a better understanding of environmental issues. We install urban farms on the roofs and outdoor spaces of businesses and schools to reconnect people to nature and their food.
With offices in Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, New York City, Washington DC, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas and Chicago, MicroHabitat plans to be in all major North American and European cities by 2030.
An ambitious, but realistic plan, which is being realized thanks to a dynamic, visionary and close-knit team.
For more information on MicroHabitat:

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Chez MicroHabitat, nous implantons l'agriculture urbaine pour améliorer l'environnement urbain, les habitudes de vie des citadins et encourager une meilleure compréhension des enjeux environnementaux. Nous installons des fermes urbaines sur les toits des entreprises et écoles afin de reconnecter les gens à la nature et à leur alimentation.
Avec des bureaux à Montréal, Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, New York, Washington DC, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas et Chicago, MicroHabitat a comme plan d'être dans toutes les grandes métropoles de l'Amérique du Nord et d'Europe d'ici 2030.
Un plan ambitieux, mais réaliste, qui se réalise grâce à une équipe dynamique, visionnaire et soudée.
Pour plus d'information :

Job Tags

Full time, Summer work, Worldwide, Outdoor, 3 days per week,

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