Farm Educator
Opening Statement
Threefold Community Farm seeks a Farm Educator to work as an integral member of our farm team supporting educational and outreach programming for all ages as well as general farm work.
About
Threefold Community Farm is a collaboration of Threefold Educational Foundation’s Pfeiffer Center for Biodynamic Education and Rudolf Steiner Fellowship Foundation’s Duryea Farm. Uniting the land base located along Hungry Hollow Road in Chestnut Ridge, New York, the initiative was established in 2019 to uphold the pillars of Biodynamic Land Care, Education, and Production. We care for 9 acres of vegetable fields and 40 acres of pasture and hay fields using Biodynamic practices indicated by Austrian Philosopher and Scientist, Rudolf Steiner, all within a stone’s throw of New York City. The farm is embedded in a community working with the ideas of Anthroposophy, and neighbors Green Meadow Waldorf School and Otto Specht School, Endeavor 21+, Eurythmy Spring Valley, Sunbridge Institute, The Fiber Craft Studio, and the Fellowship Community, an intergenerational elder care community. We operate a small dairy, apiary, draft program, vegetable CSA, weekly seasonal farm stand and provide produce and dairy products to the Fellowship Community’s Hilltop House, Hungry Hollow Co-op and the Threefold Café.
Essential Job Duties
Develop and implement farm-based curriculum for current children’s educational offerings
Coordinate school-age work groups from Otto Specht School, Endeavor 21+ and Green Meadow Waldorf School
Create new relationships with schools and children’s groups in the greater Hudson Valley region and develop and implement farm-based curriculum for those groups.
Create new relationships with adult education and outreach groups in the greater Hudson Valley region and develop and implement farm-based curriculum for those groups.
Participate in weekly planning meetings with farm staff to update and coordinate on programming.
Participate in annual farm and garden planning to ensure a variety of farm related engagement opportunities for students
Maintain tools, inventory of supplies, and dedicated garden and farm spaces related to curriculum
Track program expenses and provide monthly report to management
Participate in continued study of Biodynamic methods through group study and monthly workshop series.
When not engaged in primary duties, participate and support general daily work of the farm.
This will support forming a relationship with the farm and provide inspiration for curriculum development.
Qualifications
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Two years/seasons farming experience and knowledge of/ experience with Biodynamics a plus
Two years in an educational setting, knowledge/experience in Waldorf Education a plus
Understanding of human development from early childhood to young adult that will inform age- appropriate tasks and presentations
Ability to work outside in all weather, year round
Must be able to pass a background check
This position offers a unique opportunity to educate others while working in a dynamic agricultural environment.
To Apply
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