[BCFSN] Fwd: Job for University Graduate: Farmland Protector: Marketing and Finance Research Assistant

[Abra Brynne]

Hello all,
thought some on this listserv would be interested in this - either as a job
opportunity, or as a model of preserving farmland. Please see below for
more information.

in good food,
Abra

Abra Brynne
Director, Engagement & Policy
BC Food Systems Network
abra at bcfsn.org
Ph: 250.352.5342 // mobile: 250.777.2480
Skype: abra.brynne
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change for some measure of justice in this one." Cathleen Kneen, 1987

*Position:* Farmland Protector: Marketing and Finance Research Assistant
*Type:* 4 month contract / paid internship
*Organization:* Langford Conservancy <http://lconserv.org/>
*Location:* Brantford
<https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Brantford,+ON/@43.1476032,-80.309085,13z/data=%213m1%214b1%214m5%213m4%211s0x882c65e278ea730f:0x353da5a5a466f9e0%218m2%213d43.1393867%214d-80.2644254>,
near Hamilton, Ontario

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<http://lconserv.org/farmland_protection_fund>

The Langford Conservancy <http://www.lconserv.org/> is a land trust that
has preserved a heritage schoolhouse. We are seeking an enthusiastic
university graduate 30 years or younger to work with us to research and
develop a financial and marketing plan for

1)* easing threats to farmland in southern Ontario*, particularly in Brant
County (including "leap-frog" development outside of the Ontario Greenbelt,
and the purchase of farmland by corporations, pension funds and landbankers
with offshore investors for development purposes),

2) *promoting best practices for protecting farmland by:*

a) *improving government policies* at the municipal, provincial and federal
levels to protect farmland (e.g. strict conflict of interest rules,
provincial policy to expand the Greenbelt to include Brant County, the
creation of a Grand River Watershed Greenbelt, and provincial and federal
policies to restrict the purchase of farmland by corporations, pension
funds and off-shore investors).

b) *providing tools for protecting farmland *such as land trusts,
conservation agreements (and eco-gifts),

c)* expanding tools for financing the protection of farmland * including
government funding to land trusts to help place conservation easements on
the farms of interested owners, purchase by a land trust (with the help of
community bonds) and farmer cooperatives,

4)*  enabling new small-scale organic farmers long term access to protected
land* , including   life-time leases, long-term renewable leases on
protected farmland, ground leases and farmer                co-operatives.

The position entails a) research within the rural community, particularly
Brant County, b) marketing and financial planning assistance for our
community bond launch c) textual analysis of municipal council meetings and
policy documents, c) archival research, d) land title research and GIS
mapping, and e) the dissemination of research findings at community forums,
academic forums and through publications (blogs, journal article, policy
papers, book chapter).

The Langford Conservancy is preparing a “community bond” package to fund
the purchase of a farm for new organic farmers. Community bonds are a way
to invest ethically and locally. We'll mentor you as we work as a team to
prepare and market our community bond package.

*Qualifications:*

This position is funded by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada through the
Green Interns Programme. To qualify, you must:

   - be *30 years old or younger* at the start of the project,
   - have *graduated from a Canadian post-secondary institution*,
   - *not* have participated in any other Youth Employment Strategy
   programmes,
   - be a *Canadian citizen or permanent resident*,
   - and *demonstrate the following skills* (cooperation with others, good
   research and editing skills, familiarity with or keen interest in learning
   about the use of alternative financial tools to protect green space (land
   trusts, cooperatives, community bonds), effective oral and written
   communication skills, strong ability to work with numbers, keen ability to
   generate new ideas, and passion for protecting farmland and green spaces).

*Assets:* history of publishing, or applying for grants, training in
business plans and debt finance, marketing skills, GIS training

Job requires *driving* to Hearts Content Organic Farm to work (between
Brantford and Hamilton). *Accommodation* may be available at the farm.

*Pay Rate:* Negotiable depending upon experience.

*Term:* 4 months


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