Job description

About As Green As It Gets:

As Green As It Gets is a non-profit organization focusing on economic development and environmentally sustainable agriculture in Guatemala. We partner with producers from impoverished Guatemalan communities. We select our families based on their potential to produce marketable products.

As Green As It Gets places a strong emphasis on protecting the environment and land restoration as an integral part of business management.

We believe that economic development is the key to reversing the poverty cycle. Our objective is to lift our producers out of subsistence agriculture by helping them attain skills that can be traded for their sustenance; thereby providing excess resources beyond their survival needs.

About the Position:

The primary purpose of this position is to manage and grow As Green As It Gets' sustainable agriculture projects. These will mainly consist of two projects: managing the distribution and planting of a diverse collection of vegetable seeds, as well as the planting, growth, and transplantation of coffee plants and fruit tree saplings.

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Propagation of heirloom seeds and unusual food crops for eventual consumption and/or sale by farmers
• Planning and work on extensive intercropping and permaculture projects
• Advising tree business made up of local young people
• Nursery maintenance, including caring for plants and physical upkeep of the nursery structure and area
• Propagation of coffee seedlings and shade crops for use by coffee farmers
• Support the Executive Director, other volunteers and producers as necessary

Qualifications/Skills Required:

• Passion for all things agricultural and sustainable
• Experience working in agriculture
• Willingness to work hard and do manual labor
• Ability to work as an individual and as part of a team
• Ability to work with a diverse group of people
• Self-motivated; able to meet deadlines with minimal supervision
• Spanish competency helpful

Compensation:

This is an unpaid position, but AGAIG can provide assistance in finding local affordable housing, as well as orientation to life in Guatemala

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