On-site food production will increase this year at the Hôpital Glengarry Memorial Hospital in Alexandria, with the intent of testing and improving the therapeutic benefits of participation in food production, while increasing access to healthy, local, seasonal food for staff and patients. This project will build from an existing garden project, with the intent of adding SPIn production in the near future, relying on the techniques and design of Jean-Martin Fortier, as laid out in The Market Gardener; A Successful Growers’ Handbook for Small-Scale Organic Farming.

Project SOIL is looking for a motivated Master’s, senior-level student or recent graduate to participate in and fully document the development of this pilot project over the course of 400-520 hours, between May 1 and August 31. The student will work 30 hours per week. Start / completion dates are flexible, as are days per week. The student will be expected to participate in the production on-site, as well as planning for future on-site SPIn production. The student will produce a complete case study which will be part of a joint academic publication. This position will require a successful police check.

For more information or to apply, please contact:
Phil Mount ( pmount msk wlu.ca* )
or Irena Knezevic ( Irena.Knezevic msk carleton.ca* ).

For more details of the site and Hospital, contact:
Louise Quenneville
Emergency Preparedness Coordinator & Project Management
Hôpital Glengarry Memorial Hospital
20260 County Road 43/ Chemin de comté 43
Alexandria, Ontario  K0C 1A0
(613) 525-2222 ext 4112
lquenneville@hgmh.on.ca