A steward is sought to join a community and help care for the land and facilities. Prospective steward has a firm knowledge of and experience in organic gardening and has significant handy skills. Steward commits to share her/his knowledge and experience in the form of 20-30 hours per month of partial work trade that will offset a corresponding portion of the monthly contribution for use of living and gardening space.
In addition, any of the following experience/skills are a plus:
* Creating a Three Sisters foundation for an urban food forest
* Permaculture design/regenerative gardening
* Familiarity with energetic approaches to land stewardship, such as Radiesthesia, BioGeometry, electro-culture, dowsing
* Familiarity with the Ruth Stout deep mulching gardening method
* Significant mending/sewing skills
* Competent bike and/or car maintenance/repair skills
1 bedroom apartment with semi-private patio
Utilities: Approximately $100 per month
Laundry access included
Non-smoker only
Please note: NO PETS, sorry :(
Viewing appointments available
IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED, please provide your full name, phone number, YOUR OWN EMAIL ADDRESS (i.e. please cc it when replying to this ad, which automatically uses anonymous Craigslist email), as well as information about yourself, including type of work you do.
(If you don't use email, please provide the name of your mobile service provider so I can text you through my computer.)
House is a 1908 triplex: owner occupied upstairs, two 1-BR downstairs, one of which is available.
Features:
* Patio area for you to build your own raised beds for a private garden and/or use of an available oak barrel planter (middle one in photo)
* Recently installed hardwood floors, bathroom vanity, new linoleum
* Recently installed quartz countertop, upgraded fridge and gas stove
* Recently replaced dual-paned windows
* High quality Clear Water Revival whole house water filter that removes fluoride, chloramine, heavy metals, volatile organic compounds and parasites, many of which are contained in EBMUD water according to its own annual water quality reports
* Available: High quality kitchen point-of-use water filter
* Available: EMF/RF/Dirty Electricity-reduction devices
* To protect everyone in the building from harmful frequencies, no wireless use allowed in building including WiFi, LED and microwaves, as well as limited mobile ("cellular") use. Discount available for Sonic fiber-optic Internet/phone service sign-up
* Scent-free laundry facility
* All windows dual-paned, all exterior walls insulated
* 6½ to 7+ ft. ceilings (grandfathered in) - save on heating; short people feel tall :)
* Cable and Internet ready
* No "Smart"Meters
Within walking distance of:
Local grocery stores with organics * post office * banks * REI * Acme Bakery
Neighborhood park and recreation center; martial arts and yoga; hot tubs and sauna
Gill Track UC Berkeley-Community Research Farm with weekly organic farm stand
Around the corner from Cafe Leila (organic menu, garden seating); various other cafés/shops/restaurants in environs: Mexican, Brazilian, French, BBQ, Italian, Thai, Chinese, Japanese, Seafood, Middle Eastern
1 block from San Pablo Av. and AC Transit, 2 blocks from University Ave. and several bus lines, 5 blocks from 880, 6 blocks from BART, 8 blocks from Amtrak