Oklahoma: Shepherd’s Cross, Inc. and Heart of the Shepherd, Inc. seeks Interns

Shepherd’s Cross, Inc & Heart of the Shepherd, Inc, owned by Mr. Peter and Dr. Diane Dickinson (a licensed veterinarian) is a sustainable farm that is in the process of becoming animal-welfare certified.  Situated on 80-acres, sheep are raised for wool and meat.  There are other farm animals to care for as well.  It is also a ‘Made in Oklahoma’ company, and member of the Oklahoma Food Coop.  Heart of the Shepherd is the non-profit Christian mission that does the Bible studies, mission support, etc.

We are seeking interns for Shepherd’s Cross Inc. (sheep farm) and Heart of the Shepherd Inc. (Christian mission). There are 3-month or 6-month internships available, full-time or part-time; no benefits, Sundays off.  Internships may be tailored to meet the needs of the individual (job, school) and/or farm.  This job involves DAILY, outdoor physical labor – interns must be in good health and able to handle heat and/or cold.  This is a working farm, so hours vary seasonally, and will NOT be 8-5.  Dr. Dickinson can work with the requirements for college credit internships.  Heart of the Shepherd, Inc is non-profit, so internships can count as volunteer hours.

Telecommute: Real Food Alliance seeks Farm-to-School Summer Intern

Real Food Alliance is now IMMEDIATELY accepting applications for our Remote Farm-to-School Summer Internship. This position is open to all undergraduate and graduate students on a full or part-time basis. It is an unpaid position, but is remote; thus, it can be completed in the student’s hometown.

*The internship is from June 13th – August 12th, so please request an application ASAP!*

California: Sierra Bounty Produce Collective seeks two Interns

Sierra Bounty Produce Collective is an organization dedicated to promoting grassroots efforts to enhance the ecological, social, and economic sustainability of local agriculture in the Eastern Sierra of California. We offer a 75-member CSA with food sourced from multiple high altitude mountain farms. We also conduct activities with our member farms to improve their sustainability, yield, and support general operations. We are seeking two interns for this summer (2011) to help run the CSA and coordinate commercial sales of produce to restaurants and grocers. You can expect to gain lot of experience in what it takes to run a successful non-profit, hands-on experience at our partner farms, and a chance to live in one of the most spectacular settings in the United States, the Eastern Sierra region of California. There will be plenty of time off for hiking, rock climbing, and swimming in lakes. Dates are flexible.

Colorado: The Growing Project seeks Horticultural Therapy Specialist

Job Title: Horticultural Therapy Specialist, Garden Time Director, PT

Job Summary: Provide horticultural therapy (HT) sessions to youth ages 10-18 at a residential treatment facility in Fort Collins, CO. You will need to act on your own initiative and be self-directed in HT tasks.

Iowa: Seed Savers Exchange seeks Assistant Field Manager

Seed Savers Exchange is a non-profit, member supported organization dedicated to the genetic preservation of heirloom and open-pollinated food crops. As part of this mission, SSE permanently maintains a collection of thousands of endangered vegetable varieties, making us the largest non-governmental seed bank of its kind in the United States. Please visit our website at seedsavers.org for more information.

California: Live Earth Farm seeks Organic Farm Education Intern

Live Earth Farm, established in 1996, is a 100 acre diversified, organic, family farm overlooking the Pajaro Valley in the Santa Cruz area of California.  We offer a year round CSA with 850 members during the regular season.  We grow 50 different fruits and vegetables ranging from perennial fruit trees to a wide variety of annual crops. We sell our produce at five area farmer’s markets and through our CSA program.

We are offering a Farm Educator Apprenticeship.  This apprenticeship will have a unique focus on our education programs.  The apprentice will spend at least 80% of their time on these activities and the other 20% on farm tasks.  Education programs include, but are not limited to: a weekly visit by 7th and 8th grade Montessori students, half day farm tours for students of all ages, once monthly home schooling family visits, and a diversity of community farm days.

TEDxManhattan Challenge seeks Applications

TEDxManhattan is pleased to launch the TEDxManhattan Challenge – we challenge you to work with a group of people in your community on a project related to sustainable food and farming.  Start a garden at a senior center; start a farmers market; develop a cooking class at your child’s school; create a Food Policy Council in your city.  Be creative!

Let us know what you’re doing to change the way you eat in your community – the project deemed the most impactful will win the opportunity to speak live on the 2012 TEDxManhattan stage.

Oregon: OMRI seeks Product Review Coordinator

About OMRI

We are a growing nonprofit organization working to strengthen the organic industry. OMRI runs an internationally recognized evaluation program for material inputs used in organic agriculture and food processing. Also, the organization operates a valuable information service, which distributes lists of products and materials suitable for use in USDA certified organic production. 

Overview of position

We are looking to fill a key position on our team. The primary responsibility of this position is to review applications and assist in the product review program. The review program assesses which input products or ingredients are allowed for use in organic agriculture and food processing. 

Qualified candidates for this coordinator position will have some background in agricultural, biological, chemical or food science with knowledge of regulatory policy, project coordination, the organic industry, and organic certification.

Iowa: Seed Savers Exchange seeks Horticultural Technician – Education and Outreach

Seed Savers Exchange (SSE) is currently seeking a Horticultural Technician to support curatorial staff by managing various horticultural projects in SSE’s preservation gardens and seed lab.  In support of SSE’s mission to preserve genetic diversity, the Horticultural Technician is also responsible for creating educational resources for the public.   

Maine: Harvest on the Harbor seeks Intern

We (the Greater Portland Convention and Visitors’ Bureau) are offering an internship opportunity based on the waterfront in Portland, Maine.The position is p/t as an Events and Public Relations intern for Maine’s food and wine festival, Harvest on the Harbor (www.harvestontheharbor.com). You would be working directly with me and two of my colleagues. Any and all interested in culinary event planning and public relations, culinary and agri-tourism are encouraged to apply. Any interested in future career opportunities in Maine’s culinary or agricultural communities will find endless professional connections as a result as their work with the CVB. Portland, Maine boasts the most restaurants per capita of anywhere in the United States. The city’s proximity to both agricultural land and fishing grounds aids in Portland’s overwhelming culinary focus on farm to table cuisine. Harvest on the Harbor is also farm-to-table themed this year. PLEASE NOTE: in order to be eligible you must be 21+ (or turning 21 before October 20th) and must be available to work ASAP through the first week of November.

Massachusetts: Atlas Farm seeks Farmers Market Manager

Atlas Farm, an organic farm in Western Mass, seeks a Market Manager for our stand at Boston’s Copley Square Farmers Market. The Copley Market runs from 11am to 6pm every Tuesday and Friday from May 17^th through November 22^nd. The Manager is needed from 9am until 7pm every week for both markets.

Massachusetts: Cambridge Farmers Markets seeks Volunteer Coordinator

Cambridge Farmers Markets is an association of three, well-established rapidly growing farmers’ markets in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
We operate every weekend from late May to early November.
We are operate in two locations, three days a week: Friday Saturday and Sundays.
Our 2011 season has just begun!

NYC: Slow Food USA seeks Public Relations and Marketing Manager

LOCATION: Brooklyn, NY

REPORTS TO: Chief of Staff  

ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION

Slow Food USA is a national non-profit that believes everyone has the right to good, clean, and fair food.  With over 200,000 supporters, 24,000 members and 225 chapters in every state, Slow Food USA advocates for food and farming policy that is good for the public, good for farmers and workers, and good for the planet. Through hundreds of volunteer-led local projects, national advocacy campaigns, trainings and education, Slow Food USA seeks to transform our food and farming system through the power of everyday people.  Slow Food USA has seen explosive growth over the past 18 months, and we anticipate that growth to continue.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

We are seeking a highly skilled strategist and manager to build and oversee public relations and marketing for Slow Food USA.  The chosen candidate will be responsible for developing a strategic communications infrastructure, developing programmatic and campaign communications plans with staff, creating and maintaining a strategic message platform and overseeing the design and production of marketing materials.  

Massachusetts: ORFoodEx seeks Truck Drivers

A brief overview of our company:

Organic Renaissance (ORFoodEx) offers an online food exchange and regional logistics platform with a transparent, open source approach to the aggregation and distribution of food, dry goods, beverages and health & beauty products. All of our pricing is based on volume, travel time, and climate requirements. Our platform is designed to facilitate growth in the natural and organic community while integrating markets that have been out of reach because of geography, scale, cost, or other distribution obstacles. We work to strengthen and support a sustainable regional food system.

California: MUSE School seeks Garden Educator and Manager

This is a full time position.  The Garden Educator and Manager will oversee all aspects of the MUSE Garden Program.  The Garden Educator and Manager will be responsible for planting and caring for the vegetable and native species gardens with children; planting and caring for a production garden and greenhouse; maintaining a kitchen/garden classroom; developing garden, nutrition, garden to plate, and food literacy curriculum that is MUSE standards based; acting as an on-site naturalist; helping develop teamwork, responsibility, and organization with groups of students through garden activities and maintenance; communicating with MUSE staff on a weekly basis; and being an integral part of the MUSE community.  

Minnesota: El Colegio seeks AmeriCorps Representative

El Colegio, a bilingual (English/Spanish) public charter school in Minneapolis is in the running to host a 1-year AmeriCorps position through the MN GreenCorps program.

We hope to hire someone for the 2011-12 School year to work with teachers to develop learning projects related to sustainability and help create sustainable projects 

Local Food:  Developing a Farm to School program to get more local, healthy food into our school nutrition program, and creating curriculum to go with it, using our kitchen and new community garden space.

Waste Reduction: Creating campaigns and curriculum to improve our recycling and composting projects at school.

Biking and pollution reduction: serving as an resource to student groups, including one that is developing a bike sharing project.

Belgium: The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food seeks Communications Assistant

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food,
Olivier De Schutter (Professor, University of Louvain (UCL), Belgium) is looking for a

COMMUNICATION ASSISTANT (M / F)
Part-time (75%) for a period of min. 20 months

Context

Since May 2008, Prof. Olivier De Schutter is the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food. Among his tasks, the Special Rapporteur is expected:

• To promote the full realization of the right to food and the adoption of measures at the national, regional and international levels for the realization of the right to food.
• To present recommendations on possible steps with a view to achieving progressively the full realization of the right to food.
• To work in close cooperation with all States, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, as well as with other relevant actors.

Vermont: Crackers Crepes & Crisps seeks Farmers’ Market Assistant

Middlebury VT Farmer’s Market 

Every Sat now through Sept.

Helper/sales, crepes prep, assistant .

Easy, fun and growth opportunity.

Will train 8$ an hour /possibly more hours available.

All ages considered.

Please contact:  cccinvt@yahoo.com

Connecticut: Hartford Food System seeks AmeriCorps VISTA Outreach Coordinator

Hartford Food System (HFS) is a non-profit organization in Hartford, CT that is seeking enthusiastic, qualified candidates for an Americorps VISTA position as an Outreach Coordinator for our North End Farmers Market and, to some extent, for farmers markets throughout the city. Since 1978, HFS has been dedicated to long-term, sustainable responses to food problems in Hartford through non-emergency and system-based strategies..  Partnering with many allies, we implement programs that increase understanding of food security problems, improve access to nutritious and affordable food, help consumers make informed food choices, and advance responsible food policies at all levels of government. We are one of the nation’s oldest organizations working to promote the concept of community food security. 

NYC: Queens Botanical Garden seeks Children’s Garden Senior Assistants

THIS POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED.

Mission
Queens Botanical Garden is an urban oasis where people, plants and cultures are celebrated through inspiring gardens, innovative educational programs and demonstrations of environmental stewardship.

The Queens Botanical Garden (QBG) is a private non-profit cultural institution located on 39 acres of New York City public land in Flushing, New York.

Queens Botanical Garden’s HSBC Children’s Garden enables children ages 5-12 the opportunity to plant, maintain, and harvest vegetables, herbs, and flowers in an outdoor learning environment. The children not only explore various methods of gardening, but also discover their surrounding environment through hands-on activities about birds, insects, trees, solar energy, water conservation, and composting. These positions offer a unique opportunity for individuals with interests in horticulture, education, environmental sustainability and/or non-profit organizations.