Education

Garden Manager, Farm Camp Livestock Specialist, Farm Camp Counselor, Director

Multiple positions available for the summer 2015 season.

The Farm Camp at the Frost Valley YMCA provides a coed residential camp for 56 campers every two weeks with kids ranging in age from 7 up to 16 years old and connects them to food, farming, and a traditional camp experience rooted in our values.  Campers help work in the garden and in our barn (sheep, goats, alpacas, chickens, turkeys, ducks, steers, one llama named Batman, and some ornery barn cats) and learn about the big picture off food, where it comes from, and the role that they take as consumers.

Americorps VISTA Position

 

The Baltimore City Health Department’s Baltimarket Program is seeking an AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteer to serve from February 2015 – February 2016.  Attached is a job description.  Interested candidates can apply at: https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?id=54264&fromSearch=true.  Please share widely!

 Applications are open now through December 21st.

 Best,

Laura Flamm

Baltimarket and Food Access Coordinator

Apprenticeship

Apply online, here: https://jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/45419

The Center for Environmental Farming Systems’ SFU Apprenticeship is a hands-on work and study program that trains participants in all aspects of sustainable agriculture production.

 The purpose of the SFU apprenticeship is to:

- Equip apprentices with the knowledge and skills they need to be successful in their own farming enterprises.

- Examine the larger social and equity issues in agriculture.

Program Guides

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Pacific Quest offers a unique approach to wilderness therapy by replacing hiking and survival skills with work on our organic farm and sustainable life skills. Our approach is based on structure, support and choice as opposed to coercion or punitive consequences; it allows for students to grow individually, at their own pace, with their own motivations.

Internship

Brainfood seeks creative, highly motivated individuals to help develop and deliver food education programming to 18 elementary age youth in the District.

 About our Organization: 

Long Island Farm Apprenticeships

Apply now to be a farm apprentice on the East End of Long Island. AFI connects individuals who are interested in working on an East End farm with farmers who want to share their expertise. We work with a range of small, sustainable farms, each with different business models and varying educational programs.

Most farms provide housing, fresh produce, and a stipend, while apprentices receive intensive, hands-on training.  An East End farm apprenticeship offers the opportunity to gain experience in

 •             Mixed vegetable, herbs, and cut flower production

Americorps VISTA: Local Food Access Ambassador and Community Outreach Coordinator

RAFI-USA is seeking applications for two Americorps VISTA positions: Local Food Access Ambassador (based in Asheville) and Community Outreach Coordinator (based in Pittsboro). Deadline 12/15/14.

For the Local Food Access Ambassador position, RAFI-USA is seeking applicants with farmers market experience, experience working with SNAP/EBT participants and low income consumers, and/or Social Services.  The Rural Advancement Foundation International cultivates markets, policies and communities that support thriving, socially just, and environmentally sound family farms.

Sustainable Food Systems faculty and Assistant Director

Sterling College seeks a faculty in Sustainable Food Systems and Assistant Director of the Rian Fried Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems. See the attached description for details. Please do not reply to me. See the description for reply-to address.

 Anne Obelnicki
Director of Sustainable Food Systems

 Sterling College  |  Working Hands. Working Minds.

802-586-7711 x171

16 Sterling Drive  |  PO Box 72  |  Craftsbury Common, VT  05827

Faculty of Sustainable Food Systems and