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Who We Are
Youth. Food. Community. Three important issues that intersect in one place: The Food Project. From our urban farms to our national college campaign, we bring together youth and adults from diverse backgrounds who work together to build local and sustainable food systems. While we produce healthy food for residents of the city and suburbs, we consider our hallmark to be our focus on identifying and transforming a new generation of leaders by placing teens in unusually responsible roles, with deeply meaningful work. These young people inspire and support others to create change in their own communities.
We believe that food is a unique vehicle for creating personal and social change. Nothing else ties us so intimately to each other and the planet we share, affecting our health, the climate, culture, and global poverty. If we—young and old from all walks of life—can unite to change the food system, we can change the world.
What We Seek
The Food Project seeks a Volunteer Integrator for the Spring and Fall. Applicants for this position should have high energy for and interest in sustainable agriculture as well as a commitment to teamwork.
Every year over 3,000 volunteers participate in seeding, transplanting, weeding and harvesting on the farm. The volunteers range from middle-school groups to corporate groups. The Volunteer Integrator will work on The Food Project’s 30-acre farm in Lincoln, MA, greeting volunteers and leading them in fieldwork.
This Job runs in the Spring (from March 30-June 30) and Fall (Aug 31-Oct 28)
The Volunteer Integrator must be available to work on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8am-1pm (with possible addtional hours on Wednesdays from 8am-12pm). The Volunteer Integrator needs to have transportation to the farm (public transportation to the farm is not available during these hours). This a 14 hour/week internship for 1 person, or a 7 hour a week internship for 2 people.
Preferred Skills
- Experience in organic crop production/agriculture/ gardening.
- Experience organizing groups safely and productively.
- Experience teaching people in outdoor setting.
- Dependable and responsible
- Excellent public speaking skills
Responsibilities
This a 14 hour/week internship for 1 person, or a 7 hour a week internship for 2 people.
Tuesdays and Thursdays
- Set up appropriate materials before volunteers arrive.
- Greet volunteers and help them sign in
- Coordinate and participate in an introductory and closing presentation to volunteers
- Lead volunteers in fieldwork.
- Lead agriculture staff in an evaluation of morning.
Wednesdays
Work with agricultural staff in all areas of fieldwork.
Compensation
This is a part-time, 14 hours/week for 1 person OR 7 hours/week for 2 people, position from March 30 – June 30, 2010 and from August 31-October. This is an unpaid internship.
Recruitment Process
We will review all submissions, identify viable candidates and contact ONLY those individuals selected to continue in the search process. The position will be filled when desired candidate is found.
Please send resume and cover letter via email to: jobs@thefoodproject.org
Electronic submission is greatly preferred, or correspondence can be mailed to:
Farm Manager
The Food Project
10 Lewis St.
Lincoln, MA 01773
or faxed to: (781) 259-9659
