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Summer Children's Garden Education Intern
ORGANIZATION: Solid Ground
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Solid Ground's Lettuce Link program cultivates Seattle's urban land in order to feed hungry people healthy food and to teach and empower low-income people to grow their own healthy fresh vegetables. Each year, Lettuce Link engages more than 400 public school children in growing and preparing nutritious food.
Lettuce Link Children's Program Intern DescriptionThe Lettuce Link children's garden intern plays an important role in nutrition education and children's garden activity during the summer season.
- Teaching work: Assist education coordinator to deliver culturally-relevant nutrition and science education classes for elementary-aged youth at two urban farms. As possible this may also include office-based work to prep materials.
- Farm work: Assist in all aspects of maintaining and developing two children's gardens.
- Community cooking work: Assist in staffing monthly farm-based community kitchens and community work parties.
- Writing or photography work (based on interest): Photograph our work and/or write entries for Lettuce Link's blog.
- Marra Farm (9026 4th Ave S, 98108)
- Seattle Community Farm (4015 MLK Way, 98108)
The intern must commit to regularly working a minimum of three days/week for a 10-week period:
- Tuesday: 9am-2pm (SCF)
- Wednesday: 9am - 1pm (Marra)
- Thursday: 9am-noon (Marra) occasional evenings (1x/month)
- Saturday opportunities available (1x/month) if intern schedule allows
- Experience and fondness for working with children, ideally in an outdoor setting
- Experience or strong interest in learning through participating in organic gardening
- Interest in food justice, anti-racism, community nutrition, & working on an urban teaching farm
- Friendly, reliable, and self-motivated. Ability to ask questions & work independently
- Ability to pass a Washington State Patrol background check
- Experience and interest in working in south Seattle and with people from diverse backgrounds
- Background in organic gardening
- Experience with graphic design (Microsoft Publisher)
- Access to a personal vehicle (mileage reimbursement available)
- Conversational Spanish
- Capable writer for social media purposes (blogging, Facebook)
- Time compensated through an outside source (for example, an internship grant through a university). We cannot offer a stipend, but you can certainly seek compensation elsewhere.
Apply to lettucelink@solid-ground.org with a description of your interest and a completed volunteer application (download here). Interview required.
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About Solid Ground
Location:
1501 N 45TH ST, SEATTLE, WA 98103, US
Mission Statement
Our mission... Solid Ground works to end poverty and undo racism and other oppressions that are root causes of poverty. Our vision... Solid Ground believes our community can move beyond poverty and oppression to a place where all people have access to quality housing, nutritious food, equal justice and opportunities to thrive. Our values... Solid Ground is committed to working with compassion, integrity, accountability, creativity and an anti-oppression approach to end homelessness, hunger, inequality and other barriers to social justice. We value collaboration and leadership from the communities we serve.
Description
Our history...
Solid Ground was founded in 1974 by community leaders and concerned citizens of one of Seattle's then most economically devastated neighborhoods, Fremont. Originally called the Fremont Public Association, our services - emergency food bank, clothing bank, and employment program - reflected the desperate needs and determined response of a mobilized and committed neighborhood.
Solid Ground today...
As the scope and severity of homelessness and poverty have increased over the years, so too have our reach to our greater community and our range of services. Now based in Seattle’s Wallingford neighborhood, our 30 programs and services help more than 60,000 households each year overcome poverty and build better futures throughout King County and beyond.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Marra Farm9026 4th Ave SSeattle, WA 98108
DATE POSTED
February 16, 2016
SKILLS
- Teaching / Instruction
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- Unpaid, but fresh vegetables provided! We also off