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4 people are interested
Call for Compost Kings and Queens!
ORGANIZATION: Iskashitaa Refugee Network
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4 people are interested
Iskashitaa Refugee Network is looking for volunteers ready to become our Compost King/Queen. As compost royalty, you will:
-turn the compost regularly
-properly integrate our food waste (lots of fruit !)
-keep the compost on track (keeping the proper ratio of ingredients)
-sift and bag compost at end of the cycle
-use your compost knowledge to edify our staff and the rest of the community
After we bag the compost, we give it to refugees who are growing gardens or plants in their homes. This is a joy for refugees who used to have large gardens in their home countries and now miss their plants!
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About Iskashitaa Refugee Network
Location:
3736 E. 2nd St, Tucson, AZ 85716, US
Mission Statement
Iskashitaa Refugee Network creates opportunities to integrate UN refugees into the Southern Arizona community while educating the public, strengthening the local food system, reducing local food waste, and increasing food security.
Description
Iskashitaa Refugee Network is an intergenerational network of Tucson volunteers and UN refugees from Asian, African, and Middle Eastern countries, who locate, harvest, and redistribute locally grown fruits and vegetables which would otherwise go to waste. IRN staff/volunteers create opportunities to empower recently arrived refugees by connecting them with a wide variety of resources to interact with the community. Through gleaning activities, refugees are introduced to local farms, hydroponic and aquaponics operations, farmers’ markets and other community festivities as well as backyard and community gardens. IRN teaches community members about sustainable food systems and fruit tree identification, harvesting techniques and seeks to increase food security and improve self-sufficiency among refugee households and other families in need. Refugees from the 37 different ethnic groups that IRN has worked with throughout its 17 year history, learn the geography of Tucson, gain valuable life skills, improve their English, develop a US work history and access to healthy foods and food preservation techniques.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1406 E Grant RdTucson, AZ 85719
DATE POSTED
September 12, 2014
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training