Interested in Farming? Become a Horticulture Assistant Intern!
ORGANIZATION: Greater Lansing Food Bank
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Community Horticulture Assistants will work with Lansing Roots staff to maintain, plan and plant our Demonstration Farm and Hoophouse using the principles of sustainable vegetable production. The Lansing Roots Program is a family farmer education initiative with a mixed vegetable farm in Mason. Produce is distributed to those in need, increasing food security through the Greater Lansing Food Bank's service area. We work with a variety of small produce growers including recent refugees and immigrants.
Duties are seasonally varied and may include: Managing crops, including planting, weeding, plant maintenance, and harvesting; Observing and recording information on crops, soil conditions, pests, diseases, harvests, and volunteering; Planting and maintaining seedlings in a greenhouse or hoophouse; Assisting in the direction of other volunteers; Researching and compiling sustainable farming information for educational materials; Drafting crop plans and production timelines.
Qualifications: Academic or personal background in gardening or agricultural production. Ability to do physically demanding work outdoors in all conditions while maintaining a positive attitude. Ability to work with a diverse range of people of various social, cultural, economic, and ethnic backgrounds. Interest in community-embedded development work.
Transportation/Location information: The farm is located very near to East Lansing in Mason on Hagadorn Road near Harper Road.
This is an unpaid internship through the Greater Lansing Food Bank Lansing Roots Farm. Interns are expected to be reliable and work between 5-25 hours a week.
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About Greater Lansing Food Bank
Location:
2116 Mint Rd, Lansing, MI 48906, US
Mission Statement
Greater Lansing Food Bank Mission: Partner to alleviate hunger one meal at a time, to create a future where everyone has access to nourishing food.
Description
The Greater Lansing Food Bank is a non-profit organization that provides emergency food to individuals and families in need in Ingham, Eaton, Clinton, Gratiot, Shiawassee, Isabella and Clare counties. Food is distributed through an extensive network of food pantries and community kitchens located throughout the region. The Food Bank annually serves tens of thousands of people, many of them seniors and children. Our recipients also include the "working poor," those individuals who are employed but don’t earn enough to meet housing, health, transportation and food needs.
Our ability to feed families and individuals through pantries and community kitchens is directly related to the generosity of the citizens in the community. We obtain donations through the annual Envelope Campaign, Empty Bowls Lunch and Dinner, Empty Plate Dinner and Auction and through contributions provided throughout the year by individuals and businesses. We also receive donations of food through food drives sponsored by businesses, organizations, churches and individuals.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1084 S Hagadorn RdMason, MI 48854
DATE POSTED
October 9, 2014
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- 5-25 hrs per week
- reliable transportation to farm