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11 people are interested
Farm Fresh Food Ambassador
ORGANIZATION: New Entry Sustainable Farming Project
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11 people are interested
Purpose: Do you support local agriculture? Do you love "spreading the word" about sustainability, environmentalism, and local food? This volunteer position is an important one at New Entry. He/she will increase the awareness and support of the community to our mission, practices, and opportunities for education and community engagement.
Tasks/Responsibilities: Engage with members of the Lowell community to increase community understanding of New Entry’s programs and mission. This includes educating the public about our CSA shares, beginning farmer workshops, food access work, and how our programs work to fight poverty in our community.
Preferred Skills: Marketing and previous volunteer experience is highly preferred. Experience in communications, social media, and education are also useful for this position.
Time Commitment: Several hours per week. The schedule is flexible based on the applicant’s needs.
Site/Supervision: The Farm Fresh Food Ambassador reports to Christina, the Volunteer Recruitment and Process Facilitator for New Entry. The location can be remote, or at the office in downtown Lowell, depending on office hours and applicant’s availability.
Benefits: Gain professional experience at a small non-profit where you can receive more individualized attention. Your creativity and independence is valued. We want your input and we want to work with you to build capacity for our organization.
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About New Entry Sustainable Farming Project
Location:
45 Merrimack Street, 5th Floor, Lowell, MA 01852, US
Mission Statement
The New Entry Sustainable Farming Project’s (New Entry) mission is to improve our local and regional food systems by training the next generation of farmers to produce food that is sustainable, nutritious, and culturally-appropriate and making this food accessible to individuals regardless of age, mobility, ethnicity, or socio-economic status. In doing this work, we provide critical training, career development, and economic opportunity to new farmers. World PEAS Food Hub expands on New Entry's mission by building long term economic self-reliance and food security among farmers in eastern Massachusetts and their communities, and to increase access of healthy and culturally appropriate foods in underserved areas through production of locally-grown foods.
Description
World PEAS began as a cooperative in 2005, with the goal to help beginning, immigrant and refugee farmers connect with local consumers seeking fresh produce. Most participating farmers do not have a large enough volume, means of transportation, time, or English language skills to effectively access viable, living wage markets on their own. By forming a cooperative, small, beginning, immigrant and refugee farmers are able to combine their products to more efficiently and effectively connect with local consumers. In June 2013, World PEAS opened a physical warehouse space, transforming the program from a cooperative into a true Food Hub. World PEAS aggregates and distributes vegetables grown by over 30 beginning, immigrant and refugee farmers who use organic growing practices. Additional fruits and vegetables are sourced from farms within 100 miles of Boston that use certified organic practices, as well as farms that use integrated pest management. This produce serves over 300 World PEAS CSA shareholders and over 2,000 low-income individuals though local shelters and food banks, schools and institutions, and SNAP-eligible Lowell residents.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
January 15, 2016
SKILLS
- Multi-Tasking
- Project Management
- Community Outreach
- Social Media / Blogging
- Basic Computer Skills
- Environmental Science
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Orientation or Training
- 3 hours/week