Tree Expert / Arborist
ORGANIZATION: VICTORY GARDEN INITIATIVE INC
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Are you a tree expert? Are you passionate about keeping trees at their healthiest? Then we could use your help. We are looking for help at Concordia Gardens, our 1.5 acre urban farm located on Concordia Avenue, Milwaukee. We need help identifying currently planted fruit and nut trees, assessing the health of these trees, and working with our farmer to ensure the trees are productive and healthy.
Reports to: Farm Coordinator
Schedule options: Monday through Saturday; schedule can be determined based upon your availability and the farm coord
Qualifications:
- Arborist with demonstrated work history and education related to tree care.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to clearly discuss the needs and requirements of current and future tree care.
- Passionate about the food system and the connection with fruit and nut trees.
More opportunities with VICTORY GARDEN INITIATIVE INC
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About VICTORY GARDEN INITIATIVE INC
Location:
1845 N FARWELL AVE, MILWAUKEE, WI 53202, US
Mission Statement
Victory Garden Initiative builds communities that grow their own food, creating a community-based, socially just, environmentally sustainable, nutritious food system for all.
Description
Our slogan is: "This is a grassroots movement. Move grass. Grow food." We implement this through the following programs: Great Milwaukee Victory Garden BLITZ, Concordia Gardens, Food Leader Certificate Program, Move Grass Class, Youth Education and FarmStand Program, and Fruity Nutty Five Orchard Contest. Through these programs and more, VGI is able to bring individuals together to teach them how to grow food and supply them with the means to create their own sustainable communities.
Victory Garden Initiative launched in 2009 when community members recognized the negative environmental, social, economic, and health implications of our dominant food system. The solution was building communities that grow their own food. Since its inception, VGI has rallied to install over 3,000 gardens, launched a 1.5-acre urban farm, planted 23 orchards in low-income neighborhoods, taught adults and children how to grow food, and trained 68 community Food Leaders. Our annual event, The Great Milwaukee Victory Garden BLITZ, has gained so much momentum that it has expanded to conducting BLITZ trainings in other communities like Green Bay, Wisconsin and Berea, Kentucky.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
220 E. Concordia AvenueMilwaukee, WI 53212
DATE POSTED
November 14, 2016
SKILLS
- Landscaping
- Gardening
- Farming
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 2-4 hours
- Experience as an arborist or tree identification and care