Farmers Market Manager Assistant
ORGANIZATION: GardenShare
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The Potsdam Farmers Market operates on Saturdays from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM from mid-May until the end of October.
Volunteers are needed to provide fill-in coverage at the Market Manager's booth. Responsibilities include providing information about the market and GardenShare and operating the equipment that allows people to use Debit, Credit, or EBT cards at the Market.
GardenShare will provide training on the proper use of the equipment and reports that need to be maintained. The Market Manager will schedule volunteers as needed to fill in around his or her schedule.
More opportunities with GardenShare
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About GardenShare
Location:
2383 CR 68, PO BOX 516, CANTON, NY 13617, US
Mission Statement
Our mission: Gardenshare's mission is to solve the problem of hunger in St. Lawrence County through policy advocacy work and by strengthening the food system to benefit all County residents. Our vision: Healthy Food - The County has a vibrant, local food system where our food choices are healthy for us, for our communities, and for the environment. Healthy Farms - Farmers are able to make a living that supports their families, contributing to a robust local economy. Everybody Eats - Everyone in the County has access to enough nutritious and affordable food to sustain a healthy lifestyle. When food assistance is needed, whether from government or private sector programs, it is provided in dignified ways that respect both the receiver and the giver of assistance.
Description
GardenShare has worked to end hunger and strengthen our local food system since 1996. Originally formed as a network of gardeners sharing their extra harvest with local food pantries, GardenShare has since embraced a larger vision and adopted this refreshed mission statement in March 2015: Gardenshare's mission is to solve the problem of hunger in St. Lawrence County through policy advocacy work and by strengthening the food system to benefit all County residents.
Our vision for the region includes:
- Healthy Food - Our annual Local Food Guide and farmers market promotion programs help ensure that the County has a vibrant, local food system where our food choices are healthy for us, for our communities, and for the environment.
- Healthy Farms - Our work promoting CSAs and Farmers Markets helps ensure that local farmers are able to make a living that supports their families, contributing to a robust local economy.
- Everybody Eats - We make it possible for people to use food stamps at area Farmers Markets and help low-income families buy CSA shares so that everyone in the County has access to enough nutritious and affordable food to sustain a healthy lifestyle. It is our vision that, when food assistance is needed, whether from government or private sector programs, it is provided in dignified ways that respect both the receiver and the giver of assistance.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Ives ParkPotsdam, NY 13676
DATE POSTED
March 1, 2017
SKILLS
- Customer Service
- Transactions
- People Skills
- Community Outreach
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- as needed to support Market Manager