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World PEAS Food Hub Delivery Assistant Volunteer
ORGANIZATION: New Entry Sustainable Farming Project
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Purpose: The Delivery Assistant Volunteer will assist the Operations Coordinator in packing and delivering fresh, locally grown produce throughout the greater Boston and Middlesex County regions.
Tasks/Responsibilities: Work with a team of volunteers and staff to pack fresh, local produce at the World PEAS Food Hub. Ride in the delivery truck with the Operations Coordinator to deliver produce, helping to load/unload boxes, push a hand truck, and navigate to delivery sites.
Time Commitment:This position takes places on Tuesdays from 9am to 5pm for the months of September and October.
Site/Supervision: This position takes place at the World PEAS Food Hub located at 199 Crosby St. Lowell, MA (from 9am to noon) and in our delivery truck (from noon to 5pm.) This position reports to the World PEAS Food Hub Coordinator and works alongside the Operations Coordinator.
Benefits: Contribute to a small but growing non-profit organization with a mission of training new farmers and increasing access to fresh food for low-income communities in Massachusetts. Learn hands-on about the aggregation and distribution logistics of a local Food Hub operation. For each week of service, volunteers receive a small CSA share filled with fresh World PEAS produce!
Contact Info/Next Steps: To inquire about this volunteer position visit www.nesfp.org/volunteer or email maria.smith@tufts.edu.
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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
199 Crosby St.Lowell, MA 01852
DATE POSTED
January 17, 2017
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Tuesdays from 9 am to 5 pm