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2 people are interested
Incubator Farm Volunteer
ORGANIZATION: New Entry Sustainable Farming Project
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2 people are interested
Purpose: The purpose of this position is to work one on one with beginning farmers from the New Entry Sustainable Farming Project program to provide much needed support on the incubator farms (an incubator farm is a training farm where new farmers start their farm business with some assistance from New Entry). This includes, working one on one with the farmer to plant, harvest, wash, pack produce, weed, and any other farm tasks the farmer may need help with. This position is temporary for the dates provided (except July 4), but could turn into a summer-long volunteer position. The farmer is on the farm from 7am-2:30pm, but the volunteer is not expected to be there all day. A two or three hour shift any of these days would be perfect!
Site/Supervision: Work will be done at the Smith Farm Site in Newburyport, MA. As a New Entry volunteer, the volunteer will have support from the New Entry volunteer coordinator, but will be working on site, and receive direct supervision from the farmer they are assigned to.
Benefits: Benefits include doing work you can feel good about, while enjoying our picturesque New England farm sites. Learn about farm techniques, and about day to day small scale farm operations. Feel good knowing you are contributing to a small non-profit with a mission of training new farmers while providing access to fresh and local food to residents in Massachusetts.
Contact Info/Next Steps: To inquire about this volunteer position, email courtney.spivey@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
131 Old Ferry RdNewburyport, MA 01950
DATE POSTED
June 29, 2018
SKILLS
- Botany
- Gardening
- Horticulture
- Farming
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- 2-3 hours any of the days listed