Garden and Urban Agriculture Assistant

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Goals

Support Spark-Y’s Urban Farm Manager with maintaining the many growing systems we manage across the Twin Cities from gardens to aquaponics systems!

Description

Spark-Y empowers youth across the Twin Cities through hands-on projects in sustainability and entrepreneurship. Spark-Y uses sustainable systems such as aquaponics, greenhouses, and vermicomposting for hands-on learning vehicles for students in elementary through college levels.

Spark-Y manages many sustainable, urban growing systems across the Twin Cities. Many of our school partners have school and community garden spaces that we care for with the help of our students. Many of our school partners also have aquaponic growing systems in their classrooms as well! We are also currently working with the Minneapolis Culinary and Wellness Center to manage their urban farm.

The ideal Garden and Urban Agriculture Assistant Volunteer will:

• Pick up a variety of new skills quickly
• Have the ability to work independently to achieve goals
• Have experience interacting with people of all ages and backgrounds
• Bring enthusiasm and adventure to their interactions with people
• Be available for a weekly commitment
• Have reliable transportation to the garden site
• Be able to perform the physical requirements of the garden, including standing for long periods of time and lifting 40 lbs. above your head

Preferred, but not required qualifications include:

• Experience in construction or carpentry skills
• Basics of plant identification
• Gardening and agricultural best practices
• Safe food handling practices

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