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Flexible Schedule
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San Mateo, CA 94402
Position Summary Fresh Approach seeks a motivated community member to provide program assistance to Compost programs in San Mateo. This paid volunteer position is primarily responsible for supporting the operations for Fresh Approach’s Community Compost Hub location at the College of San Mateo Farmers’ Market and the Phoenix Garden. The position will include teaching about, collecting, maintaining, and distributing compost in the community. This position is a good fit for San Mateo residents interested in helping us create a sustainable & equitable food system in their community, as well as anyone interested in local agriculture, gardening, and community volunteering. This is a temporary, part-time position from May 2022 through October 31st, 2022 , with the possibility of extension pending funding, and will require a total of 175 hours of service (approximately 6-7 hours per week) for the 7-month term. About Fresh Approach The mission of the Fresh Approach is to create long-term change in local food systems by connecting California communities with healthy food from California farmers and expanding knowledge about food and nutrition. We accomplish our mission through a variety of programs, including the Mobile Farmers’ Market; VeggieRx nutrition education classes; Collective Roots Gardening; and the East Palo Alto Community Farmers’ Market. We believe that everyone should have equal access to healthy foods, and that the health of our communities and the livelihood of our local farmers should go hand-in-hand. About the Community Compost Hub Established in 2019, Fresh Approach’s Community Compost Hub is a way for San Mateo County residents to reduce their in-home food waste while contributing to the production of high-quality compost, which will stay in the community and be used by Compost Hub members and other gardeners to grow food. Residents can sign-up for free, complete an orientation and survey, and pick up a bucket at a collection site which they will take home to collect food scraps. Members then drop off food scraps at the collection site, and Fresh Approach brings those scraps to a community garden site to compost them, or composts them on-site. This position supports a food scrap collection site at the College of San Mateo Farmers’ Market and compost system at the Phoenix Garden. Program Roles & Responsibilities Complete a 3-hour training & shadowing of volunteer position (3 hours) Assist with food scrap collections at the College of San Mateo Farmers’ Market (about 4 hours per week) Collect food scrap buckets of Hub members, check the contents for accuracy & quality, weigh and track the amount of food scraps collected, disperse empty/compost-full buckets. Onboard new members who are coming to the collection booth for the first time Share information about the program, provide participants with the compost hub video link to register and manage new member bucket and voucher disbursement. Assist with compost system maintenance at the Phoenix Garden (about 3 hours per week) Adding food scraps to the compost system, maintaining the systems, cleaning buckets, and preparing buckets for disbursement and compost disbursement Assist Fresh Approach staff in leading one composting workshop (about 10 hours total) Work with Fresh Approach staff to review the curriculum and practice facilitating. Co-facilitate a workshop with Fresh Approach staff Help with community outreach about the program as needed (2-5 hours per month) Educate residents, families, other community members about the Hub, encourage more people to get involved, and promote upcoming workshops Help distribute outreach materials Participate in community tabling events to share about Fresh Approach programs Desired Qualifications: Experience working with diverse populations, including recipients of public benefits (CalFresh/WIC/Medi-Cal, etc.) Ability to work in a team environment as well as independently Detail-oriented with the ability to complete tasks in a timely manner Creativity and dependability Bilingual Requirements: Ambassador must be above 18 years of age This position may require weekend and evening work This position requires reliable transportation to and from the College of San Mateo Farmers’ Market/Phoenix Garden This position requires the ambassador to be able to lift equipment up to 30 lbs and stand for 1-2 hours at a time Ambassador must be comfortable speaking in front of groups and working with a wide range of people from all backgrounds Ambassador must be comfortable withstanding strong odors and getting dirty Compensation: Stipend: Total stipend of $3,150 provided in 2 payments ; half in Mid-April and half after the completion of 175 hours of service To Apply: To be considered for this position, send a brief description of yourself and your interest in the position to najihaalasmar@freshapproach.org
Date Posted: May 17, 2022
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Flexible Schedule
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San Mateo, CA 94402
Join us to plant, maintain, and harvest our community garden and compost hub in various locations! In order to maintain a safe environment, we are capping the number of volunteers. You must sign up in advance to volunteer. Drop-ins are unavailable at this time. We ask that you bring your own gardening gloves, masks, and water bottles every time you volunteer with us. We encourage you to bring your own tools if possible. We will provide the tools which will require pre and post sanitation practices from our volunteers. Please review the available slots below in the signup genius and click on the button to sign up. Volunteer workday groups are limited to a max of 5 volunteers per workday. Please indicate if you are bringing another volunteer. Thank you! Signup Genius: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904044AAAA922A6FA7-community When & Where: Every Saturday from 2:PM to 4:00 PM at 222 Paul Scannell Drive, San Mateo (The Phoenix Garden) All volunteers must complete our application/waiver at: https://www.tfaforms.com/4772061
Date Posted: May 17, 2022
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Flexible Schedule
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East Palo Alto, CA 94303
Join us to plant, maintain, and harvest our community garden and compost hub in various locations! In order to maintain a safe environment, we are capping the number of volunteers. You must sign up in advance to volunteer. Drop-ins are unavailable at this time. Community Compost Hub Volunteer Workdays | Wednesdays from 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM, 1785 Woodland Ave, East Palo Alto. Collective Roots Community Garden Volunteer Workdays |1st Saturdays from 12:30 PM- 2:00 PM | 2nd & 4th Fridays from 5PM-7PM, 1785 Woodland Ave, East Palo Alto
Date Posted: May 17, 2022
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May 23
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Aug 21
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East Palo Alto, CA 94303
Position Summary Fresh Approach seeks a motivated community member to provide program assistance to Compost programs in East Palo Alto (EPA). This paid volunteer position is primarily responsible for supporting the operations of Fresh Approach’s Community Compost Hub location at The Primary School. The position will include teaching about, collecting, maintaining and distributing compost in the community. This position is a good fit for East Palo Alto residents interested in helping us create a sustainable & equitable food system in their community, as well as anyone interested in local agriculture, gardening, and community volunteering. This is a temporary, part-time position from May 2022 through August 31st, 2022 , with the possibility of extension pending funding, and will require a total of 175 hours of service (approximately 6-7 hours per week) for the 7-month term. About Fresh Approach The mission of the Fresh Approach is to create long-term change in local food systems by connecting California communities with healthy food from California farmers and expanding knowledge about food and nutrition. We accomplish our mission through a variety of programs, including the Mobile Farmers’ Market; VeggieRx nutrition education classes; Collective Roots Gardening; and the East Palo Alto Community Farmers’ Market. We believe that everyone should have equal access to healthy foods and that the health of our communities and the livelihood of our local farmers should go hand-in-hand. About the Community Compost Hub Established in 2019, Fresh Approach’s Community Compost Hub is a way for San Mateo County residents to reduce their in-home food waste while contributing to the production of high-quality compost, which will stay in the community and be used by Compost Hub members and other gardeners to grow food. Residents can sign-up for free, complete an orientation and survey, and pick up a bucket at a collection site which they will take home to collect food scraps. Members then drop off food scraps at the collection site, and Fresh Approach brings those scraps to a community garden site to compost them or composts them on-site. This position supports a food scrap collection site and compost system at The Primary School in East Palo Alto. Program Roles & Responsibilities Complete a 3-hour training & shadowing of volunteer position (3 hours) Assist with food scrap collections at The Primary School (about 2 hours per week) Collect food scrap buckets of Hub members, check the contents for accuracy & quality, weigh and track the amount of food scraps collected, and disperse empty/compost-full buckets. Onboard new members who are coming to the collection booth for the first time Share information about the program, and provide participants with the compost hub video link to register and manage new member buckets and voucher disbursement. Assist with compost system maintenance at The Primary School (about 3 hours per week) Adding food scraps to the compost system, maintaining the systems, cleaning buckets, and preparing buckets for disbursement and compost disbursement Assist Fresh Approach staff in leading one composting workshop (about 10 hours total) Work with Fresh Approach staff to review the curriculum and practice facilitating. Co-facilitate a workshop with Fresh Approach staff Help with community outreach about the program as needed (2-5 hours per month) Educate parents, families, teachers, and school staff about the Hub, encourage more people to get involved, and promote upcoming workshops Help distribute outreach materials Participate in community tabling events to share about Fresh Approach programs Desired Qualifications: Experience working with diverse populations, including recipients of public benefits (CalFresh/WIC/Medi-Cal, etc.) Ability to work in a team environment as well as independently Detail-oriented with the ability to complete tasks in a timely manner Creativity and dependability Bilingual English/Spanish Requirements: Ambassador must be above 18 years of age This position may require weekend and evening work This position requires reliable transportation to and from The Primary School This position requires the ambassador to be able to lift equipment up to 30 lbs and stand for 1-2 hours at a time Ambassador must be comfortable speaking in front of groups and working with a wide range of people from all backgrounds Ambassador must be comfortable withstanding strong odors and getting dirty Compensation: Stipend: Total stipend of $3,150 provided in 2 payments; half in Mid-April and half after the completion of 175 hours of service To Apply: To be considered for this position, send a brief description of yourself and your interest in the position to najihaalasmar@freshapproach.org
Date Posted: May 17, 2022
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Flexible Schedule
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Antioch, CA 94509
Fresh Approach is now seeking volunteers for Mobile Farmers' Market routes! Volunteers will support the Mobile Farmers' Market stops by providing customer service, restocking produce, conducting transactions, collecting surveys, posting on social media, and other support as needed. Volunteers will also help conduct outreach in the community surrounding the Mobile Farmers' Market stop. Preference is given to residents of the community surrounding the route, Spanish speakers, and those who have experience with federal benefits programs. Tasks (Listed in order of importance) Greet customers, let them know what we have available and answer any questions. Create a warm and welcoming environment for all customers. Assist coordinator with stocking, restocking, and maintaining merchandising display. If you see anything running low, please refill the basket from the extra stock inside truck. The displays should look overabundant with freshness. Please regularly spray the produce with water. In the summer this should happen every 15 minutes. Collect emails of customers waiting in line. Assist with weighing and bagging items. This is a great time to either assist with surveys or to chat with the customer about the program. Administer qualitative and quantitative surveys with waiting customers. The coordinator on-site will train you on the survey protocol. At the end of the route day, assist the coordinator with clean up. Help separate all produce that is spoiled or not in good enough shape to sell.
Date Posted: May 17, 2022
