To go directly to Beginningfarmers.org’s Updated Job Listings click HERE

This Page is Organized as Follows:

1) Sites which list internships/jobs on organic (and other) farms; 2) Sites which list general agriculture and related jobs; 3) Links to listings of international ag. jobs; 4) Beginningfarmers.org’s continually updated list of agriculture and food systems jobs (newest first)

1) If you are interested in organic (and other) farming internships/jobs here are some great resources:

- The National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service (ATTRA) has a great listing of Sustainable Farming Internships and Apprenticeships.

- Sustainable Food Jobs is a terrific site which connects people with job opportunities across the U.S.

- The NOFA New York Job Opportunities Page lists jobs on organic farms throughout the Northeastern U.S.

- The NOFA Interstate Farmer to Farmer Exchange often has job listings for organic farmers and others.

- Rodale Institute Classifieds often list organic farming job opportunities.

- The Farm-Based Education Association’s Job Page lists all kinds of food and farm related jobs and internships.

- BackdoorJobs.com’s Sustainable Living and Farm Jobs Page lists employment, internship, and volunteer opportunities throughout the country.

- World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) provides opportunities to work on farms worldwide.

- A Related resource is Organic Volunteers: http://www.organicvolunteers.com/

- HelpX is another good farmworker volunteer website: http://www.helpx.net/

- Idealist has info on all sorts of environmental jobs and volunteer opportunities: www.idealist.com

- The New Entry Sustainable Farming Project from Tufts University publishes a list of farm internships and jobs in Massachusetts at: http://nesfp.nutrition.tufts.edu/resources/employ.html

- One final place you might find opportunities for work on organic farms is at PlanOrganic: http://www.planorganic.com/organic-company-jobs.html

2) Websites with Listings of Jobs in Agriculture

For information on seasonal jobs picking fruit and vegetables, check out PickingJobs.com.

A comprehensive list of sites which provide information on agricultural jobs is available at: http://cipm.ncsu.edu/agVL/sourceaction.cfm

Get Farmer Jobs allows you to browse for farm jobs by state: http://www.getfarmerjobs.com/job-seekers/job-search.php

AgCareers.Com is a good source for finding employment in a range of agricultural fields.

You can also look at http://www.nationjob.com/ag for jobs in agriculture and related fields.

Find agriculture jobs online at http://www.agriculture-jobs-online.com/

The Agri-Management Group has lots of farm related job listings at http://www.agri-man.com/

PickYourOwn.org has a great list of sites for finding agricultural work.

A good list of agriculture jobs can be found at http://www.bestsampleresume.com/find-agriculture-jobs.html

The Elite Farmer Website has a List of Ag. Jobs

For a list of Urban Agriculture Jobs, check out http://www.cityfarmer.org/jobs.html

Information on government jobs in agriculture and other fields can be found at http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/a9ag.aspx

Another great resource for environmental, non-profit, and some farm and food system jobs is Idealist. Worth Checking out.

Agriculture jobs on CareerBuilder.com can be found at http://www.careerbuilder.com/Jobs/Industry/Agriculture/?cbsid=b0bb0a0b91dd465aa783bc1efe8fcddc-308269989-RE-4&ns_siteid=ns_us_g_agriculture_jobs&&cbRecursionCnt=1

The Ladders has a job search engine which will often locate ag. jobs at http://www.theladders.com/job-search|?keywords=Agriculture&location=&maxDistance=25

Check out American Society of Agronomy Career Resources; Crop Science Society of America Career Resources; and Soil Science Society of America Career Resources

Another strategy is to look up the area you are looking for a job in on localharvest.org and contacting farms and buisnesses in the area to see if they are hiring.

3) Information on International Jobs in Agriculture

You can find out about USDA’s Foreign Agriculture Service at http://www.fas.usda.gov/ADMIN/jobs/jobs.asp

Employment opportunities with the Consulting Group on International Agriculture Research is available at http://www.cgiar.org/employment.html

A good list of international ag. jobs can be found at http://www.bestsampleresume.com/find-international-agriculture-jobs.html

A listing of international ag. jobs can be found at http://www.agriseek.com/jobs/e/Employment/z/International/

Agriculture jobs overseas are listed at http://www.jobsabroad.com/listings.cfm/interntypeID/138

The Ladders has a search engine which may help you find international ag. jobs at http://www.theladders.com/job-search||International-Jobs|Agriculture?l=30

Learn for Good has a nice listing if international ag. jobs at http://www.learn4good.com/jobs/language/english/list/agriculture_and_agricultural/

BASF often has a number of international ag. jobs: http://basf.jobs2web.com/key/international-agriculture-jobs.html

Juju lists agricultural jobs overseas at http://www.job-search-engine.com/keyword/international-agriculture

4) Our List of Jobs, Internships, and Apprenticeships (presented with the most recent first):

Job and Internship with National Sustainable Ag Coalition

Posted 7/17/10

For a full description go to: http://beginningfarmers.org/job-and-internship-with-national-sustainable-ag-coalition/

Veggielution Seeks AmeriCorps Members in San Jose, CA

Posted 7/17/10

For a full description go to: http://beginningfarmers.org/jobs-veggielution-seeks-americorps-members-in-san-jose-ca/

GrowNYC Wholesale Greenmarket Coordinator and Site Manager

Posted 7/17/10

For a full description go to: http://beginningfarmers.org/jobs-grownyc-wholesale-greenmarket/

Jobs and Internships in Urban Farming, St. Louis , MO

Posted 7/16/10

For a full description go to: http://beginningfarmers.org/jobs-and-internships-in-urban-farming-st-louis/

Edible Schoolyard Director, Berkley, CA

Posted 7/16/10

For a full description go to: http://beginningfarmers.org/job-edible-schoolyard-director-berkley-california/

Managing Director of FRESH in New London, CT

Posted 7/16/10

For a full description go to: http://beginningfarmers.org/job-managing-director-fresh-new-london-ct/

Executive Managing Director at New York Sun Works

Posted 7/16/10

For a full description go to: http://beginningfarmers.org/job-executive-managing-director-at-new-york-sun-works/

Website Intern Needed at Roots of Change, San Francisco

Posted 7/16/10

For a full description go to: http://beginningfarmers.org/website-intern-needed-at-roots-of-change-san-francisco/

Executive Director at CitySeed – New Haven, CT

Posted 7/13/10

For a full description go to: http://beginningfarmers.org/job-executive-director-at-cityseed-new-haven-ct/

Farm to School Program Director, California

Posted 7/13/10

For a full description go to: http://beginningfarmers.org/job-farm-to-school-program-director-california/

Three Food and Farming Systems Jobs in Washington State

Posted 7/13/10

For a full description go to: http://beginningfarmers.org/three-food-and-farming-systems-jobs-in-washington-state/

Food Systems Administrator, Canada

Posted 7/13/10

For a full description go to: http://beginningfarmers.org/job-food-systems-administrator-canada/

Community Food Security Coalition Policy Director

Posted 7/13/10

For a full description go to: http://beginningfarmers.org/job-community-food-security-coalition-policy-director/

Summer Job and Internship in Urban Farming, Brooklyn

Posted 7/13/10

For a full description go to: http://beginningfarmers.org/summer-job-and-internship-in-urban-farming-brooklyn/

Four Jobs with Community Food Advocates – Nashville, TN

Posted 7/2/10

http://beginningfarmers.org/four-jobs-with-community-food-advocates-nashville-tn/

Americorps VISTA Jobs at Sustainable Food Center – Austin, TX

Posted 7/2/10

For a full description go to: http://beginningfarmers.org/americorps-vista-jobs-at-sustainable-food-center-austintx/

Program Assistant at City Slicker Farms – Oakland, CA

Posted 7/2/10

For a full description go to: http://beginningfarmers.org/job-program-assistant-at-city-slicker-farms-oakland-ca/

Livestock Coordinator at Heifer International, Arkansas

Posted 6/28/10

For a full description go to: http://beginningfarmers.org/job-livestock-coordinator-at-heifer-international-ar/

Director of Development at Red Tomato, Massachusetts

Posted 6/28/10

For a full description go to: http://beginningfarmers.org/job-director-of-development-at-red-tomato-massachusetts/

Internship Opportunity at FRESH – Brooklyn, NY

Posted 6/28/10

For a full description go to: http://beginningfarmers.org/internship-opportunity-at-fresh-in-brooklyn/

Development Director:Chez Panisse Foundation, CA

Posted 6/18/10

For a full description go to: http://beginningfarmers.org/job-development-director-at-chez-panisse-foundation/

Farm Aid Farmer Resource Network Manager

Posted 6/12/10

For a full description go to: http://beginningfarmers.org/job-farm-aid-farmer-resource-network-manager/

Vegetable Extension Technician at Lincoln University, MO

Posted 6/9/10

For a full description go to: http://beginningfarmers.org/job-extension-technician-at-lincoln-university/

Jobs With Slow Food: Programs Manager, Membership Manager, Manager for ‘Slow Food in Schools’

Posted 6/8/10

For a full description go to: http://beginningfarmers.org/jobs-with-slow-food/

The Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture is currently hiring for a part-time position in the Western region

Posted6/4/10

For a full description go to: http://beginningfarmers.org/job-part-time-marketing-program-assistant-w-pennsylvania/

Researcher Needed to Identify GIS Applications in Agriculture

Posted 6/3/10

For a full description go to: http://beginningfarmers.org/job-researcher-to-identify-gis-applications-in-agriculture/

Two AmeriCorps VISTA positions- Food Project, Boston

Posted 6/2/10

For a full description go to: http://beginningfarmers.org/two-americorps-vista-positions-food-project-boston

Toledo Grows Hiring for Several Positions: Horticulture Job Trainer, Field Coordinator, Youth Coordinator, Youth Supervisor

Posted 6/2/10

For a full description go to: http://beginningfarmers.org/jobs-horticulture-job-trainer-field-coordinator-youth-coordinator/

Farm Project Coordinator, New York City

Posted 6/2/10

For a full description go to: http://beginningfarmers.org/job-farm-project-coordinator-new-york-city/

Three Positions with Heifer International

Posted 6/2/10

For a full description go to: http://beginningfarmers.org/jobs-three-positions-with-heifer-international/

WorldLink Seeking ‘Nourish’ Program Manager

Posted 6/2/10

For a full description go to: http://beginningfarmers.org/job-worldlink-seeking-nourish-program-manager

Executive Director- Common Good City Farm, D.C.

Posted 6/1/10

For a full description go to: http://beginningfarmers.org/job-executive-director-common-good-city-farm-d-c/

Temporary Job: Organic Researcher on SCOAR OFRF Project

Posted 5/26/10

For a Full Description Go to: http://beginningfarmers.org/temporary-job-organic-researcher-on-scoar-ofrf-project/

Jobs in Michigan: Dairy Farming; School Gardens

Posted 5/26/10

For a Full Description Go to: http://beginningfarmers.org/jobs-in-michigan-dairy-farming-school-gardens/

Double Up Food Bucks Project Manager, Fair Food Network

Posted 5/26/10

For a Full Description Go to: http://beginningfarmers.org/job-double-up-food-bucks-project-manager-fair-food-network/

CSA Manager Position Delano Farms – Kalamazoo, MI

Posted 5/18/10

For Full Description Go to: http://beginningfarmers.org/job-csa-manager-delano-farms-kalamazoo-mi/

Program Director at People’s Grocery – West Oakland, CA

Posted 5/18/10

For a Full Description Go to: http://beginningfarmers.org/job-program-director-at-peoples-grocery-oakland-ca/

Field Manager, Tomato Mountain Farm, WI (Full Time)

Posted 5/17/10

For full Description go to: http://beginningfarmers.org/job-field-manager-at-tomato-mountain-farm-wi/

Farm to School Program Director, Newport, VT

Posted 5/14/10

For Full Description Go to: http://beginningfarmers.org/job-farm-to-school-program-director-in-newport-vt/

AmeriCorps VISTA Position: Ohio Farm to School

Posted 5/10/10

See the job description at: http://beginningfarmers.org/job-americorps-vista-position-ohio-farm-to-school/

Program Assistant, Kansas City Center For Urban Agriculture

Apply by 5/14/10

See the job description at:  http://beginningfarmers.org/job-program-assistant-kc-center-for-urban-agriculture/

City of Boston, Mayor’s Director of  Food Initiatives

Posted 4/17/10

To see description go to: http://beginningfarmers.org/job-city-of-boston-%E2%80%93-mayor%E2%80%99s-director-of-food-initiatives/

Assistant Garden Teacher – The Edible Schoolyard, Berkeley, CA

Posted 4/16/10

Position Description: The Assistant Garden Teacher supports the Garden Manager/Teacher in all aspects of the Edible Schoolyard (ESY) program, assists in the leadership of daily garden classes for 6^th through 8^th grade students, participates in lesson and garden planning, and works with the ESY garden team to maintain our one-acre organic garden.

To view the entire post go to: http://beginningfarmers.org/job-assistant-garden-teacher-the-edible-schoolyard-berkeley-ca/

Summer Gardening Program Leader, San Francisco

Posted 4/16/10

Enterprise for High School Students (EHSS) is a citywide school-to-work/youth development agency that guides youth to find and retain jobs, trains and engages them in experiential learning, and helps them explore career interests.  Enterprise programs provide San Francisco youth with job readiness and retention training, internships, job shadowing, summer gardening, service learning and career counseling.

Title: Summer Gardening Program Team Leader

Reports to the Summer Gardening Program Coordinator

Position Objective: To supervise, support, and work alongside a team of up to 8 high school students in a seven-week landscaping and gardening project in the Botanical Gardens of Golden Gate Park, Buena Vista Park, McLaren Park or St. Mary’s Park Complex.

Salary: $17.00 per hour

Dates and hours: June 14 through July 30, 2010; Monday through Friday from 8:45 am to 1:15 pm for a total of up to 25 hours per week. Mandatory orientation and training will be held for two days the week before at both the Enterprise office and the assigned park.  Additional hours include time for planning, meetings, and paperwork.

To View The entire posting go to: http://beginningfarmers.org/job-summer-gardening-program-leader-san-francisco/

Education and Outreach Coordinator, NOFA New Jersey

Posted 4/11/10

The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Jersey (NOFA-NJ) is seeking an Education and Outreach Coordinator to work with the Executive Director and other staff to lead the organization’s farmer, gardener, consumer, and small business educational initiatives including conferences, twilight meetings, field days, and general education and outreach.

The position requires a self-starter who has a background in and/or experience in organic farming, event planning experience including budgets, and excellent organizational skills. The person must be passionate and knowledgeable about organic/ sustainable farming and gardening and have staff management experience. The Education and Outreach Coordinator is based in the new NOFA-NJ office in Hillsborough and reports to the Executive Director.

Specific Responsibilities

• In coordination with the Executive Director and Board Education & Outreach committee, sets annual education and outreach goals, develops strategies, and coordinates initiatives to meet these objectives.   Provide suggestions for topics and events based on feedback from NOFA-NJ membership.
• Coordinates all details for the annual NOFA-NJ winter conference for 600+ attendees.  Organizes workshops covering several interest tracks, coordinates the trade show, manages conference program ad and sponsor listings, coordinates the food service, creates conference ads and manages the publicity including printing of the program, coordinates volunteers, etc.  Manages the conference budget and conference staff.
• Coordinates all details for the NOFA-NJ field days and twilight meetings (5+ per year) across New Jersey.  Organizes a series of diverse educational events in all regions of New Jersey, and is responsible for expanding the series to be year-round.  Coordinates volunteers to help staff field days and manages event publicity.
• Manages general organizational education outreach to public.  Helps coordinate volunteers to support outreach efforts.
• Notifies membership of educational events via a coordinated public relations plan including the newsletter, e-news, on-line list serves, and website content and other media types.
• Occasional public speaking.
• In coordination with the Executive Director, hires and trains education and outreach staff and volunteers, and ensures that individual performance goals are met.
• Prepare and manage educational and outreach programs budget as part of regular reporting to the Executive Director.
• Assists in writing grants to support education and outreach work.

Compensation
This is a part time position (3/4 time), but could become a full time position. Competitive salary, depending upon experience. We offer a partial benefits package that includes paid vacation and sick leave.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree recommended.
• Knowledge of organic and sustainable agriculture and the educational needs of farmers and gardeners.  Experience: Organic farming, event planning, and working with volunteers.
• Skills: Excellent written and oral communication skills; strong interpersonal, supervisory, planning, and training skills; excellent organizational skills; strong computer skills required; familiarity with database programs helpful, graphic design important.  Current computer programs include MS Word, Excel, Publisher and Photoshop.
• Capabilities: High energy and enthusiasm. Ability to work well with a wide range of people.  Work well under pressure:, handle multiple tasks at once: and adapt to changing situations on a daily basis.
• Conditions: Strong interest in and commitment to promoting the goals of NOFA-NJ.  Some statewide travel required.

How to Apply

Please send cover letter, resume, three references, and a short media writing sample to david.glenn@nofanj.org by Friday, April 30, 2010.  Email inquiries only.

NOFA-NJ is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

The Jefferson County Farm Innovation, Education, Leadership and Development (FIELD) Program is currently looking for student interns

Posted 4/11/10

The FIELD Program was developed by Jefferson County farmers and Washington State University (WSU) Extension and provides interns the opportunity to study sustainable agricultural enterprises and community-based production systems at several diverse farms in the Port Townsend, Washington area.  Interns are provided formal instruction, field-based application of information, and involvement in projects on farms that produce and market vegetables, fruit, field crops, and livestock. Opportunities to observe and engage in different production, business, and marketing approaches are provided through activities at the different farms throughout the season.

To learn more, visit http://www.springrainfarmandorchard.com/FIELD/

Massachusetts Farm-Based Education Program Hiring Executive Director

Posted 4/8/10

Land’s Sake Weston, MA
Job Posting: http://www.farmbasededucation.org/forum/topics/lands-sake-executive-director

Jobs at Emandal Family Camp/Guest Ranch for 2011

Posted 3/10/10

If you like the idea of working in the country away from the noise of the city, then Emandal might be right for you…

What is Emandal? Emandal has operated as a family camp/guest ranch since it was opened in 1908 by Em and Al Byrnes.  Since 1946, The Adams Family has continued the family camp tradition.  In addition they have added Environmental Education in the Spring and host the occasional wedding and private group retreat.  For 100 years Emandal has been a place for people to come and relax, learn, explore, reunite with friends and family, and meet new friends.  Emandal’s Seasonal Staff are essential in creating a quality experience for guests.

Why do people come here to work? We have found over the years that Emandal has been a great place for people to come while pondering life’s choices.  Working a season or two on the farm is ideal for transitioning from one experience to another…whether the end of school, between jobs, prior to graduate education, before a trip around the world, or while making decisions about a career change.

What sorts of jobs are available? We have a variety of positions available beginning as early as January, and a few more available in mid June.  End dates vary depending on the position, though usually late September-mid October.  Though we are a farm, we operate as a guest facility and the work reflects this.  We encourage people to stay more than one season so they can experience the farm’s life cycle.

Current Opening: Head Naturalist/Environmental Education Director (1) Hiring for 2011 begins in fall of 2010

Organic and Conventional Cropping Systems Agronomist, Minnesota

Posted 2/18/10

Position Information

For more information go to: https://employment.umn.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1265904107428

Regular Faculty Tenure-Track Series Position Title: Cropping Systems Agronomist (Organic and Conventional) Job Code: 9901 Requisition Number: 159366 Position Category: Faculty and Instructional Appointment Term B = 9 month Appointment Type Probationary; tenure track fac (N) Work Hours 7:45-4:30 p.m. Work Days M-F Total Hours or % Appointment 100% Full-Time Starting Hourly Rate To be determined Department Name Agronomy/Plant Genetics (409A) College or Admin Unit: University of Minnesota, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences

Campus Location: Twin Cities and Southwest Research and Outreach Center, Lamberton, MN

Job Open Date: 03-16-2009 Job Close Date: Open Until Filled

Internal Promotional Consideration

Required/Preferred Qualifications A Ph.D in crop science, agroecology, agronomy, soil science, or related field at the time of appointment. Commitment to excellence and effectiveness in educational programming and experience in conducting applied research are essential.

Candidate should possess excellent oral and written English communications skills and have the ability to work effectively with other researchers and diverse clientele groups. A history of successful grant applications and demonstrated ability to publish for both the scientific community and the producer clientele is desirable.

Duties/Responsibilities: This position is 60% Extension and 40% Research. The selected applicant will provide state-wide leadership in the planning, development, and implementation of innovative extension education programs on organic, sustainable, and conventional multi-functional cropping systems. The successful candidate will work closely with Extension Educators, other Extension specialists, research scientists, clientele groups and other stakeholders to develop a high quality educational curriculum that includes workshops, trainings, field days, and conventional electronic publications.

The selected applicant’s research will focus on innovative approaches to diversify Minnesota cropping systems to improve sustainability and profitability of crop agriculture and to deliver ecosystems services. Potential areas of research include integration of cover crop components or other crops into current cropping systems to enhance resource stewardship and cropping sustainability and cultural practices in crop systems to optimize yield.

The successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate research and extension productivity through obtaining extramural funding and publication in relevant refereed journals. The successful candidate will also be expected to involve graduate students in research and develop and implement a nationally and internationally recognized extension and research program.

Program/Unit Description The University of Minnesota’s Southwest Research and Outreach Center is part of the Translational Research and Education (TRE) Division, a network that includes six other research centers across Minnesota. The SWROC is a nationally recognized organic research site where organic, sustainable, and conventional agricultural research co-exists. Currently the Center has 820 acres of land utilized for research of which 120 acres are certified organic. Another 1900 acres may be made available for large scale studies. Greenhouse and laboratory space are available on site.

Application Instructions: As an institution committed to demonstrating excellence through diversity, the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences is committed to hiring a diverse faculty and actively encourages candidates from historically underrepresented groups to apply.

Please apply online via the Employment System at https://employment.umn.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=77920

Attach a letter of application including a statement (2 page maximum) of Extension and research interests related to this position; A detailed vitae including a list of publications, grant proposals, project management, a summary of extension and/or teaching activities, and other relevant materials; Official academic transcripts (attach as Additional Document 1); A list of names, addresses and e-mail addresses of three references. This position does not require a background check.

Sustainable Food Systems Director, Sterling College, Vermont

Posted 2/16/10

Press Release

Contact: Kate Camara, Director of Media Relations

Tel: 802.586.7711 ext. 124, kcamara@sterlingcollege.edu; www.sterlingcollege.edu

Sterling College, VT Seeks Sustainable Food Systems Director

Sterling College, in Craftsbury Common, VT, seeks an experienced and innovative chef, faculty member, and program manager to lead all aspects of the College’s independent, organic- and farm-based food service, and to help develop a new summer semester program and academic track in sustainable food systems and the culinary arts. The position begins June/July, 2010.

Sterling is a residential college with 110 students and 50 faculty/staff. The College is open year-round and conducts three continuous semesters – fall, spring, and summer. Sterling raises and grows approximately 25 percent of its own food through its Sustainable Agriculture program and, depending on the season, purchases up to 50 percent of its food from within Vermont. North central Vermont is an intense and diversified agricultural area, with a robust and growing entrepreneurial approach to food systems and community.

Working with other professionals and faculty members as well as student cooks, the Director will also join a team developing a new farm-to-kitchen-to-table summer semester program (see draft curriculum below) for both Sterling students and adult learners. The new program will be inaugurated in summer 2011 and the Director will serve as the lead instructor.

The Director is responsible for all aspects of the College’s food service, including menu design, meal preparation, budgeting, health and safety, ordering, inventory, kitchen employees and scheduling. The Director also works with student cooks, some of whom will be on an academic track leading to the summer program. Meals are served family style and enjoyed by students, faculty, staff, and families. The kitchen is also family style, with coffee, tea, peanut butter and bread always available, as well as left over desserts or other treats.

To read more about this job opportunity, click ‘Read More’.

Reporting to the President of the College, the Director will also work closely with the Dean of Academics, Dean of Work and Service, and the Sterling Community generally as a member of both the faculty and staff.

The new Director should have experience in and passion for all aspects of local sustainable food systems, farms and farmers, healthy eating, community living, higher education, and teaching and learning at the baccalaureate level.

Ideal requirements include:

• Professional cooking experience and, preferably, a Master’s or Ph.D. degree
• Strong restaurant/food service experience
• Experience in college-level teaching, curriculum development, and course design
• Positive and motivational management style
• Strong written and verbal skills
• Knowledge of farms and organic/sustainable agriculture
• Knowledge of the literature of food
• Knowledge of food preservation methods and practice

Salary is based on culinary and teaching experience and academic breadth. Benefits include health insurance, retirement program, and a total of four weeks off between semesters.

DRAFT Summer Semester Curriculum

An intensive, experiential liberal arts approach to sustainable food systems and the culinary arts.

Two 5-week for-credit programs in Farm to Kitchen to Table – Limited to 8–10 students per session. Each of the 5-week Sessions includes:

• Two weeks of Participation in Morning/Evening Farm Chores: with Sterling agriculture students and faculty.

• Five visits to area farms with classroom reflection:
  • Cheese cave and cheese makers
  • Organic vegetable growing, harvesting, preserving
  • Cattle, sheep, fowl
  • Bread baking
  • Slaughter and butchering

• Practicum in Organic Agriculture:
  • Organic Crop Production
  • Agriculture Power Systems – draft horse & tractor
  • Permaculture Design
  • Livestock Systems

• Entrepreneurship in Farm to Kitchen: Five evening seminars from both for- and non-profit perspectives

• Food for Thought: Five evening book discussions on assigned readings

• Dinner Out: Five evenings with classmates at local/regional organic based restaurants or at the homes of local chefs.

• In the Kitchen: with teaching chef and professional staff

• The Common Table: Saturday nights: plan and prepare once-a-week public dinner.

• Plan, Manage, and Cook for College Community: In rotating teams of four or five, in its organic-based full-service kitchen, preparing and serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

How to Apply

Applications for the position of Director of the Sterling College Culinary Program should contain:

• Letter of interest that speaks to the specific position requirements and curricular development ideas
• Resume
• Three letters of recommendation or the contact information for three individual references

All application material should be addressed to: New Kitchen Committee, C/O Micki Martin, Assistant to the President: mmartin@sterlingcollege.edu This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Only electronic applications will be accepted.

About Sterling College

Nestled in the northern Green Mountains of Vermont, Sterling College utilizes its setting as a natural laboratory offering Self-Designed Bachelor of Arts Degrees in six areas of environmental studies: Sustainable Agriculture, Conservation Ecology, Outdoor Education & Leadership, Environmental Humanities, Natural History, and Northern Studies.

Sterling’s focus on experiential education — the philosophy of educators engaging students through direct, hands-on experience — is emphasized in Sterling’s motto, “Working Hands, Working Minds.” As one of the nation seven Work Colleges all students work on campus and in the surrounding community for a portion of tuition cost. Academics are an integrated aspect of daily life, both in the classroom and outside in nature and the community.

Sterling has a student body of 105, a student to faculty ratio of 7:1, and an average class size of 10. Twenty-five percent of all food served is grown or raised on Sterling’s organic farms. The main campus has 130 acres of woodlands and pastures, with 300 acres of Boreal wetlands. Sterling is close to world class hiking, biking, ski mountains, and many other recreational opportunities. www.sterlingcollege.edu

Director of Research at Rodale Organic Farming Institute in Pennsylvania

Posted 1/16/10

Reports to: Executive Director

The Rodale Institute, founded by organic agriculture pioneer J.I. Rodale, is a non-profit organization dedicated to regenerative organic agriculture research and outreach to farmers, policymakers, and the general public. The Institute is based on a 333-acre farm in Kutztown, PA. Research is centered on the Farming Systems Trial®, founded in 1981, an on going comparison of organic versus conventional farming. Additional on-site projects include weed and fertility management in standard till and no-till organic vegetable and grain crop production, integrated livestock systems, biocontrol of black cutworm, long-term mycorrhizal exclusion plots, and a constructed wetlands project. Additionally, an off-site organic agriculture research and development project in South Africa is planned to begin in 2010.

The Institute seeks a PhD-level scientist with ecological, soil-focused training to direct institutional research. The position is a scientific leadership role requiring dedication to scientific process, organizational and management duties necessary to run a comprehensive research department. This is a great opportunity for the research director to build and grow a research team, which currently includes three other researchers and several seasonal field technicians.

Responsibilities

• Leads and manages research staff
• Provides leadership and vision for all research projects, including development of short- and long-term research plans, deliverables, work plans and timelines
• Ensures research projects fully adhere to the mission and strategic plan of the organization
• Executes research protocols so that the investigations generate timely, reliable, and valid data that will yield meaningful contributions to knowledge or technology suitable for publication of original full-length articles in refereed journals
• Identifies and applies for grants, including directing grant writing
• Judiciously manages fiscal resources for research activities
• Solicits and incorporates input and perspective from the broader agricultural and academic communities
• Initiates and maintains research project collaborations and strong professional relationships with researchers, farmers, industry, and policymakers
• Leads the dissemination of research knowledge to farmers and other stakeholders
• Fulfills public speaking engagements to accurately, clearly and professionally present research findings and hypotheses to scientific, farmer, policy, and general public audiences
• Analyzes, interprets, and clearly and accurately communicates (both in writing and speaking) all data collected from current research projects to a variety of audiences
• Publishes peer-reviewed manuscripts annually

Qualifications

• A PhD, including soil science and agroecology training
• Superb written and verbal communication skills
• Proven track record in grant writing and acquisition
• Prior experience managing research staff
• Experience managing research projects, including grant-funded projects, preferably in organic or sustainable agricultural practices with specific emphasis on long-term research projects (more than five years)
• Hands-on sustainable agricultural experience
• Experience in design and implementation of new research trials
• Experience with the use of advanced statistical software (R and/or SPSS)
• Working experience with and understanding of ArcGIS
• Extensive experience with and understanding of standard soil and crop analytical techniques
• Working knowledge and understanding of the National Organic Standards.
• Dedication to the mission of the Rodale Institute

To apply, visit http://www.rodaleinstitute.org/employment-director_of_research_application

S’CoolPreston Hollow Land Collective Looking for Partners, Farmers, Artists, Teachers

Posted 9/23/09

• The Land: Situated on a beautiful 110-acre south-facing slope 30 miles south of Albany, Preston Hollow is a quiet town ripe for an agricultural rennaissance. Currently, we have one house, a few barns and an old production apple orchard with mint, oregano and raspberries growing wild underneath. The property is bordered by a creek and there is access to 2 additional natural water sources (a spring and a well). There are 4-5 large fields that have most likely been terra-formed by loggers and the wooded area is still young (and in need of some tender love and care as well). The house is situated in the center of the town of Preston Hollow (pop: 700) and goes back over a mile up the mountain. For pictures of the location, send an email to the address below.
• The Organization: We have signed a long-term lease with the landowner with the rights to develop this land as a permaculture site. In lieu of this, we are looking to build our network of permaculture enthusiasts who can invest their time/energy/resources into a cooperative means of subsistence over the course of the next few years.

• Co-op members can be invested in this project in a variety of ways. The co-op will offer 110% support for individuals with ambitious plans for their craft or farm-based product by way of help with fund-raising, marketing and general labor.
• A FULL TIME presence on the land would require the member to pay a fee for accomodations in the main house or rent a room from someone in the town. This would best suit someone who would like to have a share in the year-round, more labor-intensive operations of the collective such as raising animals for eggs, milk or re-sale; aquaponics; trail-building; annual agriculture (standard farm crops); value-added farm products; etc. This would require a genuine commitment to communal living and pooling resources.
• A PART-TIME presence on the land would be appropriate for anybody proposing a project or activity that requires less time time to maintain. For example, Brooklyn artists could use some of the barns as a studio space (and possibly a show-room), which would bring diversity, creativity and new skills into the community, and/or a member could keep beehives on the property and come to collect the honey/check on the hives once a month. Other examples of part-time endeavors include refurbishing and redesign of existing apple orchard, natural building workshops, canning, fermenting, wildcrafting (plenty of golden rod!), growing medicinal plants and mushrooms in the forest, or taking groups out on healing retreats.
• A PER DIEM membership would be open to those who wanted to host events or just camp and help out once in a while.

• The overall vision for the organization is to stack as many mutually beneficial functions (social and physical) as possible on one piece of land that could draw small amounts of revenue to the individual invested in them, but add to the abundance of the greater community.
• We aim to build community, food security and experiment with a truly sustainable economic model.
• Our membership is ultra-progressive, so we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, age, gender, sexual preference and/or economic background.
• We ultimately seek to be of service to the land and the people living around it.

• Contact Mihail Kossev at mihail.kossev@gmail.com / 732-492-6001

Farm Internship Opportunity on Diverse 38 Acre Organic Vegetable Farm in Southwest Michigan

(Available Annually)

Young Family on an Old Organic Farm is offering 2 persons positions as interns for the 2009 season. Learn through practice and discussion the mixed techniques vital to producing and marketing a spectrum of annual Michigan produce. We grow for CSA, farmer’s markets, retailers, restaurants and wholesalers. We are building toward a more integrated permacultural design and emphasize sustainability in our planning. Eco-agritourism will be developed and discussed this year with interns as well.

Seeking persons to start ASAP after spring semester to work through the fall (around mid-Nov) but will consider internships through August where needed. A weekly stipend will be provided with room and some board included to compensate for the rather strenuous work (50 or more hours most weeks). Spanish language skills a plus.

Please phone, email or write to Eater’s Guild Farm, 26041 C. R. 681, Bangor, MI 49013

(269)427-0423 eatersguild@i2k.com

eatersguild.com

About Eater’s Guild Farm:

Eater’s Guild Farm is situated in the Black River watershed within the Lake Michigan fruit belt of SW Michigan. One of the first farms settled in the region, these 40 acres were also at the beginning of organic certification in Michigan. The farm has been continuously certified organic since 1973. Our stewardship began in the 2004 season, continuing and extending the practices of the School of Homesteading before it.

We are vegetable growers beginning to develop permanent crop and animal systems. We currently use diesel tractors for tilling, cultivating and transplanting. Seeding, weeding and harvest is done by hand. Where possible we work on reducing tillage and design growing systems to reduce energy consumption. We raise our own transplants and consider on-farm propagation a must for expanding existing cane and tree plantings.

Our internship program is well-sited for collaboration and exchange with nearby organic farms. From within a robust (if not all organic) agricultural economy interns gain experience in propagation, crop planning and implementation, marketing dynamics, certification requirements, permaculture, equipment maintenance, logistics and networking. Part of the stipend is linked to farmers’ market sales that interns coordinate and execute. The learning environment is more horizontal that many farms with all of us engaging the season as co-learners.

A living space is provided tailored mostly to the needs of the intern. All farm produce is free and interns can purchase other foodstuffs through 2 buying clubs. Stipend is set at $50/week in April and May, then expands as a percentage of market sales that interns manage ($100+/week). Expected hours 40-60/week…in hot weeks this could be a split day of 6:30-11:30 and 4-9:30. Interns may take a week-long off-farm stint for rest or other learning opportunities during the April 1^st to Nov. 1^st program.