Urban Roots
Application Deadline: Rolling through Mid December
Location: Austin, TX
Website: www.urbanrootsatx.org
Contact: lea@urbanrootsatx.org
Who We Are:
Now in its ninth year, Urban Roots is a non-profit organization that uses food and farming to transform the lives of young people and to inspire, engage, and nourish the community.
The Guiding Principles of Urban Roots:
1. We provide a High Quality, Transformational Experience for youth and community members.
2. We celebrate “Rigor” and Meaningful, Hard Work.
3. We build Strong Relationships.
4. We cultivate Intentionality in our work.
5. We engage our work with a Spirit of Celebration and Joy.
6. We Honor and Respect Diversity.
Who You Are:
You are excited to learn about sustainable agriculture and how Urban Roots uses sustainable farming as a tool to empower youth and engage the community. You work well independently AND relish working on a dynamic team. You are socially nimble, dependable, and flexible. You are punctual, organized, & possess a great attention to detail. You work well under pressure and have experience working with others in an outdoor setting (central TX, preferred). You are able to lift 30 lbs and keep up a quick pace doing physical labor on the farm. No farming experience necessary – you will be trained on the job.
Primary Responsibilities:
• Hands-on Farm work: Farm tasks will primarily include, planting, harvesting, and processing produce for wholesale orders and Farmers’ Markets. Other times will focus on farm maintenance including weeding, hoeing, irrigating, foliar feeding, weed eating and minor farm projects such as light carpentry and general farm clean-up.
• Leading volunteers: You will be an ambassador for Urban Roots, engaging a diverse group of community members on the farm and leading other farm volunteers through a variety of farm tasks.
• Assisting with soliciting donations: Assist the Farm Coordinator with soliciting in-kind donations, including landscaping supplies, tools, and compost.
Commitment:
The Apprenticeship will run from January 11th – June 8th, 2017 and we ask that you commit to a minimum of 8 hours per week, up to 12 hours if you are interested. Farm Apprentices work EITHER Tuesday OR Thursday mornings (8am – 12pm) AND Wednesdays (4 hours, time to be decided), and occasional Saturday mornings will be requested.
Compensation:
This is a part-time, seasonal, unpaid volunteer position. Farm Apprentices will receive training in sustainable agriculture and in Urban Roots’ unique volunteer coordination/leadership techniques. Apprentices will also have access to lots of local, seasonal produce.
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