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Internship opportunity empowering people of all ages and incomes to Grow And eat healthy, organic, local food. Wasatch Community Gardens 824 S 400 W Ste 127, SLC 801.359.2658 www.wasatchgardens.org For 25 years, Wasatch Community Gardens provides Salt Lake Valley residents the opportunity and knowledge to grow their own food in urban gardens, while aiming to help improve access to healthy, organic, local food. What we do: • Offer support to more than 33 community gardens, allowing more than 800 individuals, groups, or families – including 130 refugee families – to grow their own organic produce; • Provide opportunities for more than 1,600 primarily low-income youth to learn about growing and eating healthy food in our youth gardens; • Educate more than 400 people in 50 workshops that speak to a variety of topics ranging from starting a community garden to canning & preserving produce. • Manage more than 1,300 volunteers who contribute over 12,000 hours of service. • Donate more than 5,000 pounds of produce annually to our local food pantries. Community Gardens History Intern: Unpaid – estimated 100 - 150 hours total, 5 - 10 hours per week Begins January 11, 2016 Intern will work closely with the Community Gardens Program Director to research community garden site histories and compile a summary of site information about the 15 community gardens that WCG manages across Salt Lake County. Flexible scheduling Community Gardens’ History Intern responsibilities include: • Research governmental records for site histories of 15 gardens. • Use Google maps and on-site visits to measure total acreage and total growing area at each garden. • Produce a garden report that includes site history and current physical description of each garden. • Write weekly blogs regarding your findings. Qualifications: • 18 years of age. • Self-motivated. • Excellent writing/communication skills. • Have reliable transportation (private or public). • Willing/available for evenings and weekends. • Detailed oriented, creative, and willing to learn. • Outgoing, friendly, and courteous. To Apply Send a cover letter explaining your interests and background, writing sample, and your resume to: Felecia Maxfield-Barrett, Outreach and Volunteer Coordinator at [email protected] All documents must be sent as PDFs. Application deadline: December 11, 2015
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For 25 years, Wasatch Community Gardens provides Salt Lake Valley residents the opportunity and knowledge to grow their own food in urban gardens, while aiming to help improve access to healthy, organic, local food. What we do: • Offer support to more than
33 community gardens, allowing more than 800 individuals, groups, or families – including 130 refugee families – to grow their own organic produce;
• Provide opportunities for more than 1,600 primarily low-income youth to learn about growing and eating healthy food in our youth gardens;
• Educate more than 400 people in 50 workshops that speak to a variety of topics ranging from starting a community garden to canning & preserving produce.
• Manage more than 1,300 volunteers who contribute over 12,000 hours of service.
• Donate more than 5,000 pounds of produce annually to our local food pantries.
Community Gardens History Intern: Unpaid – estimated 100 - 150 hours total, 5 - 10 hours per week Begins January 11, 2016
Intern will work closely with the Community Gardens Program Director to research community garden site histories and compile a summary of site information about the 15 community gardens that WCG manages across Salt Lake County. Flexible scheduling Community Gardens’ History Intern responsibilities include:
• Research governmental records for site histories of 15 gardens. • Use Google maps and on-site visits to measure total acreage and
total growing area at each garden. • Produce a garden report that includes site history and current
physical description of each garden. • Write weekly blogs regarding your findings.
Qualifications:
• 18 years of age. • Self-motivated. • Excellent writing/communication skills. • Have reliable transportation (private or public). • Willing/available for evenings and weekends. • Detailed oriented, creative, and willing to learn. • Outgoing, friendly, and courteous.
To Apply Send a cover letter explaining your interests and background, writing sample, and your resume to: Felecia Maxfield-Barrett, Outreach and Volunteer Coordinator at [email protected] All documents must be sent as PDFs. Application deadline: December 11, 2015
