Hello North Carolina community (and beyond), We are looking for a DIG Co-coordinator to join the SEEDS staff this fall. The job announcement is below and a more detailed description is attached. Please forward it to anyone that might be interested. And keep up your good work! Thank you for all you do.
Sincerely, Kavanah Ramsier DIG (Durham Inner City Gardeners) Co-Coordinator * SEEDS is hiring a co-coordinator for * *Durham** Inner-city Gardeners** to start in November* Join our multigenerational team of youth and adults working together to increase food justice in our community by: - growing healthy, sustainable food on a ΒΌ acre lot in northeast central Durham - selling it at the Durham Farmer's Market every Saturday - learning about the importance of food and sustainability - cultivating self-confidence, inter-dependence, solid community, and a strong value for all life *Primary responsibilities would be:* Sharing knowledge of sustainable gardening, cooking, and healthy living with youth; program development; youth leadership training; working with volunteers; garden stewardship *Required*: -Experience working with youth, especially in leadership development -Some gardening experience -Creative problem solving and conflict resolution skills -Ability and interest in doing physical labor -Commitment to social, economic, and environmental justice -Ability to work well with a multi-racial, intergenerational staff and to interact with a wide range of people -flexible schedule -Driver's license -Sense of humor and the ability to think on your toes *Strongly recommended:* -an understanding of food systems and food politics -cooking skills -carpentry skills -creative self-expression -morning person People of color strongly encouraged to apply. We strongly encourage applicants to get a feel for the position by volunteering during a Saturday work day. The *Durham** Inner-city Gardeners (DIG) program* is a youth-driven, urban farming leadership development program. DIG empowers teens by teaching organic gardening, sound business practices, healthy food choices and food security values. The program emphasizes sustainable living and growing practices, ecological balance, and the natural recycling of organic materials for plant health and nourishment. DIG youth are paid a stipend to cultivate fruits, vegetables, herbs, flowers and mushrooms, which they sell at the Durham Farmer's Market <http://www.durhamfarmersmarket.com/>. Starting salary $12/hour Average of 28 hours/week with paid sick, vacation, and holidays Interested parties should send a cover letter and resume to Lucy Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 706 Gilbert St, Durham, NC 27701* www.seedsnc.org* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.communitygarden.org/pipermail/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org/attachments/20080922/33cb4c13/attachment.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 1049 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://list.communitygarden.org/pipermail/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org/attachments/20080922/33cb4c13/attachment.jpe -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 1554 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://list.communitygarden.org/pipermail/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org/attachments/20080922/33cb4c13/attachment-0001.jpe _______________________________________________ The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org To post an e-mail to the list: [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: http://list.communitygarden.org/mailman/listinfo/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org
