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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 Network Intern: Unpaid – estimated 80-100 hours total, 5 - 10 hours per week Begins January 11, 2016

Requirements: Wasatch Community Gardens is looking for an individual to assist with our Growing Community Gardens Workshop Series Jan-Feb 2016, bringing together 20+ local leaders of urban agriculture projects across Salt Lake County, with an emphasis on community gardens in low-income areas of Salt Lake City. Community Gardens Network Intern’s responsibilities include:

• Help facilitate classroom learning. • Check in participants. • Help with set-up and clean up. • Prepare class materials. • Update participant information in our database.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Assist with community garden outreach. • Assist with Tool Library. • Assist with Spring Plant Sale May 6th & 7th . • Write weekly blogs about his/her experience.

**Must be available Thursday evenings 5:00 - 8:30pm from Jan 7-Feb 25. Qualifications:

• 18 years of age. • Interest in promoting local, organic gardening. • Excellent writing/communication skills. • Have reliable transportation (private or public). • Willing/available for evenings and weekends • Detailed oriented, self-motivated, 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 felecia@wasatchgardens.org All documents must be sent as PDFs. Application deadline: December 11, 2015