Jobs/Internships Wanted

Organic gardener, master gardener seeks employment in organic/biointensive/sustainable operation, in Northern Virginia. Please respond to Debra Black at purplecatville@mindspring.com.

If you find that any positions listed here are no longer open/available, please let us know HERE! Thanks!

Job Openings

CFSA searching for a Community Outreach Coordinator (Posted 05/07/08)

The Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, a non-profit agency supporting sustainable farmers and food systems in the Carolinas, is pleased to announce that we are hiring for a new position in our Pittsboro office, a Community Outreach Coordinator.
Please CLICK HERE for more information.

VDACS is in need of a Specialty Agriculture and Direct Marketing Manager (Posted 05/01/08)

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) has an exciting employment opportunity for a Specialty Agriculture and Direct Marketing Manager in the Division of Marketing.
Please CLICK HERE for more information.

Blue Ridge Forest Cooperative is in need of a PT Book-keeper (Posted 01/25/08)

A “green” business (member-owned forest products cooperative) is currently looking for someone to work part-time, starting at 8 to 12 hrs weekly . . .
Please CLICK HERE for more information.

The Volunteer Farm, located near Woodstock, VA, is in need of a Farm Manager.
(Posted 01/03/08)

The Farm exists to provide fresh vegetables to the hungry in 25 counties and 9 cities in Virginia. Over the past 4 years, 175,000 pounds of vegetables have been produced by the Farm and donated to the area food bank, food pantries and soup kitchens feeding more than 100,000 people per month.
Please CLICK HERE for more information.

Internships

Radical Roots Farm looking for farm apprentices for the 2008 season.(Posted 02/18/08)

Our mission is to grow high quality organic vegetables and herbs in a sustainable way. We farm one acre of intensively cultivated beautiful garden soil and grow nursery crops in a 3,000 square foot greenhouse. We sell produce and plants at the Charlottesville City market, have a 30 member CSA and do a series of spring plant sales. Please CLICK HERE for more information.

Hawthorne Valley Farm looking for farm apprentices for the 2008 season.(Posted 01/22/08)

Hawthorne Valley Farm, a diversified, Demeter certified Biodynamic farm, is looking for farm apprentices for the 2008 season. Please see our website, www.hawthornevalleyfarm.org for more detailed information.
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Roundabout Farm seeks Apprentices(Posted 10/30/07)

Farm apprentices wanted for veggie/flower production on 150 member CSA and market farm located minutes from Charlottesville, VA.
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Food Research and Action Center (FRAC)(Posted 10/25/07)

The Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) is the leading national nonprofit organization working to improve public policies to eradicate hunger and under- nutrition in the United States. FRAC engages in advocacy, research, analysis, training, technical assistance, and public education to improve the federal food programs to better serve children and families in need. FRAC and its anti-hunger partners throughout the U.S. work to document the extent of poverty and hunger, alert the public and policymakers to the magnitude of the problem, and forge workable solutions at the national, state and community levels.

FRAC offers a variety of internship possibilities throughout the year. The number of internships available at any given time fluctuates. FRAC interns work as volunteers or with the support of third party funding sources, such as work study programs. We will be happy to assist you in getting academic credit for your internship.
Please CLICK HERE for more information.

Community Food Security Coalition seeks Fall Internship in Washington, DC Office(Posted 7/27/07)

The Community Food Security Coalition (CFSC) is dedicated to building strong, sustainable, local and regional food systems that ensure access to affordable, nutritious, and culturally appropriate food to all people at all times.
Please CLICK HERE for more information.

Check the ATTRA site to see listing of internships available ...

This directory of on-the-job learning opportunities in sustainable and organic agriculture in the U.S. (and some in Canada) has been published since 1989 as a tool to help farmers and apprentices connect with each other. The listed farms are primarily seeking interns/apprentices from North America.

Check the BLAST site to see listing of internships available ...

If you find that any positions listed here are no longer open/available, please let us know HERE! Thanks!