Upper Valley Farm to School Internship
This position is part of a small cohort of interns working with organizations that support the White River Valley Community Schools. The stipend is funded by the host organization and the UVM Leahy Institute for Rural Partnerships will provide free housing for interns at Vermont State University in Randolph, VT. Interns will participate in an orientation, weekly intern cohort workshops for professional development, networking, and reflection, and a final sharing event in August.
Questions about the cohort? Contact UVM Internship Coordinator kristen.andrews@uvm.edu
Vital Communities engages Upper Valley people, organizations, and communities to create equitable solutions to our region’s challenges, with a focus on those disproportionately impacted by them. This position will mostly work within the Upper Valley Farm to School Network, with the goal of bringing together educators, farmers, and community members to build and maintain farm to school efforts in the classrooms, cafeterias, and communities of our region.
Expected responsibilities:
- Co-manage the Upper Valley Farm to School Tool Library
- Including communications with schools, managing the reservation system, and delivering tools to schools
- Working collaboratively in school gardens
- Communicate with food system and farm to school stakeholders
Specific skills/interest we are looking for:
- Eager to learn
- Confidence
- Interest in education (teaching, curriculum, working with children of all ages)
- Verbal and written communication
- Organization
- Ability to follow through on tasks
- Knowing their way around a garden and garden tools are a plus!
Skills you will learn and practice:
- Small scale food production
- Connecting with schools around far to school efforts
- Identifying gaps and opportunities in food system education