Opportunities in this email:
Apprenticeship, Rancho Mastatal
Head of Nutrition Program, Harmony Union School District
Internship, CUESA
Apprenticeship
Rancho Mastatal
Puriscal County, Costa Rica
2015 Apprenticeship in Sustainable Living: Permaculture, Natural Building, and Homesteading Skills at Rancho Mastatal
www.ranchomastatal.com
Nestled against the virgin rainforest of La Cangreja National Park, Rancho Mastatal Sustainable Education Center has been teaching, exploring, and promoting techniques of living harmoniously in the landscape for 13 years. Renowned for it’s natural building and delicious culinary spreads of fresh homemade food, the Ranch offers profound, innovative and authentic apprenticeships throughout the year. Apprentices will experience a rural Costa Rican community, delight in 325 acres of pristine forests and waterfalls, and participate in a working permaculture farm.
Currently we are seeking applicants for our twelve month 2015 Apprenticeship in Sustainable Living beginning January 15th.
Participants in Rancho Mastatal's Apprenticeship live and work with amazing people at the Ranch and in Mastatal. They make lifelong friends, participating in a style of living that oftentimes changes them forever. This experience offers the unique opportunity to become a part of the magic and beauty of a remote area of Costa Rica, while simultaneously learning tangible skills to take back home.
Our goal for this program is to empower individuals who are genuinely interested in creating a more sustainable world. Our site is a “living laboratory” for experiential education and the daily practice of skills you can use for the rest of your life. We hope that individuals who pass through our program will be inspired and empowered to continue to develop creative solutions and generate positive social change and sustainable practices in their own lives and communities after they leave.
We offer four to eight positions for our 12-month apprenticeship and a limited number of six-month positions. The apprenticeship costs $300/per month to cover housing and food. After the initial six-month period, this cost is waived and the apprenticeship becomes a full-time work-trade experience.
We strongly encourage applicants who are serious about our work and are motivated to be part of our industrious team, working towards solutions for current environmental and social challenges. We offer a unique and focused program based on experiential education and practical skill building.
For detailed information on specific instruction, course work, expectations, costs, and how to apply please visit the apprenticeship page of our website.
For any additional information or questions please please contact us directly.
Rancho Mastatal
001 (506) 2200-0920
info@ranchomastatal.com
http://www.ranchomastatal.com
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Head of the Cafeteria and Nutrition Program
Harmony Union School District
Occidental, California
Farm to School cooking opportunity! Apply ASAP! Interviews 7/23!
Harmony Union School District (HUSD) is a 56-acre property located in picturesque Occidental, CA. The campus is ringed by soaring redwoods, trails, and a year-round creek that are perfect for exploration and learning. The District also has a large educational organic garden, which serves as the basis for our Farm to School curriculum and supplies fresh produce for the school lunch program. We are committed to place, project and service- based learning.
HUSD is seeking a chef who is deeply experienced in serving nutritious, delicious and unprocessed foods to large groups (range from 50-100 people, sometime more) in the context of an educational setting as well as someone who is dedicated to weaving local foods into our program (breakfast and lunch). Familiarity with and prioritization of local procurement is paramount. The Head of the Cafeteria and Nutrition Program will source from the School Garden as well as both local farms and distributors in order to meet the school mission to provide seasonal, organic and local foods to our school community. This position will work closely with the Garden Coordinator and the Cafeteria Assistant in order to combine the elements of local procurement, garden education and nutrition education into school culture. This program continues to develop in the context of a national Farm to School movement, and HUSD is honored to highlight best practices in the field.
Qualified candidate must also be able to prepare menus according to school, state, and federal policies; complete state and federal reports; maintain a safe and clean work area; and knowledge/experience with school breakfast and lunch programs is desired.
Harmony Union School District consists of two schools (Salmon Creek Charter School and Harmony Elementary) that share a campus. Our campus is 20 minutes from the Pacific Ocean, an hour north of San Francisco in beautiful West Sonoma County. Our staff is filled with creative, forward-thinking, and collaborative professionals. If this sounds like an environment where you would excel, we encourage you to apply at Harmony Union School District’s website, on edjoin.org, or by emailing Missy Calvi mcalvi@harmony.k12.ca.us for an application.
Probationary Track Position. Open until filled.
Please send: resume, cover letter, 2-3 letters of recommendation, District Application, and any further documentation supporting your preparation for this position.
Internship
Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture (CUESA)
San Francisco, California
The Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture (CUESA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to cultivating a sustainable food system through the operation of the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market and its educational programs.
Overview of position
The Education Intern will be responsible for assisting in the operation of CUESA’s Discovery Station at the Saturday Ferry Plaza Farmers Market and for the development and production of an additional Discovery Station exhibit. Discovery Stations are portable, interactive exhibits that encourage informal learning about sustainable food systems. Each discovery station has a theme and is designed to engage shoppers through fun and thought-provoking hands-on activities, displays, and conversation.
Duties
- Teach Ferry Plaza Farmers Market shoppers about sustainable food systems at CUESA’s education tent on Saturdays through interactive discovery stations; set up and break down the exhibit, track number of visitors, and otherwise make the exhibit run smoothly
- Coordinate and train volunteers to work at the discovery station
- Working with CUESA staff, develop one new discovery station exhibit
- Make suggestions for improvement of the exhibits and help implement improvements
- Assist with miscellaneous education tasks
- Other projects may be completed as agreed upon by the intern and CUESA
Required skills and qualifications
- A friendly, outgoing nature and ease in interfacing with the public
- Strong communication skills
- Reliability, punctuality, ability to work well with others
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- A desire to share information about sustainable food systems
- Experience in education or community outreach is desired
- Experience working with and coordinating volunteers is desired
- Familiarity with to sustainable and local food systems a plus
Hours and Duration of Internship
10-15 hours per week from August 2 through November 29, 2014. Start and end dates are flexible. The intern must be available to work on Saturdays 8:30am-1:30pm.
Terms of internship
The Education Intern reports to the Discovery Station Coordinator. CUESA will provide training as needed. This is an unpaid internship, but the rewards are many, such as learning about sustainable food systems, becoming familiar with the farmers’ market, and experiencing the nonprofit working environment.
To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to Jessi Barber at jessi@cuesa.org. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
CUESA • One Ferry Building, Suite 50, San Francisco, CA 94111 • 415.291.3276 • http://www.cuesa.org
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