New Roots Farm Intern (Unpaid)
Assist in managing urban farm sites and support community outreach
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Overview
Assist in managing urban farm sites and support community outreach
You have:
- A strong passion for and knowledge of food and farming issues
- Bachelor’s degree or course work in related field preferred
- Prior experience working in urban agriculture, gardening, or aquaponics preferred
- Prior experience working with refugees, immigrant or pre-literate populations in non-traditional setting preferred
- An understanding that this is a mostly outdoors internship with the majority of the time focused on hands-on tasks
- Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills required
- A flexible schedule and ability to travel to both farm sites regularly
- Ability to lift 30 lbs
In this role, the New Roots farm intern will assist the New Roots Farm Coordinator in managing the two farm sites operated by New Roots Phoenix. This includes a community garden with raised garden beds for individuals, an aquaponics greenhouse as well as flood irrigation and drip tape row farming methods. Tasks will include sustainable farming techniques including propagation, production, harvesting and marketing of produce to customers through the farm stand or CSA program. The intern will also support general maintenance of the farm sites, including weeding, watering, picking up trash and site projects. Finally, the intern will support outreach and education of refugee farmers and community members in horticulture/farming and nutrition.
Qualifications RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Learning about the aquaponics system and community gardens to actively contribute to the Community Food Hub
- Completing assigned daily checklist responsibilities, including aquaponics system maintenance and site maintenance (including, but not limited to: taking care of fish, cleaning settling tanks, weeding inside greenhouse, keeping greenhouse organized, etc.)
- Contributing to educational programming around farming for clients
- Assisting with group volunteer days
- Performing other general site-related improvement projects
- Communicating regularly with farmers and community gardeners
- Alerting New Roots Staff of any issues that may come up at the garden
- Assisting with growing on the IRC demonstration plot (seeding, watering, weeding, caring for seedlings/transplants, pruning, harvesting, etc.)
- Assisting growers as needed with crop plans, pest management and irrigation
- Developing and completing at least one focused side-project related to farming, aquaponics, gardening, or agricultural practices, as planned and discussed with New Roots staff
LEARNING OUTCOMES: An Intern will learn the following skills:
- Develop a working knowledge of managing an working urban farm site
- Planning, propagating, growing, harvesting, and marketing produce
- Planning and executing educational programming for refugee armers/gardeners
- Build outreach skills with residents as well as many non-English speaking farmers. -
REQUIREMENTS:
- A strong passion for and knowledge of food and farming issues
- Bachelor’s degree or course work in related field preferred
- Prior experience working in urban agriculture, gardening, or aquaponics preferred
- Prior experience working with refugees, immigrant or pre-literate populations in non-traditional setting preferred
- An understanding that this is a mostly outdoors internship with the majority of the time focused on hands on tasks
- Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills required
- A flexible schedule and ability to travel to both farm sites regularly
- Ability to lift 30 lbs
Note this position is unpaid
Time Commitment: Various times on Monday- Friday 8- 5 pm, some Saturdays 8-12pm, for 3 month minimum
This position reports to the New Roots Farm Coordinator
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a time you contributed to a community project? | This question assesses your experience in community engagement and teamwork. | Share a specific example of your role, the project outcomes, and your contributions. |
| What motivates your interest in urban agriculture and sustainable practices? | The interviewer wants to understand your passion and commitment to this field. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How would you handle a conflict with a team member during a farm project? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe your experience working with diverse populations. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What do you think are the most important aspects of maintaining an aquaponics system? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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