New Roots Production and Marketing Intern (Summer 2025)

Overview

Assist in supporting growers and farm operations.

You have:

• Attend IRC volunteer orientation.
• Strong organizational skills, motivated, and able to work independently and in a team.
• Reliable, responsible, punctual and professional.
• Flexible and able to work in a fast-paced environment, willingness to work outdoors in all weather conditions.
• Comfortable working in a global setting.
• Fluent in English, Bilingual skills a plus.
• Ability to communicate with limited English speakers.
• Proficient user of Microsoft Suite.
• Familiarity with Square or other digital business management software a plus.
• Farming, gardening, or community organizing experience a plus.
• Access to reliable transportation to garden sites across Charlottesville.
• Availability for weekend and evening work.

Responsibilities:

Assist the New Roots Coordinator in carrying out the activities that support growers in starting and running their small farm businesses including: selling at the farmers’ markets; marketing to chefs, restaurants, and wholesale buyers; and, coordinating deliveries to food pantries and other organizations distributing food to community members facing food insecurity.

Responsibilities will be tailored to candidate’s interest and skillset and may include the following:

· Assist the New Roots Coordinator with weekly crop production tasks at 2 farm sites in Ivy (1.5 acres combined)

· Attend weekly volunteer garden workdays at Homewood Training Farm in Ivy

· Assist with harvest and post-harvest wash and pack process

· Coordinate New Roots grower sales at local farmers markets (IX Art Park Saturday mornings and Pen Park Wednesday evenings)

· Assist growers in booth set-up and take down, effective displays, labeling and pricing, communicating with customers

· Assist growers to set up and use digital payment methods (Square)

· Maintain market supplies

· Work with growers to develop recipes for marketing their specialty vegetables

· Assist with the development of weekly availability lists to be shared with chefs and other buyers

· Coordinate deliveries to food distribution events

· Assist growers with preparing invoices

· Assist in the development of instructional posters for proper use of the wash station

· Assist with administrative tasks as needed

· Record service hours and submit a timesheet by the end of each month at the latest

Qualifications · Attend IRC volunteer orientation

· Strong organizational skills, motivated, and able to work independently and in a team

· Reliable, responsible, punctual and professional

· Flexible and able to work in a fast-paced environment, willingness to work outdoors in all weather conditions

· Comfortable working in a global setting

· Fluent in English, Bilingual skills a plus

· Ability to communicate with limited English speakers Proficient user of Microsoft Suite

Familiarity with Square or other digital business management software a plus

· Farming, gardening, or community organizing experience a plus

· Access to reliable transportation to garden sites across Charlottesville

· Availability for weekend and evening work

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