Who We Are

Youth. Food. Community. Three important issues that intersect in one place: The Food Project. Here, we believe that food is a unique vehicle for creating personal and social change. Nothing else ties us so intimately to each other and the planet we share, affecting our health, the climate, culture, and poverty and privilege around the globe. If we — young and old from all walks of life — can unite to change the food system, we can change the world. From our urban and suburban farms to our community education programs, we aim to do just that by bringing together youth and adults from diverse backgrounds who work together to build local and sustainable food systems.

Since 1991, The Food Project has built a national model of engaging young people in personal and social change through sustainable agriculture. Each year, we work with more than 120 teenagers and nearly 2,000 volunteers to farm on 70 acres in eastern Massachusetts in the towns and cities of Wenham, Lincoln, Boston, and Lynn. We consider our hallmark to be our focus on identifying and transforming a new generation of leaders by placing teens in unusually responsible roles, with deeply meaningful work. In addition, we help others grow their own food and provide training resources based on all we have learned.

 

What We Seek 

We seek an individual to support the Root Crew.  The Assistant Crew Supervisor will support the crew as a group and their work on Saturdays in North Shore, in partnership with the Crew Supervisor, Peer Leaders, and individual youth.  

 

Root Crew’s primary responsibilities include performing skilled, rigorous tasks on the farms, and partner with TFP’s neighbors in Lynn to design and execute projects to build the food system that residents imagine for those neighborhoods. They will also take on big projects on our farms (major harvests, plantings, closing & opening).  Root Crew will be working with the Deputy Director, Regional Director and Root Crew Supervisors to align the vision and work of Root Crew with the overall mission and vision of The Food Project and respective Lynn Grows priorities.  New work may be emergent as we go through this process throughout the year.  

 

Responsibilities

• Partner with Crew Supervisor & Peer Leader to plan, prepare for, and support Saturday group sessions with the youth crew that align with the crew’s primary responsibilities, learning objectives, and goals.  
• Regularly provide staff support for youth crew members in the planning and implementation of community events, participation in conferences and/or learning exchanges
• Foster a culture of trust, respect, accountability, and growth among crew members.
• Provide mentorship for youth to achieve their individual, interpersonal and group goals, and give youth regular feedback through Real Talk and other mechanisms.  

 

Location & Schedule

• Availability 8/8:30 AM to 4/4:30 PM on most of the twenty-seven (27) Saturdays in North Shore that Root Crew is scheduled to work between September 24th to May 20th 2023.  There will be several unpaid Saturdays off for the whole crew, including supervisors, during that time.  Dates available upon request.  
• One afternoon/week to meet with Crew Supervisor and Peer Leaders.  Other times TBD to debrief, coordinate, and prepare with staff.
• Typical week will be approximately 10 hours/week.

 

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated skills in youth development, including creating safe space and responding effectively to the non-programmatic issues youth bring up in the course of their work.
• Capacity to uphold standards set by the community, and ability to motivate a group of young people while fostering their potential.
• Strong interest in working with youth as partners and supporting youth-led aspects of the work.
• Excellent organizational skills, dependability, flexibility, and capacity to manage time effectively both independently and on group projects. 
• Experience participating or assisting in discussions or training about oppression, power, and equity, as well as in working with diverse groups of people.
• Some familiarity with food systems and food access issues.
• CPR and First Aid certified or willingness to be trained.
• Ability to perform demanding physical labor.
• Valid driver’s license and able to drive a 15 passenger van/pickup truck in the city.

 

Compensation 

$17/hour without benefits

 

Recruitment Process

Please send resume and cover letter via email to: jobs@thefoodproject.org. In the subject line, write your name and the position for which you are applying, eg: “Jordan Smith – Assistant Crew Supervisor.”

 

We will review all submissions, identify viable candidates, and contact ONLY those individuals selected to continue in the search process. The position will be filled when the desired candidate is found. 

The Food Project is an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to creating an inclusive organization. We actively seek a diverse pool of candidates for this position. 

Who We Are
Youth. Food. Community. Three important issues that intersect in one place: The Food Project. Here, we believe that food is a unique vehicle for creating personal and social change. Nothing else ties us so intimately to each other and the planet we share, affecting our health, the climate, culture, and poverty and privilege around the globe. If we — young and old from all walks of life — can unite to change the food system, we can change the world. From our urban and suburban farms to our community education programs, we aim to do just that by bringing together youth and adults from diverse backgrounds who work together to build local and sustainable food systems.

Since 1991, The Food Project has built a national model of engaging young people in personal and social change through sustainable agriculture. Each year, we work with more than 120 teenagers and nearly 2,000 volunteers to farm on 70 acres in eastern Massachusetts in the towns and cities of Wenham, Lincoln, Boston, and Lynn. We consider our hallmark to be our focus on identifying and transforming a new generation of leaders by placing teens in unusually responsible roles, with deeply meaningful work. In addition, we help others grow their own food and provide training resources based on all we have learned.

What We Seek

The Food Project is seeking four Agriculture Fellows to work on our farms for the 2022 season.  Our Boston position has been filled, so are we are seeking individuals who are able to access our Wenham and Lincoln farms.   The Agriculture Fellows will partner with the Farm Manager and Grower’s Assistants to learn all aspects of production at our farm sites. The farms are intensively managed to produce over 200,000 pounds of produce each year, and the Agriculture Fellows will assist with completing farm tasks (planting, harvesting, weeding, etc.) and supporting youth during summer programming. This position is a mix of production, community, and youth engagement. 

 

Core Responsibility: 

Farm Work

• Partner with the Grower’s Assistant(s) and Farm Manager to learn and accomplish all manner of farm tasks, with quality and efficiency, including composting, bed preparation, mulching, planting, cultivation, and harvest–all by hand, and site maintenance.
• Partner with the Grower’s Assistant(s) and Farm Manager to learn about, implement, and troubleshoot new farm practices. 

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Youth Engagement

• Seed Crew:  Partner with the Grower’s Assistant(s) and Farm Manager to lead farm work with youth in The Food Project’s Seed Crew, an intensive six-week summer job for teenagers.
• Root Crew:  During July and August, partner with the Grower’s Assistant(s), Farm Manager, and Root Crew, our more experienced youth, to harvest, wash, and complete more advanced farm tasks.

 

Organizational Health 

• Participate in weekly 1:1 supervisory and Ag team meetings 
• Feedback Participation: Real Talk, circle process, etc.  

 

Qualifications

This position is ideal for an individual who is interested in both sustainable agriculture and youth engagement. It is well-suited for someone who is ready to be part of an agriculture team. Our farms are run in partnership with youth and community members, therefore a candidate must have a passion for teaching and leading others, particularly young people.

 

 Experience working in diverse settings are strongly preferred. 

• Able to perform labor-intensive agricultural tasks 
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills and energy for engaging with other people 
• Dependable, responsible, flexible, and open to learning 
• Ability to work a 40-hour schedule: Monday – Friday with a 1-hour break for lunch
• 18+ years of age 
• Enthusiasm for working with teenagers
• Team-oriented with a good sense of humor; able to work independently.
• CPR and First Aid certified or willingness to be trained

• Able to pass a CORI/SORI background check

 

Location & Schedule

This is a seasonal 40-hour week position Monday- Friday in Lincoln, or Wenham MA.  Employment will run from May 2nd- September 9th, 2022.

 

Compensation 

The rate of pay is $16.00 per hour for a total of 35 paid hours per week.

 

Application Process

Please send resume and cover letter via email to:  jobs@thefoodproject.org. In the subject line, write your name and the position for which you are applying with the region, e.g.: “Jordan Smith – Agriculture Fellow Wenham.” 

 

We will review all submissions, identify viable candidates, and contact ONLY those individuals selected to continue in the application process (phone screening, interview with staff, interview with youth).  Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.

The Food Project is an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to creating an inclusive organization. We actively seek a diverse pool of candidates for this position. 

Who We Are
Youth. Food. Community. Three important issues that intersect in one place: The Food Project. Here, we believe that food is a unique vehicle for creating personal and social change. Nothing else ties us so intimately to each other and the planet we share, affecting our health, the climate, culture, and poverty and privilege around the globe. If we — young and old from all walks of life — can unite to change the food system, we can change the world. From our urban and suburban farms to our community education programs, we aim to do just that by bringing together youth and adults from diverse backgrounds who work together to build local and sustainable food systems.

Since 1991, The Food Project has built a national model of engaging young people in personal and social change through sustainable agriculture. Each year, we work with more than 120 teenagers and nearly 2,000 volunteers to farm on 70 acres in eastern Massachusetts in the towns and cities of Wenham, Lincoln, Boston, and Lynn. We consider our hallmark to be our focus on identifying and transforming a new generation of leaders by placing teens in unusually responsible roles, with deeply meaningful work. In addition, we help others grow their own food and provide training resources based on all we have learned.

What We Seek
The Food Project is seeking seasonal, hourly mobile market distribution crew members to operate our mobile markets, help enforce Lynn Department of Public Health safety protocols at the Lynn Central Square Farmers’ Market, and assist with crop production and market prep on our Lynn Farm. This position will be mostly market-based: the primary tasks involve customer service and crowd management at market, and setting up and taking down the mobile market. Mobile market crew members will also work on market surveying and record keeping.

Core Responsibilities: 

Market & Distribution
The mobile market crew members will fully staff The Food Project’s mobile market stand at nine rotating sites throughout the city of Lynn each week. These markets are designed to offer fresh food to the community in a more targeted way than other distribution methods. The sites include senior housing and apartment complexes, among others.  These markets operate on a rotational schedule – odd and even weeks will have different schedule and location patterns.  

• Pack the mobile market trailer at the Ingalls farm. Relocate and set up for market at 2-3 sites daily, including special measures to ensure social distancing/ COVID-19 safety.  At the end of the day, clean and sanitize all equipment at the Ingalls farm. 
• Enforce the City of Lynn’s COVID-19 safety guidelines to operate a socially-distanced, touch-free market. Customers must stand 6 feet apart at all times, and only distribution staff are allowed to handle produce. 
• Become familiar with the Healthy Incentives Program (HIP), and advocate/ effectively explain the program to customers shopping with Electronic Benefits Transfers (EBT) cards. 
• Select vegetables for customers and confidently and accurately process all types of transactions, including cash, credit, EBT/HIP, and farmers’ market coupons. 
• Keep detailed records, track customers, cash transactions, product sales, etc., and update Salesforce database.
• Follow COVID-19 safety protocols for PPE and proper sanitization. This includes wearing gloves and mask at all times during the market; sanitizing customers’ cards and point of sale equipment after every transaction. 

Organizational Health

• Participate in 1:1 supervisory meeting with Community Programs Manager.
• Participate in feedback processes: Real Talk, circles, etc.  
• Be an active organizational team member: Department/team intersectional collaboration in respective work/communication as needed and requested

Qualifications
This position is ideal for an individual who is interested in both sustainable agriculture and youth engagement. It is well-suited for someone who is ready to be part of an agriculture team. Our farms are run in partnership with youth and community members, therefore a candidate must have a passion for teaching and leading others, particularly young people.

Experience working in diverse settings are strongly preferred. 

• Being able to understand and/or speak Spanish is a plus, but not required 
• Able to perform some labor intensive, agricultural tasks 
• Able to lift at least 15 lbs. 
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills and energy for engaging with other people 
• Dependable, responsible, flexible and open to learning 
• 21+ years of age 
• Enthusiasm for working with teenagers
• Team-oriented with a good sense of humor; able to work independently.
• CPR and First Aid certified or willingness to be trained
• Able to pass a CORI/SORI background check

Location & Schedule
This is a summer, seasonal, 8.5 hours per week position from July 5th– September 9th, 2022, with a fluctuating Monday through Friday work week

We are hiring for two positions. 

Compensation 
The rate of pay is $16.00 per hour.

Application Process
Please send resume and cover letter via email to:  jobs@thefoodproject.org. In the subject line, write your name and the position for which you are applying with the region, e.g:. “Jordan Smith – Lynn Mobile Market Crew.” 

We will review all submissions, identify viable candidates, and contact ONLY those individuals selected to continue in the application process (phone screening, interview with staff, interview with youth).  Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until position is filled.

The Food Project is an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to creating an inclusive organization. We actively seek a diverse pool of candidates for this position.

Who We Are

Since our founding in 1991, The Food Project has grown into an internationally recognized non-profit organization that works at the intersection of youth, food, and community. For over 29 years, youth and adults from diverse backgrounds have come together to produce healthy food for residents of the city and suburbs and build local, sustainable food systems. Each year, our youth crews work with our staff to farm on 70 acres in eastern Massachusetts in the suburban towns of Beverly, Lincoln, and Wenham and partner with our neighbors in Lynn and Boston’s Dudley neighborhood to create the food system they imagine. We believe that food is a unique vehicle for creating personal and social change. Nothing else ties us so intimately to each other and to the planet we share, affecting our health, the climate, and culture. Moving into the future, our goal is to transform the food system into a more just, community-engaged model that supports food-security for all.  

 

What We Seek 

Build-A-Garden – The Food Project is seeking three (3) part-time, hourly Build-A-Garden Fellows to support our efforts to build and sustain our network of raised bed gardens in the Boston area – specifically Dorchester, Roxbury and Mattapan.

This position will report to the Community Programs Manager/High Meadows Fellow. They will assist in the further development of our Build-A-Garden program while working together to coordinate, build, install and also provide maintenance of raised bed gardens throughout Boston.  They will also design and implement an evaluation project for Build-A-Garden in conjunction for the Associate Director of Impact and Initiatives. This position will also entail coordinating community-oriented work, including food distribution in the Nubian neighborhood.  

Qualifications

• Alumni of The Food Project’s youth programs preferred (but  not required).  
• Excited for and interested in connecting with community members in the Dorchester, Roxbury and Mattapan areas.  
• Excited and interested in physically building raised beds in all sorts of weather.  
• Familiar with the Google Suite and Zoom.
• Comfortable working independently in the virtual environment as well as in-person on a team. 
• Excellent follow-through on assigned tasks and attention to detail.
• Experience with communicating in a professional environment.
• Experience coordinating in-person and/or virtual events preferred.

• Comfortable in speaking in front of and facilitating discussions for groups of people.
• Driver’s license preferred and willingness to drive a pick truck and oversized vehicles for garden supplies.  

Schedule 

• Spring – March 19th to May 15th
• 3 days per week dependent on availability – approximately 12.5 hours/week
  

Compensation

The salary for this job is $16.00 per hour.  Approximately 12.5 hours per week for 9 weeks.  

Recruitment Process

We will review all submissions, identify viable candidates and contact those individuals selected to continue in the search process. The position will be filled when the desired candidate is found.

Please send resume and cover letter via email to: jobs@thefoodproject.org. In the subject line, write your name and the position for which you are applying, eg: “Jordan Smith – Alumni Fellow”. 

The Food Project is an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to creating an inclusive organization. We actively seek a diverse pool of candidates for this position.