[volunteer] – Danny Woo Community Garden Volunteer

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During the Spring, Summer, and Fall of 2012; the Danny Woo Community Garden will be hosting a variety of seed-to-plate garden education classes for youth from the ages of 4-17. We are looking for volunteers to teach kids and young adults about the process of life that begins with a seed and continues to our dinner plates. Help pass on the knowledge of our elder gardeners to the youth in their community. The class times and dates vary, so please contact us to find one that may fit your schedule. Volunteering may be as little as 2 hours every-other week or as much as multiple 2 hour classes per week. This is a great way to build your experience with garden, environmental, or outdoor education!

Qualifications:

-Basic understanding of organic gardening or the willingness to learn

-Ability to make a consistent time commitment to the class for which you choose to volunteer

-Second language skills a plus but not required

Benefits:

-Contribute to the sustainable agriculture and food justice movements

-Provide kids in an urban area with the opportunity to connect with the natural world and learn to garden

-Gain experience in outdoor education/ garden education

If interested, please contact Rachel Duthler:

rduthler@interimicda.org

(206) 624-1802 x 29

Website: http://dannywookids.blogspot.com/

[internship] – Danny Woo Community Garden Intern

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Seeking Summer Intern

We are seeking a committed intern to coordinate children’s garden programming for the summer during the off-season for this office position. May-August you will be training along side the current program coordinator, and from August-October you will be running the show. This includes curriculum development, program organization, volunteer training, and garden maintenance. This is a great way to build your experience with garden, environmental, or outdoor education!

Hours: 30/week
Children’s Garden Education Classes are mandatory; other work time will be needed but can be flexible. The flex time still needs to mesh with the schedule of the Garden Program Coordinator, generally falling between 9AM-6PM Monday-Friday.

Your hours would be fewer in the early summer (likely just 2 hours a week) and would transition into more hours for July (approximately 5-10 a week) and a heavier schedule for August and September. August, September, and the first week of October are the months where you will likely be working 30 hours a week.

The following dates are mandatory dates:
Summer Children’s Garden class schedule (training period):
• Thursdays 9:45AM-11:45AM (beginning May 31)
• July 11, 13, 16-18, 30-31, August 1-3, 6-10 9AM-3PM

The following dates will be mandatory if they are accepted by our partners:
September and early October possible Children’s Garden class schedule
• Tuesdays 2:30-5
• Wednesdays 2:30-5:30
• Thursdays 9:45AM-11:45AM
• Fridays 12:30-3:30

Requirements:
• Knowledge and at least one season of experience practicing sustainable agriculture or organic gardening
• 1 year of experience providing activities for or teaching children
• Mandarin, Cantonese, or Korean language skills would be helpful but are not required
• Background check
• Cover letter and resume
• Interview

Please contact our Program Coordinator with your resume and cover letter.
Rachel Duthler
206.624.1802 x29
rduthler@interimicda.org

Website: http://dannywookids.blogspot.com/