Company description

About Land to Learn

Our mission: Growing a movement for food justice and community wellness through garden-based education. We offer garden-based education through a variety of programs that serve students in elementary through high school, including youth in after-school, residential foster care, and summer apprenticeships. SproutEd, our flagship program and the program this position supports, brings garden-based learning to Kindergarten through 2nd grade students in 10 Hudson Valley schools.

Land to Learn’s programs are rooted in gardening, food, community, health, and ecology. Experiential, place-based, democratic, and transformative philosophies and practices inform our work. We strive to center social justice and environmental consciousness in the learning communities we co-create with students and other participants.

About Our Values

Land to Learn is a values-driven organization. As such we try to approach our work with an awareness of current and historic institutional oppressions perpetuated by—and ingrained in—the educational system. As a teaching team, we utilize educational philosophies rooted in democratic principles and hands-on experiences. Learn more about our approach here. We also value Restorative and Transformative Justice practices in educational community-building and conflict resolution. We honor the wisdom and work of those who have led us here, while valuing innovation and embracing change. Land to Learn values lived experiences and organic knowledge with equal measure to institutional knowledge.

Job description

Approximate Schedule: July 12 (or asap) - September 2, 2022,
13 - 15 hours / week, flexible weekly schedule

Compensation: $15/ hour, plus negotiable travel reimbursement

Position Description: The Gardener will be responsible for watering, weeding, planting, harvesting, and other gardening tasks in 3 elementary school gardens in Beacon, NY. This person must have reliable transportation to get to school gardens, as they will be gardening in multiple locations each day. This position will work with the LtL Garden Management Team who will help the Gardener develop a schedule of garden maintenance tasks to be completed each week independently. The schedule is created by the Gardener, who will decide which days and hours each week they will complete tasks. By helping us maintain school gardens throughout the summer recess, this position will contribute to our mission of educating children in outdoor garden classrooms. The Gardener can expect to gain knowledge and build skills in gardening, food literacy, ecology, and botany while reporting to the Garden Management Team.

Expectations & Requirements:

• Some gardening experience required
• Must have reliable transportation for travel between schools
• Time management skills to build and adhere to a schedule of tasks, efficiently executed each week
• Must be able to work independently
• Must be physically capable of manual labor outside during summer months, and be able to lift up to 25 pounds

Compensation

this position is: hourly, $15-20/hr

Application instructions

Deadline

July 08, 2022