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This job expired on November 01, 2022

Farmers Market Outreach Farm Generations Cooperative

  • Date Posted September 02, 2022
  • Location Anywhere
  • Category Agriculture / Education
  • Job type Summer Job
Company description

We believe in a more just and sustainable future for food and agriculture.

Farm Generations Cooperative is a modern farmer-owned cooperative. Farm Generations built GrownBy, a fair and transparent online marketplace for local food. 

GrownBy is used by hundreds of farmers across the country to sell farm goods online directly to over 4000 shoppers and reduce office time. 

Job description

Role Mission: Spread the word about Farm Generations Cooperative to farmers and farm workers at farmers markets in your area. 

 

Role Summary: In this contract position you would first attend a training session with Farm Generations staff and receive a list of farmers markets in your area to attend. Next you would attend those markets, talking to the farmers present, collecting their contact info and handing out Farm Generations Cooperative materials. Finally, you’d file a report from each farmers market visited and get paid $100 for each completed and approved report. This is a pilot program with potential to expand into more regular outreach work for the right person.

 

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

  • Visit selected farmers markets in your area and talk to the farmers present about Farm Generations Cooperative and our farmer-owned marketplace, GrownBy
  • Collect farmer contact information and interest level and complete online report for each farmers market visited
    • Must be located in one of the following metro areas:
    • Los Angeles, CA
    • Sacramento, CA
    • Oakland, CA
    • Washington DC
    • Atlanta, GA
    • Detroit, MI
    • Raleigh, NC
    • New York City, NY
    • Portland, OR
    • Philadelphia, PA
    • Austin, TX
    • Seattle, WA
 

Characteristics and Experience

Characteristics

  • Food movement aware; ‘gets’ farmers and farmers markets and is capable of engaging with farmers in knowledgeable conversation
  • Detail oriented; capable of following direction and quickly completing reporting tasks
  • Value-aligned; understands and supports the mission and values of Farm Generations Cooperative 
 

Desired Experience

  • Past farming or farm work experience a plus
  • Past experience selling at a farmers market
 

Compensation

  • $20 per hour with a minimum pay of $100 per per completed farmers market visit and approved report (5 hour maximum per market)
 

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Compensation this position is : hourly, $20/hr + Location job can be done remotely Application instructions
This job expired on November 01, 2022
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