UACE Tucson Village Farm Culinary Educator

UACE Tucson Village Farm Culinary Educator

This position will have the Ameri Corps Volunteer working as a farm-to-table culinary educator, assisting with harvesting locally grown produce to turn into delicious and healthy food for programming and outreach programming at Tucson Village Farm. This position is ideal for someone who wants to work in a face-paced kitchen chopping, cleaning, creating and developing recipes that will be eaten and tasted by the nearly 16,000 people who come to the farm each year.

Serving at Tucson Village Farm and the 4-H Healthy Living Center, an Ameri Corps Volunteer has the opportunity to engage in a variety of tasks. From teaching culinary classes, to turning harvested vegetables into value added products, to reducing food waste by the creation of innovative dishes. An Ameri Corps Volunteer working here needs to want to work hard, enjoy interacting with volunteers of all ages, be flexible and have a willingness to be a team player.

Ameri Corps Volunteers will receive culinary skills, canning and food preservation and harvesting techniques. Further help on this page can be found by clicking here.

Member Duties :
Assist with creating and preparing delicious dishes. Produce value-added products for the weekly farmers market. Lead groups in culinary classes. Clean and maintain a certified teaching kitchen. Lead groups of volunteers in culinary production. Assist with large events. To accomplish these tasks, members will need experience with youth & working with the public; have the ability to work outside in a variety of weather conditions;

and have the ability to lift over 50 pounds.

Program Benefits :
Stipend , Education award upon successful completion of service , Training , Lots of delicious local veggies .

Terms :

Permits attendance at school during off hours , Permits working at another job during off hours , Car recommended .

Service Areas :

Health , Community Outreach , Community and Economic Development , Children/Youth , Environment .

Skills :

Team Work , Public Health , Communications , Teaching/Tutoring , General Skills , Ability to lift over 50 pounds , Community Organization , Public Speaking , Education , Environment , Leadership , Youth Development .