Rocks - Gardens, Food, and Wellness Education
Listed on 2026-09-13
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Non-Profit & Social Impact
Youth Development -
Education / Teaching
Youth Development
This Ameri Corps member will help support our gardens, high tunnels, and local foods programs while working directly with community members and young people. They’ll help grow fresh, healthy food for youth programs and teach young people how to grow, market, and sell nutritious food. They’ll also be involved in our Grow Appalachia program, where community members learn how to grow and cook food.
Experience is a bonus, but not required — what we’re looking for is someone who loves working with community members and young people and is excited about growing and sharing healthy, delicious food.
- Recruit students and volunteers, distribute flyers, contact them by phone and social media, assist with transportation.
- Plant and care for gardens.
- Mentor students.
- Harvest, pack, store, and process produce.
- Lead students and volunteers in menu planning and food preparation for healthy snacks and meals at all programs and events including camp.
- Wellness programming.
- Lead students and volunteers in developing a market garden, including production planning, communicating with buyers, post-harvest handling and transportation to market.
- Coordinate gardening workshops.
- Communicate by email and phone with and assist with distributing gardening supplies to 30 local gardens.
- Keep records of workshop attendance, supply distribution, and harvest.
- Share environmentally conscious practices including recycling and composting.
- Clear or remove invasive species and build or improve trails.
- Writing and photography for blog.
- Health Coverage
- Living Allowance
- Training
- Childcare assistance if eligible
- Education award upon successful completion of service.
- Permits working at another job during off hours
- Car recommended
- Permits attendance at school during off hours.
- Hunger
- Community and Economic Development
- Community Outreach
- Children/Youth
- Education.
- Computers/Technology
- Youth Development
- General Skills
- Teaching/Tutoring
- Leadership
- Community Organization.
Program Type:
Ameri Corps State / National
Program:
High Rocks - Gardens, Food, and Wellness Education
Program Start/End Date: 09/16/2026 - 08/31/2027
Work Schedule:
Full Time
Education level:
Some college
Age Requirement:
Minimum: 17 Maximum: 99
Program Locations: WEST VIRGINIA
Accepting Applications:
From 08/16/2026 To 08/27/2027
Contact:
Brooke Burns
195 Thompson Rd
Hillsboro WV 24946
brooke
highrocks.org
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