Thanks for your interest in helping out!
Want to learn about our VISTA position or Vermont Commodity Job Training Program? You've come to the right place!
Vermont Commodity Job Training Program
Thanks for your interest! We are now accepting applications for the Fall 2017 training cycle (September - December).
Fall 2017 information:
Job Training Program Overview
Trainee Job Description
Education Overview
Trainee Application
(Video) Learn more about our Vermont Commodity Program and hear testimonials from our Fall 2016 Crewmembers >>>
To learn more and to start your application:
Please email info@salvationfarms.org or call 802-888-4360.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Join our team as an AmeriCorps VISTA
AmeriCorps VISTA members serve for a year with Salvation Farms supporting and advancing our program work in Vermont. Since 2013 Salvation Farms has hosted four AmeriCorps VISTA members - each has moved our mission and vision forward in very real and visible ways. Read testimonials from two of our past AmeriCorps VISTAs here and here.
This position on our small team is poised to make a big impact on program capacity. If you are excited about making a difference in Vermont’s food system, we want to hear from you! Apply soon - positions start in August and we are reviewing applicants now. Positions are supported and sponsored by Vermont Youth Tomorrow’s (VYT) AmeriCorps VISTA program, which provides training and benefits for members. More about VYT here.
Gleaning Capacity Building AmeriCorps VISTA
Apply Here
Gleaning is the act of reaping after the harvest - and an activity at Salvation Farm's roots. In 2005 Salvation Farms built a model for community-based gleaning in the Lamoille Valley that helped seed gleaning across Vermont. We proudly continue our work connecting Lamoille Valley residents with the farms that feed them: this is our Lamoille Valley Gleaning program. Our other gleaning-focused program is the Vermont Gleaning Collective (VGC) -- a statewide association of gleaners in Vermont, founded and facilitated by Salvation Farms. Salvation Farms serves as backbone, offering technical assistance, trainings, and tools to increase the efficiency and professionalism of independent gleaning efforts across the state. These two programs advance the practice of community-based gleaning: farm surplus management on the micro-level. This VISTA position will support the ongoing development of both programs. This service year will include:
● Support the relaunch of our regional gleaning program
● Update the VGC Operations Manual - a best practices guide
● Maintain the “Gleaners Interface” (a web-based tool) and create a user manual
● Develop technical assistance training tools and community-based educational materials and activities
● Support the development of VGC promotion and funding strategy development
● Explore creating a “Job Training Program” to engage target individuals in transition (e.g.,. Veterans)
● Support the engagement of the Vermont Offenders as gleaners.
