| Salvation Farms
Internship Description
Location: Wolcott, Vermont
Contact: Theresa Snow
Address: 813 Brook Rd. Wolcott, VT 05680
Phone: (802) 888-5055
Email: salvagedonation@yahoo.com
Best Time to Intern: May – October
Housing: Space for camping, access to indoor kitchen with
some food provided. Modest bathroom, no shower-pond on property
and streams abound.
Host Description:
| Salvation Farms is a citizen-based,
non-profit project advised and fiscally sponsored by
the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont
(NOFA-VT). The project mission is to harvest excess
farm produce, making it available to Vermonters in need.
As a cost free resource available to farmers and food
sites, Salvation Farms provides volunteer crews for
salvaging farm surplus and arranges storage and distribution
of fresh food donations. Donation recipients consist
of local emergency food sites, educational and care
giving institutions, retirement communities, non-profits,
and the Vermont Foodbank. Salvation Farms considers
“Vermonters in need” to include those who
are food insecure and/or nutritionally insecure. |
Work Involved:
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Salvation Farms interns will be involved in
gleaning harvests. This involves volunteer management
and education. Gleaning exposes intern to many area
farms, community places, locally grown crops and harvesting
techniques. There is opportunity to volunteer at some
of our donation sites. If an intern has a vehicle
she/he may be asked to deliver donations. Mileage
reimbursement may be available.
Administrative tasks:office correspondence, outreach,
promotional events, and follow-ups will also be assigned
to an intern. Basic computer skills and familiarity
with Microsoft Office Programs is very helpful. Out
of the box thinking and new ideas are welcomed. Personal
drive and enthusiasm a must.
Interns will be involved with developing
our new EDD Garden. Maintaining this Education, Demonstration,
and Donation Garden will be part of the daily tasks
of any intern who lives on-site. We are integrating
the EDD Garden into our educational outreach goals
and greater mission. Unique opportunities to assist
with workshops and to manage volunteers in this space.
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A student choosing to do this internship will be
asked to do many varied agricultural related tasks and projects.
However, the student is welcome to find a special component
of the internship to focus on as long as it fits into the
overall vision of the project and the daily needs are met.
Interns will work closely with the director and other volunteer
organizers, but will also be expected to work independently.
We are dedicated to learning through experience and engaging
in open communication. This internship will be a good experience
for anyone interested in producing food, addressing production
excess, utilizing our valuable local resources, and working
at a grassroots level. This is appropriate for those valuing
sustainable agriculture, social responsibility, as well
as non-profit work.
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