Rural Resources is seeking an AmeriCorps Garden Assistant for a productive and educational vegetable garden.

The AmeriCorps Garden Assistant will help the farmer with management of a half-acre production plot and assist with farm education programs for local youth.  The position runs from May 1st to August 31st, 2013.

Skill Requirements

• Must be comfortable with intensive farm labor including cultivation, harvesting, and processing of a wide variety of produce by hand

• Commitment to organic growing practices

• Must be open to working with youth

• Must have excellent communication skills for a sometimes hectic working environment

• Building and handy skills are favored

• Must be able to take initiative and work independently

Full job description can be found HERE.