Climate-Smart Markets Coordinator
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About The Position
This position is funded through a USDA Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities grant that aims to expand climate-smart agriculture and markets across organic and conventional farms in the Southern Piedmont of the United States. This work will implement cover crops, reduced-till, and plasticulture farming, study the impacts of these practices on greenhouse gas emissions and soil health, verify and improve the USDA COMET Planner for Southern Piedmont soils, assess the economic and social barriers to transition to climate-smart agriculture, evaluate various marketing strategies abilities to influence consumer behavior toward the purchase of climate-smart commodities, develop an easy-to-use app for farmers to utilize while marketing value-added climate-smart commodities, and model the impacts of climate change on the suite of commodities grown in the region. This project provides enhanced financial incentives for underserved and small-scale farmers to encourage participation. The project plans to increase revenue streams and provide financial incentives, equipment, and technical assistance to guide the Southern Piedmont farming community toward the adoption of climate-smart agriculture. The Climate-Smart Markets Coordinator will assist farmers across the Southern Piedmont region to connect with organic and conventional market opportunities and buyers, and work to establish local, regional, and national supply chains. The Markets Coordinator will report to the Climate-Smart Director and will work indirectly with the Consulting, Communications & Marketing, Development, and Education departments at Rodale Institute and directly with Southern Piedmont Climate-Smart Project partners. This position will work remotely from a home office. This position will require extensive regional travel with some national travel for events and other meetings/conferences as needed. This position’s time is allotted for Market Development Technical Assistance and Supply/Demand Matching deliverables, supported by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Partnership for Climate- Smart Commodities (PCSC) grant. This position is funded through March of 2028 with no guarantee for refunding.
