Community Garden Coordinator - $8.00/hour

Messiah College•Mechanicsburg, PA

50d•$8

About The Position

The Office of Sustainability at Messiah University cultivates an environment for across campus coordination of sustainability thought and action through the development of student leadership. The Community Garden Coordinator will facilitate and manage the people and projects of the community garden for the duration of the calendar year. This position will be required to work as part of the summer garden team (please see summer garden worker job description for more details).

Requirements

Proficiency with MS Office
Ability to influence and lead peers
Strong communication, both verbally and in writing
Passionate about implementing sustainability solutions to the campus environment

Nice To Haves

Familiarity and volunteer experience with the Office of Sustainability and the Grantham Community Garden is a plus

Responsibilities

Plan and prepare for growing season including seed orders, planting schedule, and seed germination
Recruit, manage and track volunteers
Complete necessary farm tasks, such as planting, weeding, watering, pest management and maintenance
Organize and run market farm stands (including but not limited to mass emails, posters, word of mouth, etc.)
Track income and expenses
Collect data related to produce planted and create reports documenting the successes and failures of garden
Coordinate care for campus chickens
When necessary provide care to campus apiary
Send emails to CSA and campus community for garden events/updates
Update content for sustainability website and make Instagram/Facebook posts
Document work of garden through photos, social media, etc.
Attend garden events and functions such as work days and team meetings
Maintain consistent and reliable attendance
Other duties as assigned