Searching for an accessible, sustainable and international internship experience? Look no further than the Universitas 21 (U21) Micro-Internships. Every year, U21 offers a series of free, online, international internship opportunities for sustainability-minded students at its member institutions around the world. As a University of Maryland student, you are eligible to participate!
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
BTI Plant Genome and Programmable Plant Systems REU Applications Now Open!
You can find our 2025 REU poster here. You may also head to https://btiscience.org/
We host two REU programs: our Plant Genome REU and Programmable Plant Systems REU through the Boyce Thompson Institute on Cornell University’s campus in Ithaca, NY. We are using NSF’s ETAP application portal, making it easier for applicants to apply to both our programs and other REU programs nationwide.
This is a paid 10-week educational research opportunity with a $7,000 stipend, free housing on Cornell’s campus, up to a $700 travel reimbursement, and an $850 meal stipend. Our program runs from June 2, 2025, until August 7, 2025. We host a series of professional development opportunities for the students throughout the summer, including sessions in science communication, bioinformatics, and STEM graduate and career pathways. This is an excellent opportunity for students interested in research or STEM careers who want to continue building their research and professional skills and tap into a more extensive network of plant scientists and engineers. Applications are due February 1, 2025.
Summer 2025 Internship Opportunity with Ruppert Landscape
Choosing a company where you can use your talent and skills to their fullest potential is a major decision. Ruppert Landscape is continually seeking talented, hard-working individuals interested in a green industry career and offers internship opportunities ranging from sales and estimating to nursery production and landscape installation. The hands-on experience you receive will be a strong supplement to your training and education and will help you to determine your future career path.
Internships cover a wide range of specialties that include, but are not limited to:
- Landscape Management
- Landscape Installation
- Hardscape Installation
- Sales and Estimating
- Business Administration (administrative support, accounting, computer management, and more)
- Fleet, Facilities and Equipment Maintenance
For more information, visit: https://www.ruppertlandscape.com/careers/internships/
Gardener Position at Shiloh National Military Park
Horticulture Educators and Extension Officers,
Please help the National Park Service spread the word about a Gardener Position at Shiloh National Military Park in Tennessee. The park includes Shiloh National Cemetery and other historic landscapes that need the care of a talented Gardener. Please consider sharing the flier or posting it on a job board.
The deadline to apply is 11/7/24. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Owl's Nest is hiring for 2025!
We’re hiring for two part-time roles on a rolling basis, starting in Spring 2025. Full time work available for farmers interested and able to fulfill both roles.
A teammate position at Owl’s Nest Farm is hard work with your body; it’s demanding and exhausting and often wonderful. Not only will you work outside in all weather conditions, but we also need you to move quickly and efficiently. We think you’ll learn a lot, but this is a paid job, not an internship or apprenticeship.
Monday, November 4, 2024
Winter Session Registration
Winter Session registration is now open! Earn up to 4 credits in 3 weeks, January 2-22, 2025. Courses offered online and in person. Register today: winter.umd.edu.
Federal Resume Workshop with NOAA
Federal Resume Workshop with NOAA
We’re excited to announce a Federal Resume Workshop designed to help you enhance your resume for federal job applications. This workshop will provide you with essential tips and insights into creating a competitive federal resume. Registration will close on November 1st, 2024.
Workshop Details:
- Date: November 14th
- Time: Noon - 1pm
- Location: Virtual (link to be provided upon registration)
What You’ll Learn:
- Key differences between federal and traditional resumes
- How to effectively highlight your skills and experiences
- Tips for tailoring your resume to specific job announcements
Monday, October 28, 2024
Food Science Club Resume Critique Night
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Maryland Grain Producers Scholarships & Grants
For 2025, Maryland Grain Producers will be awarding two CDL Grants in the amount of $2,000 each and a $5,000 increase in scholarship awards! Maryland Grain Producers Association will be awarding three Honoree Scholarships for members studying agriculture in the amount of $3,000 each, two Membership Scholarships for members not studying agriculture at $2,000 each, and two Production Scholarships for non-members studying agriculture at $1,000 each. The additional $5,000 will be awarded to additional deserving applicants in any of those categories. Applications are reviewed by a panel of farmers with all identifying information redacted.
Applications are now open and due January 15th. Please contact Jenell McHenry with any questions at jenell.mdag@gmail.com.
Learn more about the CDL Grant program and eligibility requirements here.
Learn more about the Scholarship program and eligibility requirements here.
ALC & ABM Internship Opportunity!
Our internships provide communications, marketing, and issues management experience. More information is available here: https://
SiteOne hiring Interns!
SiteOne associates are customer obsessed, always safe, continuously improving, and having fun! Whether you are experienced in the green industry, a professional looking for a career change, or a new graduate or veteran transitioning into the workforce, we are confident you will find opportunity and reward with SiteOne.
SiteOne Landscape Supply is the largest and only national wholesale distributor of landscaping products in the United States and Canada. With over 700 branches across the U.S. and Canada, we offer a comprehensive selection of products including: irrigation supplies, fertilizer and control products, nursery goods, hardscapes, landscape lighting, drainage and erosion control products, tools, and other landscaping accessories and supplies.
Job Posting Title | Link to posting |
Paid Intern (Manassas, VA) | https://careers-siteone.icims. |
Paid Intern (Burtonsville, Maryland) | https://careers-siteone.icims. |
Reach out to mtruong@siteone.com with any questions!
Thursday, October 24, 2024
Tillamook Summer Internship
2025 Summer Internship - Marketing
Tillamook – Portland, OR
2025 Summer Internship - Farm Services
Tillamook – Tillamook, OR
Come join the Tillamook Team where our philosophy is “Dairy Done Right.” As an independent farmer-owned cooperative, we have been guided by good, honest values since 1909. We believe in putting quality over profit, natural over artificial, and that hard work can never be outsmarted. We’re taking a stand for real food, because everyone deserves better.
Ladies in Landscape Scholarship Opportunity - $500
Scholarship Status: OPEN – (Applications close Monday, December 9, 2024)
Winner will be announced March 20, 2025
Intro:
Ladies in the Landscape (LIL) is a professional organization whose members are employed in the green industry. LIL also accepts postsecondary student members who are at least 18 years of age and taking college courses in the green industry.
Our Mission is to create a community of women / those who identify as female who work in the landscape and horticultural industries which provides support, collaboration, continued education, mentoring, and networking to empower our members’ personal and professional lives.
The LIL Scholarship has been created to support young women who are interested in pursuing a career in the horticultural industry (ranging from Integrated Pest Management (IPM), golf course management, and commercial distribution to retail business owners and landscape designers) by awarding $500 towards their higher education.
Benefits of the LIL Scholarship:
- Supports women in horticulture by providing financial aid to their education
- Introduces them to a community of women in horticulture for networking, mentorship, and potential opportunities for experience
- Looks great on a resume!
Requirements:
1. High school student graduating the following academic year
2. Have a minimum of a 3.0 GPA (unweighted)
3. Are looking to enroll or already enrolled in a college or university in a horticultural-related field
SUBMIT HERE: LIL Scholarship
Interested in getting more involved on campus?
Looking to make a difference here in AGNR?
Become a representative for your major/department!
Applications for the AGNR Dean's Student Advisory Council (DSAC) are open!!- Who is DSAC?
- The Dean’s Student Advisory Council envisions an academic experience that is equitable, accessible, and of high quality for all students in AGNR.
- What do we do?
- "The Dean’s Student Advisory Council will be a forum of and for the students of AGNR. The Council will serve the College’s student body by facilitating dialogue and relationship-building among students, staff, faculty, and alumni. Members will evaluate College and Department policies and disseminate information to students. The Council will listen to student concerns, and advocate on their behalf to the Dean’s Office and Department Chairs. As necessary and possible, the Council will unite the AGNR student body for professional and social events and causes."
- Who can join DSAC?
- Undergraduate students pursuing an AGNR major are invited to apply! The council aims to be a representation of the college's diverse student body, including members from all college departments/programs and other key student populations.
- What is the time commitment?
- Meetings: The council meets ~9 times each semester; once every two weeks (typically in the evening) with an extra meeting or two added as needed for event prep.
- Events: We host two events per semester; one is our popular Midterm Support Kit event and the other is a forum/open meeting featuring the Dean(s) of AGNR.
Don't wait. Apply today!
Questions? Email us at dsac.agnr@gmail.com
Monday, October 21, 2024
Moutoux Orchard - Purcellville, VA
Join our awesome team!
Moutoux Orchard
15290 Purcellville Rd.
Purcellville, VA 20132
Contact: Rob and Maureen Moutoux
Email: moutouxorchard@yahoo.
Website: http://www.
https://www.instagram.com/
General Description: We are a third generation farm in Loudoun County, Virginia. We offer a unique year-round Whole Diet CSA that includes vegetables, livestock, orchards and a small dairy herd. Our mission is to feed wholesome and nutrient-dense farm foods to our vibrant community of members. We are a managing couple with two children who are integral to daily life on the farm. We believe good food comes from good soil and we work hard to foster minerally-rich and microbially active soil that is the foundation of good health in plants, animals, and people. We are proud to have received the 2015 Rural Innovation Award and the 2016 Chesapeake Farmer of the Foodshed award.
We are fortunate to be part of a thriving sustainable ag community in the Greater Washington DC area, and our immediate neighbors include 5 sustainable farms.
Position Starts: March 1 - April 1
Position Ends: mid-late November
Number of Positions: 1
App Deadline: rolling
Minimum Length of Stay: Full season commitment only.
Stipend: $1350/month, plus comfortable housing, utilities, and free choice of farm food (including raw milk and yogurt, beef, pork, chicken, seasonal vegetables and fruit, eggs, variety of flours and herbs). Stipend increase for workers who stay on for 2nd and 3rd year.
Skills Desired: We are looking for a positive and cooperative attitude and a team-oriented outlook. Our fast-paced team demands good communication skills, being well organized, and reliability. Good kindergarten skills are essential- sharing, trust, understanding, forgiveness. Productivity, speed, and alertness are very important, but only on top of the foundation of a good attitude. Lastly, a love of good food and pride in good work is essential.
Educational Opportunities: This is a working position (not an internship). This means we learn through working. Pay attention, be observant, ask questions. You will play an integral role in production and management of a very diverse CSA, and this in and of itself should serve as a great educational opportunity. We are organizers and active members of the Chesapeake CRAFT Network, and workers are encouraged to attend CRAFT events throughout the season.
Housing: Comfortable year round housing on farm is provided.
Position Details: We are a faced-paced, diverse production farm that grows exclusively for our year-round Whole Diet CSA program. We grow vegetables and fruits organically
with an emphasis on fostering soil health and nutrient density. We manage a 100% grass-fed Jersey dairy herd, and raise 100% grass-fed beef, and pasture-raised, organically-fed laying hens, and pigs. We mix vegetable fields, cover crops, and livestock in creative ways to grow great crops and build soil. Each year we hire 3-4 excited, energetic farm hands to help with the day to day production in all aspects of the farm.
15290 Purcellville Rd.
Purcellville, VA 20132
Contact: Rob and Maureen Moutoux
Email: moutouxorchard@yahoo.
Website: http://www.
https://www.instagram.com/
General Description: We are a third generation farm in Loudoun County, Virginia. We offer a unique year-round Whole Diet CSA that includes vegetables, livestock, orchards and a small dairy herd. Our mission is to feed wholesome and nutrient-dense farm foods to our vibrant community of members. We are a managing couple with two children who are integral to daily life on the farm. We believe good food comes from good soil and we work hard to foster minerally-rich and microbially active soil that is the foundation of good health in plants, animals, and people. We are proud to have received the 2015 Rural Innovation Award and the 2016 Chesapeake Farmer of the Foodshed award.
We are fortunate to be part of a thriving sustainable ag community in the Greater Washington DC area, and our immediate neighbors include 5 sustainable farms.
Position Starts: March 1 - April 1
Position Ends: mid-late November
Number of Positions: 1
App Deadline: rolling
Minimum Length of Stay: Full season commitment only.
Stipend: $1350/month, plus comfortable housing, utilities, and free choice of farm food (including raw milk and yogurt, beef, pork, chicken, seasonal vegetables and fruit, eggs, variety of flours and herbs). Stipend increase for workers who stay on for 2nd and 3rd year.
Skills Desired: We are looking for a positive and cooperative attitude and a team-oriented outlook. Our fast-paced team demands good communication skills, being well organized, and reliability. Good kindergarten skills are essential- sharing, trust, understanding, forgiveness. Productivity, speed, and alertness are very important, but only on top of the foundation of a good attitude. Lastly, a love of good food and pride in good work is essential.
Educational Opportunities: This is a working position (not an internship). This means we learn through working. Pay attention, be observant, ask questions. You will play an integral role in production and management of a very diverse CSA, and this in and of itself should serve as a great educational opportunity. We are organizers and active members of the Chesapeake CRAFT Network, and workers are encouraged to attend CRAFT events throughout the season.
Housing: Comfortable year round housing on farm is provided.
Position Details: We are a faced-paced, diverse production farm that grows exclusively for our year-round Whole Diet CSA program. We grow vegetables and fruits organically
with an emphasis on fostering soil health and nutrient density. We manage a 100% grass-fed Jersey dairy herd, and raise 100% grass-fed beef, and pasture-raised, organically-fed laying hens, and pigs. We mix vegetable fields, cover crops, and livestock in creative ways to grow great crops and build soil. Each year we hire 3-4 excited, energetic farm hands to help with the day to day production in all aspects of the farm.
We are a diverse farm and you will be exposed to all aspects of production. Field vegetable production is the primary focus of the work—seeding, transplanting, weeding, harvesting, mulching, foliar spraying, etc. We grow all of our own seedlings and grow in hoop houses for winter production. You will participate in harvest and on-farm CSA distribution twice weekly. Workers will also do livestock chores approximately 2-4 days/week, including feeding and watering livestock, moving animals to new pasture, building livestock fence, and assisting with calves. Other responsibilities of the position include daily egg collection, dairy processing (yogurt, cheese, kefir), and some CSA outreach. There may be an opportunity to be part of the milking team for our small herd of Jersey cows. There will be minimal orchard work—thinning, pruning, and picking.
We are committed to working toward a more ethical, racially just, equitable society. We encourage women, LGBTQ, non-binary and people of color to apply.
*Please email resume and cover letter to moutouxorchard@yahoo.com
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