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Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Love & Carrots Garden Installation Crew Member Job Opening
Who we are:
Love & Carrots is DC’s foremost urban farming and edible landscaping company. We design, install and maintain organic urban farms, vegetable gardens, and native landscapes across DC, MD, and VA. Through our garden care & coaching program we provide expert garden maintenance, guidance, and education in almost 150 gardens every year, helping connect people to their food and inspiring local food production and farming inside the beltway. Since our inception in 2011 we've installed over 500 gardens and our clients include residents, local restaurants, and community organizations throughout the DMV.
The job:
We are seeking full or part-time landscape installation crew members to join our team.
Installation crew members work 10 hour days, 4 days/week (Monday - Thursday) during the regular season. 5 days/week in the winter.
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Love & Carrots is DC’s foremost urban farming and edible landscaping company. We design, install and maintain organic urban farms, vegetable gardens, and native landscapes across DC, MD, and VA. Through our garden care & coaching program we provide expert garden maintenance, guidance, and education in almost 150 gardens every year, helping connect people to their food and inspiring local food production and farming inside the beltway. Since our inception in 2011 we've installed over 500 gardens and our clients include residents, local restaurants, and community organizations throughout the DMV.
The job:
We are seeking full or part-time landscape installation crew members to join our team.
Installation crew members work 10 hour days, 4 days/week (Monday - Thursday) during the regular season. 5 days/week in the winter.
Installation tasks Include:
- Landscape installation - planting, edging, pruning, etc. (excluding lawn care)
- Basic carpentry: building raised beds and trellises, simple fence assembly
- Loading/driving trucks
- Hauling mulch/soil/filling wheelbarrows
- Installing drip irrigation systems
- Planting vegetables, small perennials, trees and shrubs
- Digging post-holes
- Basic stepping stone pathways (dryset only)
- The ability to lift, dig, haul and generally work hard.
- A valid driver's license and working personal vehicle required.
- Experience with carpentry
- The ability to work as part of a close knit team while following directions. Also, to work independently, take initiative, and lead as necessary.
- Attention to detail and organization
- Landscaping
- Carpentry
- Gardening/farming
Compensation:
- Hourly pay based on experience (starting at $16-$20/hr), plus a Signing Bonus
- Full benefits package: health and dental insurance, 401k, and 3 weeks+ paid time off.
- Opportunity for seasonal bonuses, based on performance.
- Our office/headquarters has an on-site vegetable garden for staff use!
Monday, May 2, 2022
Memorial Chapel Hiring Student Event Manager
JOB DESCRIPTION: As a Student Event Manager, you will assist at weddings, lectures, concerts, and other events held at Memorial Chapel. You will provide logistical support by meeting with groups at the beginning of their time reservation to learn how they would like the Chapel equipment arranged for their event. You’ll also go over a checklist of policies with them to make sure all details are covered. Additionally, you will get to help in the Chapel’s office by updating our social media sites, answering phone calls, and working to ensure proper communication between the Chapel and our clients. Training and a manual are provided, and your first two assignments are with a veteran Chapel staff member.
ASSIGNMENTS: Based on your availability, you will be assigned THREE-FOUR weekends per semester. A "weekend" means being at each rental event scheduled for that weekend which may include a Thursday. Wedding rehearsals are held 4-10pm on the Thursday and Friday before the Saturday and Sunday weddings. (Most weekends have 4-10 events.) Weddings/Events can be scheduled 9am-10pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Occasionally you will be assigned to weekday evening events, such as concerts and lectures. You must be comfortable with managing an events facility independently. You may bring food when working during meal hours. Business dress is expected and you will be provided with a nametag to be worn while on duty.
QUALIFICATIONS: You must enjoy working with people, be dependable, very punctual, responsible, and willing to help create successful events and weddings. You must take pride in your appearance and understand the importance of representing the University. This position requires a self-starter and independent worker who is willing to learn and politely but firmly enforce all the policies of the Chapel. If you are a UMD student, you should have at least one year remaining before you graduate. Only UMD students are allowed to apply.
APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND NO LATER THAN, JAN 23 at 5 PM: Applicants are called from those on file. Complete and submit the linked application and send to chapel@umd.edu.
QUESTIONS?
ASSIGNMENTS: Based on your availability, you will be assigned THREE-FOUR weekends per semester. A "weekend" means being at each rental event scheduled for that weekend which may include a Thursday. Wedding rehearsals are held 4-10pm on the Thursday and Friday before the Saturday and Sunday weddings. (Most weekends have 4-10 events.) Weddings/Events can be scheduled 9am-10pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Occasionally you will be assigned to weekday evening events, such as concerts and lectures. You must be comfortable with managing an events facility independently. You may bring food when working during meal hours. Business dress is expected and you will be provided with a nametag to be worn while on duty.
QUALIFICATIONS: You must enjoy working with people, be dependable, very punctual, responsible, and willing to help create successful events and weddings. You must take pride in your appearance and understand the importance of representing the University. This position requires a self-starter and independent worker who is willing to learn and politely but firmly enforce all the policies of the Chapel. If you are a UMD student, you should have at least one year remaining before you graduate. Only UMD students are allowed to apply.
APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND NO LATER THAN, JAN 23 at 5 PM: Applicants are called from those on file. Complete and submit the linked application and send to chapel@umd.edu.
QUESTIONS?
Call: Kailey Oakes
1101 Memorial Chapel College Park, MD 20742-8011
Phone: 301-314-9866
Email: Chapel@umd.edu; Email: dmchugh@umd.edu
Phone: 301-314-9866
Email: Chapel@umd.edu; Email: dmchugh@umd.edu
Mona Center Urban Farm Coordinator Positions
Catholic Charities – Susan D. Mona Center Urban Farm Coordinator Positions
Location: 5859 Allentown Way, Temple Hills, MD and remote
Commitment: June 1 – November 30, 2022 @ 10-20 hours per week
Compensation: $17.00 per hour
Positions Available: 1-2
About the Mona Center Urban Farm
The Catholic Charities – Susan Denison Mona Center is an integrated multi-services facility that provides critical resources to the residents of Prince George’s County. In partnership with the University of Maryland and Luminis Healthcare (formerly Doctors Community Hospital), Catholic Charities offers comprehensive services focusing on health and wellness, feeding and nutrition, and legal services.
The urban farm was created on-site to facilitate community engagement and grow fresh produce for the residents of the neighborhood. The farm was started in 2019 and now consists of a pilot project of eighteen raised beds for vegetable production. With proven success, the project hopes to grow to occupy the full 1/3 acre of land available. 100% of the farm’s produce currently goes to the Catholic Charities Enterprise Kitchen, which prepares it into hot meals that are distributed for free to food-insecure residents in Washington, DC and Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties. As the farm and its outputs grow, the vegetables and herbs may be used in Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) and ProduceRx programs run by the Mona Center.
Position Description
The Urban Farm Coordinators work as a team of two to oversee day-to-day operations of the farm, including infrastructure planning, crop production, marketing, outreach, and educational programming. The Coordinators collaborate with Catholic Charities staff, Luminis Healthcare staff, and University of Maryland faculty advisors to bring farm projects and community events to fruition. The work may be divided as the Coordinators find appropriate; for example, one Coordinator may work primarily remotely on marketing, grant writing, and other tasks, while the other Coordinator is primarily responsible for on-site farm production and volunteer events. These are paid positions that may also be used to fulfill an academic internship requirement.
To Apply
For more information about the position, click here. To apply, email a resume, cover letter, and three references to Meredith Epstein at mbepste@umd.edu by Monday, May 16, 2022.
Capital Area Food Bank Garden Fellow Position
Capital Area Food Bank is currently hiring for a garden fellow. This position will provide the fellow with the opportunity to gain a strong understanding of the issues surrounding food insecurity in the DMV Area. While working with our nutrition education team, he/she will get an in-depth look into various programs and approaches that are being deployed directly by the Food Bank and indirectly through food assistance organizations to address the issue of food insecurity both in the short and longer term. Fellows are a vital part of the Capital Area Food Bank.
The Garden Fellow will work closely with the Food Growing Education Specialist to develop and implement several food growing and gardening initiatives in our ½ acre garden, Urban Food Studio’s outdoor kitchen, and in the community. The fellow will also support the Food Growing Education Specialist with administrative tasks related to our partners and clients.
The Garden Fellow will work closely with the Food Growing Education Specialist to develop and implement several food growing and gardening initiatives in our ½ acre garden, Urban Food Studio’s outdoor kitchen, and in the community. The fellow will also support the Food Growing Education Specialist with administrative tasks related to our partners and clients.
For more information about this position and to apply, click here.
Horticulture Scholarships
Sidney B. Meadows Scholarship Endowment Fund
A $2,000 scholarship is available for undergraduate students in horticulture, who are residents of Southeastern US States (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia). Students may attend college anywhere, they just need to be residents of one of the states.
Applications are due May 27, 2022.
Applications are due May 27, 2022.
Learn more and apply here: https://www.sbmsef.org/apply.html
Maryland Nursery, Landscape and Greenhouse Association Ornamental Horticulture Scholarship
Three $5,000 scholarships are available for college or graduate students pursuing an education in the field of landscape/ornamental horticulture.
Applications are due by May 31, 2022.
Maryland Nursery, Landscape and Greenhouse Association Ornamental Horticulture Scholarship
Three $5,000 scholarships are available for college or graduate students pursuing an education in the field of landscape/ornamental horticulture.
Applications are due by May 31, 2022.
Learn more and apply here: https://mnlga.org/page/ScholarshipOpportunities
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