Monday, February 3, 2025
Epsilon Eta Recruitment
Epsilon Eta is a co-ed, professional fraternity at UMD focused on the environmental sciences and sustainability. Members engage in volunteering, professional development opportunities, social events, community outreach, and more. You do not have to be an environmental science major to join! All majors are welcome, all we require is environmental interest. Scan the QR code for more information on our recruitment events.
Precision Agriculture Lab @ UMD
The Precision Agriculture Lab (PAL) at the University of Maryland is seeking multiple motivated and passionate undergraduate/graduate students to join our team on various projects. The students will be paid an hourly rate. The selected candidates will have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge research in climate- and water-smart precision irrigation and drainage water management, focusing on regionally represented crop/soil-specific data in Maryland.
Project Overview: The successful candidate will contribute to the development of advanced irrigation and drainage engineering models and methods tailored for different irrigation systems and technologies. The students work with the principal investigator and PAL team in developing science-based cropping information tailored to Maryland's unique conditions, including peak consumptive water use rates, evapotranspiration rates, rooting depths, and recommended plant and row spacing. The candidate will also provide help with the Maryland-specific Irrigation Guide and science-based Irrigation Water Management (IWM) plans to assist in irrigation and improve water use efficiency.
Qualifications and Preferences:
• Background in agronomy, environmental science, animal science, crop and soil science or related fields.
• Strong oral and written communication skills. Students will get the opportunity to lead extension articles.
• Prior experience and ability to work in lab, field, and computer programming environments.
• Experience working with Excel and Microsoft Word.
• Must be willing to travel throughout the state of Maryland. Out-of-state travel may also be required based on availability.
• Flexible work schedule required for data collection in the evening or on weekends.
• Must have a valid driver’s license.
• Prior experience with irrigation and/or drainage water management.
• Prepare project reports by collecting data on crops, soil, and water.
• Minimal physical lifting (less than 30 lbs.) in laboratory and field environments.
For more information about PAL and Principal Investigator, please visit: Precision Agriculture Lab.
Interested candidates are encouraged to send their CV and cover letter to Dr. Hemendra Kumar at
hemendra@umd.edu to apply for the position.
AVSA Scholarships
Since 1950, the African Violet Society of America (AVSA) has funded research concerning African violets. In more recent years, the Society has offered a college scholarship program for students—undergraduate and graduate—who are studying ornamental horticulture, floriculture, plant genetics, botany, or an equivalent program in an accredited college or university.
AVSA remains dedicated to, and enthusiastically encourages, the recognition and advancement of horticultural and related study at the college level.
Prior to application, students normally must have completed a minimum of 24 semester or quarter hour college credits, while maintaining at least a “B” average (3.0 GPA). Awards are based upon merit.
$1,000 merit-based scholarship awarded to two (2) students for a full academic year (covering fall to the end of spring) and a one-year complimentary AVSA digital membership.
Scholarship recipients are required to write a short article for the African Violet Magazine where they introduce themselves and discuss a pre-approved horticultural topic of their choosing. The article will also include a photo of the recipient.
The completed application form and official transcript shall be submitted via standard mail or e-mailed to: scholarship@avsa.org. Two (2) faculty recommendation letters must be e-mailed to scholarship@avsa.org. All documents must be postmarked or received by March 1st of the upcoming academic year.
PDF can be downloaded here: AVSA College Scholarship Application 2025-2026
Send application, official transcript and two faculty recommendations to:
Dr. Minh Bui
13111 Ardennes Ave.
Rockville, MD 20851
Or e-mail documents to scholarship@avsa.org.
Summer Internships at the Arboretum here at UMD
The priority consideration deadline is March 15 and more information can be found here: https://arboretum.
Summer Camp Educator at Growing Gardens - Boulder, CO
Do you LOVE being outside, working with children and exploring the natural world? Do you have experience or interest in working in a garden or farm setting? Are you excited to work collaboratively to make camp memorable for children aged 5-11 years old? Do you love to laugh, play with goats, run through the sprinklers, and eat snacks from the garden? We are looking for high energy, upbeat, compassionate educators to join our education team for Growing Gardens Summer Camp in 2025!
Dates: May 23rd - August 8th
Job Status: Full Time, Seasonal Summer Employee, Average 40 hours per week
Pay: $770 per week of summer camps; training weeks will be prorated to reflect days worked.
Dreaming Out Loud - Washington, DC
We're in search of some dedicated team members who center the community, love food, and are ready to do some powerful work together! Maybe that team member is a friend, family member, or colleague of yours. Or maybe yourself? Help us spread the word!
Apply via this link: https://dreaming-out-
We're in search of the following roles:
- Director or Programs.
- Director of People and Culture.
- Grants and Fundraising Manager.
- Delivery Driver (full-time).
- Culinary Production Assistant.
Our new team members will help us to get good food into the community, connect farm partners to opportunities, train and support foodmakers, and more. Additionally, they will help us to continue growing our impact through the recently completed construction at the Marion Barry Avenue Market -- a 4,770 sq ft food hub and grocery store in Ward 8.
Read more about the Marion Barry Avenue Market:
Apply HERE.
For any questions, pls direct them towards our HR support CJ via email at: cj.bugay@humancapsc.com.
Farm Alliance of Baltimore
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FoodCorps
What is FoodCorps?
We're a national nonprofit empowering kids to thrive through nourishing food and food eduction. Our members spend 11 months teaching kids about gardening and nutrition, supporting school cafeterias, and collaborating with educators to create environments where fresh, nourishing food is the norm.
The Role:
Here’s what students can look forward to as FoodCorps AmeriCorps members in DC:
Food Education Members focus on teaching kids about gardening, nutrition, and food systems. They maintain school gardens, lead classroom lessons, and inspire a love for fresh, nourishing food through hands-on activities.
School Nutrition Members collaborate with school cafeteria teams to improve access to nourishing food. They lead taste tests, support cafeteria staff, and help create welcoming spaces for students to enjoy meals.
Professional growth: Gaining experience in education, public health, and leadership while working closely with community partners.
Supportive benefits: A $33,000 stipend for 11 months, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), and an AmeriCorps Segal Education Award upon completing service.
For more information, click here.
Rooftop Farmer @ Up Top Acres - Washington, DC
Up Top Acres is a leading urban and rooftop farming company with over 30 urban farms and gardens under current management. We install, plant, maintain, and harvest gardens in a variety of settings and forms, and also engage community members through farm & garden related programming.
Summary
Full time farmer/gardener. Washington DC. $50,000 - $55,000 annual salary.
Start Date: March ‘25
Monday - Saturday for March-April, Monday - Friday rest of the year.
Extensive paid time off.
Job Description
An Up Top Acres farmer will manage the full lifecycle of a portfolio of farms
and gardens. Work will primarily consist of field work, but will also include
administrative and record keeping responsibilities, and may also include
sales, and event leading/coordination.
During the growing season, responsibilities will revolve around the day-to-
day farming and gardening work. Farmers typically visit 2-3 sites per day
performing all necessary field work and harvest during those visits. Prior
farm or market gardening experience is a plus; past garden or plant experience
is required.
Work is often performed alone, though larger sites and work activities will be
performed in groups or with the whole team. Farmers are often required to
move numerous 40lb bags of soil / amendments, and maneuver heavy totes of
harvested produce through building environments. Transportation of farmers
and materials is almost exclusively via electric bike & bike trailer - biking
skill and comfort is an important job skill.
Harvested produce is distributed either to “harvest tables” in the building/
complex of the garden, or to a local non-profit partner. Maintenance of
ornamental gardens, pollinator and butterfly gardens, greenroofs, and interior
plants is also a part of the role depending on the portfolio of sites.
Each site visit is logged to track work completed, site & plant conditions,
and harvest. Farmers are expected to present their site’s status and upcoming
work in weekly review meetings with the whole farm and garden staff.
This role will work closely with the entire Up Top Acres farm team including
the partners and director of horticulture. We’re a small and growing team,
and everyone on the team has a seat at the table when decisions are made
regarding operations, scheduling, delegation, etc.
Montgomery County, MD Lead Horticultural Support Technician (12897, Grade 18)
- Do you consider yourself a knowledgeable horticulturist or landscaper?
- Are you experienced and talented at leading small groups of staff on projects?
- Are you proficient in operating tools and equipment utilized in landscaping?
If this sounds like you, The Montgomery County Department of Parks-Horticulture, Forestry and Environmental Education Division is the place you want to be! We are currently seeking a motivated, skilled Landscape Technician to perform a broad range of landscape design, installation and maintenance projects for the HFEE Division. This position reports directly to the Horticulturist. Go to our website to learn more about the work of the HFEE Division: https://www.montgomeryparks.org/visit-nature/
The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) is a six-time National Recreational and Parks Association Gold Medal Award Winner. Behind the vast and diverse Montgomery County Department of Parks system is a career staff complement of nearly 800 employees, 420 parks and over 37,000 acres of park land that serves a diverse population of more than one million residents in the Washington DC area. Go to our website to learn more: https://www.montgomeryparks.org/
Click Here for more information.
$3000 PSPA Winter Memorial Horticultural Scholarships - 4/1
This year PSPA is awarding two $3,000 scholarships to Horticulture majors or those in related fields. To be eligible the applicant must be:
- A Junior or Senior enrolled in Horticulture, Landscape Architecture, or a related field
- Must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Must be a native of, or enrolled in a University in PA,NJ,MD, or DE
Applications must be filled out and returned by April 1st. The awards will be presented in May 2025.
Please circulate this e-mail to your students whom you feel may qualify. An application will also be on our Web Site: https://pspaonline.com/
For more information feel free to respond to my e-mail, caboley@comcast.net, or call 610-14-1131. I have also attached a PR release of last year’s winners.
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Assistant Golf Course Superintendent
This position is located at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Morale Welfare and Recreation (MWR) Department. The purpose of the position is to provide assistance in planning, organization, guidance and supervision necessary for the efficient maintenance of a golf course and ancillary practice area. The golf course and practice areas operate throughout the year.
Want more information? Click Here.
Washington National Cathedral Horticulture Internship - 3/24
Washington National Cathedral
3101 Wisconsin Ave NW
Washington, D.C. 20016
3 Horticulture Internships Available
Summer, Full-time
Apply by March 24, 2025
Compensation: $17.50/hour
Housing not provided
Contact: Addie Schopf
Email: aschopf@cathedral.org
Phone: 202-537-5773
The Washington National Cathedral, along with St. Albans School, National Cathedral School, and Beauvoir, The National Cathedral Elementary School, is located on a campus of 57 acres of landscaped grounds in the heart of the nation’s Capital. This internship program provides instruction and hands-on gardening experience. Under the direction of the horticulture staff, interns will participate in the installation, maintenance, conservation, and preservation of the Bishop’s Garden and the Cathedral grounds. Areas of emphasis include an ornamental herb garden, herbaceous perennial borders, a rose garden, 5-acre native woodland, and a classroom vegetable garden. Proper horticulture techniques will be emphasized, including weeding, staking, pruning, watering, plant identification, and using IPM methods of insect and disease control.
Interns will work Monday through Friday from 6:30 am to 3:00 pm. To enhance the educational experience, interns will visit public gardens in the surrounding Metro DC area. Preference will be given to applicants who are pursuing a degree in horticulture, landscape maintenance, or a related field. Applicants must be able to work outside in inclement weather such as rain and extreme heat, must be able to perform physical work including bending, stooping, reaching, and standing for extended periods of time, must be able to lift, carry, and push at least 30 lbs. Housing is not provided and there is no housing allowance. The internship is 12 weeks, with flexible start and end dates. May through August preferred.
The PECF requires that all employees who are regularly working at the PECF, absent an exemption for a medical condition or a sincerely held religious belief, to either (a) have received an original course of a COVID- 19 vaccine (e.g., the original Pfizer/Moderna/Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines) and at least one COVID- 19 booster vaccine; or (b) be up-to-date with the COVID-19 vaccine as defined by the CDC by having received an updated COVID-19 vaccine. Employees are strongly encouraged to obtain all additional COVID booster shots for which they are eligible under the then current CDC eligibility guidelines for COVID-19 boosters.
Interested applicants should visit pecf.org. Click on Employment, Opportunities – scroll down to “Click here for PECF Opportunities” to apply. Please submit a resume and cover letter no later than March 24, 2025.
National Farmers Union - Washington, DC - 4/1
National Farmers Union – Washington, DC
National Farmers Union (NFU) advocates for family farmers, ranchers, and their communities through education, cooperation, and legislation. NFU is seeking interns to assist with projects in government relations, communications, and membership. This internship provides first-hand experience in monitoring legislative and regulatory activity in the federal government, creating written or visual content for publications, planning educational and advocacy events, and supporting the organization’s 230,000 members.
This is full-time position, located in NFU's Washington, DC office. Full-time interns should be available at least three full days/week.
NFU internship applications are accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis for the following semesters:
Summer (Apply by April 1)
Fall (Apply by July 1)
Winter/Spring (Apply by November 1)
To apply, send a resume, cover letter, and short writing sample to employment@nfudc.org.
University of Maryland Extension Workforce Development Summer 2025 Internship
The University of Maryland Extension (UME) is seeking undergraduate students interested in careers in Extension and agriculture industries. Our Workforce Development Internship is a ten-week full-time Summer experiential learning and professional development opportunity for undergraduate students currently enrolled in a in a two-year, four-year degree or certificate program and who are interested in a career in agriculture and natural resources. This work is supported by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, AFRI Competitive Grant Workforce Development, project MD-UME-09312.
Interested? Click Here.
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