Robert Trent Jones Golf Club-Summer Internship 2019

Robert Trent Jones Golf Club

Summer Internship 2019

      Pesticide/Fertilizer Application

     Course Setup

     Volunteer for a PGA Tour Event 

     Housing and Lunch provided

     Construction   

    Renovation

I Irrigation Repair

     Scholarship Opportunity  

  

  Please visit our internship webpage for all the information

www.rtjgc.com  

Click on “About RTJ” and the Internship link is on your left

             For any further questions please email us at tgoss@rtjgc.com

Love & Carrots-Urban Gardener

Job Opening - Urban Gardener (10/30/18)

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’re currently searching for a full-time farmer/gardener starting February 2019.

Our Urban Farmers are responsible for the maintenance of our clients’ organic vegetable gardens, ensuring that they are beautiful and productive! On an average day they travel to 3-4 gardens, primarily residential, and maintain between 20-30 gardens over the course of a two-week period. New staff members also have the opportunity to work with senior staff on larger farm projects and garden installations, schedule permitting.

Farmers work independently, driving from garden to garden, to perform all necessary garden tasks, and are supported remotely by our office crew and in the field by a team of experienced senior farmers. Our service area ranges throughout the beltway area, but daily routes are limited to specific neighborhoods to minimize travel time. Each farmer is provided with a kit containing all tools needed to maintain gardens.

 Maintenance tasks include:

• Amending soil, fertilizing.
• Seeding, planting, weeding, pruning, harvesting and applying organic pest control practices.
• Trellising, irrigation repair and management.
• Ensuring the area in and around the garden is neat and well maintained.
• Tracking visit details on iPad with our data management software.
• Engaging with clients: teaching, sending recap emails, answering questions, receiving client feedback and applying to garden.

 Necessary Qualifications:

• At least one full season of experience working on a farm or in agriculture.
• A valid driver's license and working personal vehicle required.
• The ability to lift at least 50 lbs; the job is physically demanding.
• Knowledge of proper harvesting, weeding, transplanting, pest/disease ID, sowing, fertilization and rotation/succession planting techniques.
• The ability to think on your feet and come up with solutions to common garden issues on the spot (minor trellising/irrigation repairs, etc) without immediate assistance.
• Experience with carpentry, landscaping a plus (hardscapes, raised bed building, etc.)
• Proactive, friendly, and prompt communication through phone and email.
• Comfortable teaching adults and children gardening basics (using our supplied curriculum.)
• Attention to detail and organization.

 Compensation and Benefits:

• $115-$136 per day, depending on experience.
• 401k
• Compensation is competitive in the Agricultural and Landscaping fields.
• Benefits include health insurance, and paid time off.
• Mileage Reimbursement for use of your personal vehicle on garden routes.
• Performance-based seasonal bonuses.
• More vegetables than you can handle- our headquarters has a large on-site vegetable garden for staff enjoyment.

 Interested? Email a brief letter of interest and resume to: garden@loveandcarrots.com

Love & Carrots-Landscape Maintenance Technician

Job Opening - Landscape Maintenance Technician (10/30/18)

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 a qualified Landscape Maintenance Technician who will be responsible for the maintenance of our clients’ perennial gardens, ensuring that they are beautiful, tidy, and healthy!

We are seeking either full or part-time candidates for this position. Our season runs from February through November - winter work in December and January is not guaranteed. The Technician will generally work independently, driving from garden to garden, to perform all necessary garden tasks. On an average day the landscape maintenance technician will travel to 1-4 gardens, primarily residential. Our service area ranges throughout the beltway area, with gardens in DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Support is provided remotely by our office crew and in the field by a team of experienced senior staff, and the technician will be provided with all tools and materials needed to maintain gardens.

Maintenance tasks include:

Ensuring the plants are healthy and well-pruned, the area in and around the garden is neat, beautiful  and maintained in such a way that exceeds client expectations. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Amending soil, fertilizing
• Weeding, pruning, and applying organic pest control practices.
• Leaf removal, cleaning, edging, mulching
• Trellising, irrigation repair and management.
• Tracking visit details on iPad with our data management software.
• Engaging with clients: sending recap emails, answering questions, receiving client feedback and applying it to the garden.

Necessary Qualifications:

• At least two full seasons of landscape maintenance or equivalent experience and/or education
• Familiarity with common native plants for our area
• Good knowledge base of horticulture and plant health
• Proper planting techniques , pest/disease ID, and organic fertilizer application.
• Experience with irrigation systems and proper watering schedules
• The ability to think on your feet and come up with solutions to garden issues on the spot, without immediate assistance.
• Experience with carpentry is a plus
• Proactive, friendly, and prompt communication through phone and email.
• Ability to work in all kinds of weather - we do not reschedule maintenance except in cases of extreme weather events
• Attention to detail and organization.
• A valid driver's license and working personal vehicle required.
• The ability to lift at least 50 lbs; the job is physically demanding.

Compensation and Benefits:

• $15-20/hr, depending on experience.
• 401k
• Benefits include health insurance and paid time off.
• Mileage reimbursement for use of your personal vehicle on garden routes.
• Opportunity for seasonal bonuses, based on performance.
• Our office/headquarters has an on-site vegetable garden for staff use.

Interested? Email a brief letter of interest and resume to: garden@loveandcarrots.com

William C. Berg Academic Excellence in Agriculture Scholarship

NCGA, BASF Accepting Applications for 2018 Scholarships

The National Corn Growers Association is again offering its William C. Berg Academic Excellence in Agriculture Scholarship thanks to the sponsorship of BASF Corporation.

Five $1,000 scholarships are available to college students (sophomores, juniors, seniors, graduate students and Ph.D. candidates) who are pursuing any undergraduate or graduate degree.

The five scholarship winners and their parent/guardian will be announced at NCGA’s annual tradeshow and convention, Commodity Classic, which will be held on February 28 – March 2, 2019 in Orlando, Florida.

Applicants or a parent/guardian must be a member of the NCGA. Past scholarship winners and employees and the families of employees of any division of BASF or their subsidiaries or the NCGA are not eligible for the scholarship. Students may apply for membership atNCGA.com.

Applications must be submitted by December 1, 2018.

The application is available here: http://www.ncga.com/scholarships.

Wicked Problems - A Public Policy Event!

The Ag Enterprise Challenge

Do you have an innovative idea for a new agriculture, natural resources, or sustainability business? Compete for $5,500 in cash awards by registering today for The AgEnterprise Challenge!

The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources has once again partnered with the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship and the Academy for Innovation and Entrepreneurship to hold this annual student competition. Teams of 1-10 students can register by filling out the online Registration Form available at go.umd.edu/UNW [case sensitive] no later than November 5, 2018. 

Registered teams will be required to attend a fun, hands-on workshop on November 14, 2018. In the Semi-Final Round, members of the Agriculture Innovation to Commercialization (AgI2C) Committee will review teams' business pitch presentations (with speaker notes) and 200-word descriptions. Finalist teams will be required to attend a second workshop on February 6, 2019. In the Final Round, teams will deliver their business idea pitches in front of a panel of distinguished judges and live audience in February 2019. 

Additional details are available at go.umd.edu/UNW [case sensitive]. If you have questions, please email agi2c@umd.edu.

Now Hiring Peer Mentors for Ag Discovery (Paid Position)

2019 Ag Discovery Peer Mentor (PAID POSITION)

Summer 2019 Ag Discovery Peer Mentor Paid Position!!!! Application Deadline November 30

Ag Discovery Peer Mentor Position Announcement

Ag Discovery 2019: The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Maryland College Park is excited to announce the 2019 Ag Discovery summer program from July 7 – July 26, 2019.  Ag Discovery is a 3-week program sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA/APHIS) in conjunction with the University of Maryland (UMD) College of Agriculture and Natural Resources  and UMD Young Scholars Program (YSP) to promote the agricultural and life sciences  and provide high-school students an on-campus experience.

Student participants ranging from grades 10-12 will engage in varied activities involving plants and animals, the importance of protecting America’s food supply from insects and disease, the role of regulation in genetically engineered organisms, and the challenge of managing and resolving wildlife conflicts.  Student participants will have the opportunity to earn three university college credits in AGNR100, “An Educational Odyssey Exploring Food, Culture, and the Environment.

Ag Discovery Mentor Position Description:  AGNR Ag Discovery Mentors…

·Monitor the student participants during sponsored activities from July 7 – July 26

·Accompany student participants on all weekday field trips and one weekend event. Past student activities include a Capitol Hill tour, trips to the National Zoo, Smithsonian Natural History Museum, Brookside Gardens, Patuxent Wildlife Refuge, and USDA lab experiments.

·Assist AGNR100 instructor with course grading and activities

·Work as a team with other AGNR Mentors

·Attend AGNR training session

·Positively represent AGNR and the University of Maryland

·Provide support, leadership, and compassion of Ag Discovery students

Qualifications: Applicants must 1) have experience working as a counselor,  mentor or tutor,  2)be an AGNR student, 3) demonstrate leadership abilities and  4) be in good academic standing in your major.

To Apply:  Send resume and cover letter to Tyra C. Gallman-Monnity, tgallman@umd.edu. 

Application Deadline: November 30 , 2018

Critical Language Scholarship--Applications due November 27th!

The 2019 CLS Application is live!

Head to https://clscholarship.org/apply to start your application today!

About the Program

The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is an intensive overseas language and cultural immersion program for American students enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities. The program includes intensive language instruction and structured cultural enrichment experiences designed to promote rapid language gains.

CLS is part of a wider government initiative to expand the number of Americans studying and mastering foreign languages that are critical to national security and economic prosperity. CLS plays an important role in preparing students for the 21st century's globalized workforce and increasing national competitiveness.

The Critical Language Scholarship Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State with funding provided by the U.S. Government and administered by American Councils for International Education.

Languages Offered

The CLS Program is part of a U.S. government effort to expand dramatically the number of Americans studying and mastering critical foreign languages. Students of diverse disciplines and majors are encouraged to apply. Participants are expected to continue their language study beyond the scholarship period, and later apply their critical language skills in their future professional careers. Please visit the CLS Institutes page for more information.

Azerbaijani, Bangla, Hindi, Indonesian, Korean, Punjabi, Swahili, Turkish, and Urdu: Beginning, advanced beginning, intermediate and advanced levels; Arabic, Persian and Portuguese: Advanced beginning, intermediate and advanced levels; Chinese, Japanese, and Russian: Intermediate and advanced levels.

$10,000 Farm Credit Scholarships Available— Apply Now!

The Farm Credit Foundation for Agricultural Advancement is giving away fifteen scholarships, each worth $10,000 to local students planning to pursue a career in agriculture.

That’s right – we’re giving away $150,000 directly to ag students in our community! That's $50,000 more than we gave away last year.

Our scholarship program is open to all high school seniors or currently enrolled college students residing in MidAtlantic Farm Credit’s territory who are planning to work in the agriculture industry.

This could mean you're planning to be a farmer, food scientist, veterinarian, ag educator, engineer, or even a Farm Credit employee!

The deadline to submit your application is Friday, January 11, 2019. Head over to FCFoundationforAg.org today to apply.

Good luck, and we'll see you on the #OtherSideofAg!