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CAFF's main offices are located just outside of Davis in a beautifully restored turn-of-the-century farm house. We also have branch offices located throughout California. CAFF provides a benefits package that includes three weeks vacation per year, personal leave, a benefit stipend, holidays and flexible scheduling. CAFF is committed to recruiting, training, developing and promoting employees on the basis of individual qualifications, competence and merit.

Farm to School Outreach Healthcorps Position

Central Coast, Sunnyvale Offi

10 hours per week

Organization:  The Community Alliance with Family Farmers is a non-profit organization dedicated to building a movement of rural and urban people to foster family-scale agriculture that cares for the land, sustains local economies, and promotes social justice. CAFF is a membership organization guided by a board of directors that includes family farmers and others who are passionate about food, farming and the environment. In its program areas, CAFF is working to promote and enhance biological farming and California’s local food systems.

Currently, CAFF’s active program in Santa Clara is Farm-to-School, which is a comprehensive approach to nutrition education, teaching children about where their food is grown, how to prepare farm-fresh foods, and the benefits of healthy eating. The ultimate goal is for school-aged children to be nourished by fresh fruits and vegetables from local farms..  In Santa Clara, CAFF works in partnership with Full Circle Farm and conducts educational programming within the Santa Clara Unified School District.

Description of the position:  The Healthcorps member will conduct outreach for CAFF in Santa Clara County.  Outreach responsibilities include: representing CAFF at community events and farmers markets, recruiting CAFF volunteers and members, developing and designing outreach materials and assisting with Farm to School program outreach to schools and teachers.

Essential responsibilities:

• Coordinate CAFF outreach efforts within Santa Clara County
• Assist with CAFF’s Santa Clara County Farm to School Program in coordination with Farm to School Project Coordinator
• Participate in relevant Farm to School projects including field trips to local farms, farmers visits to the classroom, farm stand activities and curriculum development.
• Provide administrative support to the Sunnyvale office.

Qualifications:

• Excellent communication skills including writing and presenting to groups
• Some knowledge of or strong interest in sustainable gardening or farming
• Experience managing projects independently and balancing competing priorities
• Applicant must have access to a vehicle as some driving in the area is required

Physical Requirements:  The Healthcorps member must be able to lift and carry 20 pounds and must be able to do some garden and farming work.

CAFF’s policy is that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, gender, marital status, or sexual orientation.

To Apply:  Contact Ildi Carlisle-Cummins at 831-454-6868 or e-mail resumes and cover letters to ildi@caff.org.

CAFF is also seeking smart, motivated, and reliable good food advocates to intern and/or volunteer.

Download the CAFF Volunteer Form

Interns and volunteers are primarily needed to work on the Local Food Systems program out of our Berkeley office. Opportunities are flexible in terms of work content, structure, and scheduling. Come into our beautiful offices at the Brower Center one afternoon a week, pitch in at an event, or work with us to design a level and type of opportunity that works for you!

Volunteering

Volunteers help spread the word about fresh, local food at green festivals and other events around the Bay Area. Pass out the Eater's Guide to Local Food, get people to sign up for our mailing list, recruit new CAFF members, sell bumper stickers, and more! We are also looking for friendly, outgoing people to do outreach at local farmers markets. Contact us for more information or to get on our list of superstar volunteers extraordinaire.

Internships

More formal internship arrangements range from 3-30 hours per week and span the full range of Local Food Systems program activities. Examples of tasks that interns have helped with in the past: researching and compiling listings for online and print versions of the Eater's Guide to Local Food, assisting with advertising sales for the Eater's Guide, researching and writing profiles on CAFF grower members, doing public outreach, coordinating other volunteers at events, optimizing online communications, and creating marketing materials. Please note that all of CAFF's internship opportunities are unpaid at this time. Contact allyse@caff.org for more information about volunteering in our Bay Area location.