The United States is facing an epidemic shortage of farmers. Among the challenges to meet the rising demand for organic products that are healthy for both people and the planet is the need for new organic farmers and entrepreneurs. The Future Organic Farmer Grant Fund supports the next generation of organic producers through small grants that support organic education from kindergarten through the end of college
If you are a student that is passionate about organic farming you may qualify for one of CCOF’s 30 $2,500 higher and vocational education scholarships that are available to students who are focused on studying organic agriculture.! 

The South King County Food Coalition is a 501(c)(3) network of 12 food banks in South King County, Washington, whose service areas range from White Center to Federal Way, and from Enumclaw to Vashon Island. The Coalition is looking for a field manager to help develop Elk Run Farm, a 4.5-acre mixed vegetable farm in Maple Valley, WA. The farm is located on a former golf course in the midst of a growing housing development, with walking paths criss-crossing the property and a high school being built across the street. 

Full-time Seasonal, June-August
With a mission to promote sustainable land use, Oxbow Farm & Conservation Center includes a 25-acre organic farm, an education center, and native plant nursery located on 200 acres of forest and valley land in the Snoqualmie Valley, 25 miles east of Seattle. The farm supports a 700-member CSA and supplies local restaurants and independent grocery stores with local, organic produce. 

The Seattle farmers markets are dedicated to promoting healthy eating by
connecting low-income neighbors to farm-fresh fruits and vegetables.
 
 
 
 
Twentyone markets and farm stands across the city offer a program called Fresh
Bucks, through which EBT (Electronic Benefits Transfer, or food stamps)
customers can double their benefits when they shop at a city farmers market.
The Fresh Bucks Outreach Team will include three summer AmeriCorps VISTA
volunteers responsible for spreading the word about the program to the market
neighborhoods. 

Concerns about pollinator declines have grown in recent years, causing increased interest in pollinator conservation and research into improving bee community health. We seek part-time help to assist in a landscape ecology project that focuses on the impact of transitioning to small-scale diversified organic farming on wild/native bee communities in western Washington. The assistant filling this position will work with the project team of PhD students Elias Bloom and Rachel Olsson to understand the factors that influence the development of these communities. 

What a year this has turned out to be! Challenged by drought and record high temperatures, but sustained by an abundance of community support, we have accomplished a tremendous amount in 2015.
Thanks to a fabulous student staff, a great team of interns, and over 100 volunteers on the farm this year, we supplied 37 families, several campus restaurants, and community partners like the University District Food Bank, with an abundance of good food. 

Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) Customer Programs Division is seeking either an undergraduate or graduate intern to gain experience in community engagement programs within the Resource Conservation Section. This Section provides a wide range of conservation services to Seattle residents, businesses and community groups across SPU’s Solid Waste, Drinking Water, and Drainage and Wastewater utility lines of business. The selected intern will gain experience supporting education and community engagement programs focused on waste reduction, potentially including the following programs:
Residential food waste prevention: Help residents reduce the amount of edible food they throw away. 

Ever wanted to work with inner city, elementary school kids?  Do you want to teach kids the basic life skills of growing their own food?   Do you want to help kids connect more to their natural world?  If the answer is yes to all three questions, Leschi Elementary’s Peace Garden needs your excellent volunteer services!

Leschi Elementary is a Seattle Public School located in the Central District.  

As part of her UW senior capstone project, student farmer Mallory Culbertson has been working hard to bring chickens to the UW Farm! We hope to have a flock of feathered friends in 2017 but in the meantime, check out this informative Chicken Keeping Handbook Mallory created for other student farmers.
If you’d like to learn more, you can view her project’s annotated bibliography HERE. 

SkyRoot Farm has been approved by the State of Washington to host (2) official farm interns on our farm this summer! SkyRoot is an integrated vegetable farm located on Whidbey Island in the Puget Sound. The 20 acre farm is an active site of restoration agriculture – a form of agriculture that works to restore both ecological function as well as food production to a farm system.