Part time
AmeriCorps
Caribou, ME, USA
Washington Academy’s campus. current garden donates from 1-2,000 pounds of food a year to a local food pantry to combat food insecurity and increase access to fresh, healthy produce. Roughly 5,000 square feet of outdoor space and a small unheated greenhouse are used to cultivate. In addition, our campus serves over 80 residential students from over 15 different countries and students who are members of the Passamaquoddy tribe. Through surveys of students in the sustainable agriculture class and community members who frequent the food pantry, the crop offerings are ever-evolving. Through the garden's integration into the student experience in science classes and the Sustainable Agriculture class, it fosters continued belonging in the community and student exposure to traditional gardening practices as well as a variety of fresh vegetables, fruits, herbs and other flowering plants. The position itself will require facilitating a hands-on class period in which students work the garden...


