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Urban
Farming and Gardening Programs
City Seeds offers a range of opportunities
for young adults to build agricultural knowledge, community outreach
experience, and leadership skills.
After School Program
As part of the Green Teen program, Poughkeepsie
and Beacon high school students visit the Poughkeepsie Farm Project weekly
in the spring and
fall to engage
in hands-on gardening and seed-saving lessons and activities.
Riverhaven
Program
Youth living at Riverhaven,
a short-term shelter for youth for run-away and homeless youth in Dutchess
County, visit the farm each week throughout the growing season to discover
and enjoy the farm ecosystem and produce.
Summer Program and Farm Internships
The Poughkeepsie Farm Project provides
an innovative internship program combining hands-on farming with training
in community food system advocacy
and youth
education. The interns work with each other, PFP staff, and PFP members
in helping the farm project both grow food and facilitate learning.
Educational opportunities include weekly seminars, field trips, and participation
in the Collaborative
Regional Alliance for Farmer Training (CRAFT) program. In addition,
interns gain training and experience in sustainable vegetable farming and
youth
education. We have both full-season
and summer only internships available
each year.
- Green Teen Community Garden Community Food Project Interns: During
a paid, six-week Summer Program, Green Teen hires sixteen youth from
Poughkeepsie
and Beacon to work 30 hours a week. These Community Food Project Summer
Interns spend one day a week at the PFP
each week to learn about the farm ecosystem, sustainable farming, and
wider issue regarding food and farming through experiential lessons and
farm projects. Youth also staff the City of Poughkeepsie Farmers' Market
and
Beacon Farmers’ Market, and share what they learn in community
presentations and outreach.
- Junior Internships: Green Teen graduates can apply
for the PFP Junior Internship, a paid, 30 hour per week position. Junior
Interns
help
with vegetable production on the farm, serve as mentors and team leaders
for the Green Teen Summer Program, and also organizers for the City
Seeds Community Meal. This internship is an opportunity for high school
students
to
continue to learn and build agricultural and leadership skills.
- Community
Food Fellows: Community Food Fellows assume even more responsibility
and involvement in the day-to-day work of urban farming, as part of an
eleven
week paid internship. Fellowsn may choose a focus for their work at the
PFP, including farmers' market, education, or seed saving. Fellows play
an important
role as educators and mentors to the Green Teen participants and Junior Interns,
as well as work closely with farmers, CSA members, and volunteers in the
fields.
- Full Season Farm Internships: The progression of opportunities
for young adults at the PFP culminates in the Full-Season Farm Intern
position, a
paid position from May through November. The full-season intern is involved
in
all aspects of organic vegetable production, gains extensive farm training,
and assumes
significant leadership within the program. This position is designed
for those interested in exploring community-based farming as a vocation.
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