All Internships (Research & UMSOF
Positions)
Working hours on the
student organic farm are typically 8 am (or earlier) until 3 or 4pm M-F.
Weekend and evening hours can be put in but not exclusively. Weekly group
intern meetings and field walks will be held so that everyone understands the
goals for the week. There is a fair amount of overlap with duties between all
interns. Non-market managers will help out at the farmer’s market. Everyone
will help plant, weed, harvest and process crops.
Marketing Manager Position
The sales/marketing manager is
responsible for the marketing activities focusing on product, pricing,
promotion and placement. Duties may include but are not limited to:
*Coordinating harvesting and post-harvest processing
*Taking inventory pre- and post-market
*Coordinating the market stand
*Ability to project/determine the demands & needs of the market
*Coordinating harvesting and post-harvest processing
*Taking inventory pre- and post-market
*Coordinating the market stand
*Ability to project/determine the demands & needs of the market
*Bookkeeping - invoicing sales
*Website, facebook and email updates
*Various record-keeping
This position is typically 15-30 hours a week Mid May through September. Often Cornercopia hires two marketing managers: one forMinneapolis
and one for St. Paul .
Cornercopia Student Organic Farm has established markets that this position
would follow up with in addition to exploring new options. Both market stands
are currently on Wednesdays (11-2 in MPLS, 3-5 in St. Paul).
*Website, facebook and email updates
*Various record-keeping
This position is typically 15-30 hours a week Mid May through September. Often Cornercopia hires two marketing managers: one for
Volunteer Coordinator Position
Volunteers are an essential part of
our labor strategy on the farm and we have lots of interest from all types of
people in volunteering on the student organic farm. Recruiting and
communicating with volunteers and utilizing them effectively is the motive
behind this position. In past years we have organized a number of crop mob
volunteer days which were highly successful (20-30 people gathering to
volunteer on a weekend day for bigger projects, lunch provided). The Volunteer
Coordinator would be encouraged to continue organizing crop mobs and other such
events. This has typically been a 20-25 hour a week position Mid May through September.
*Recruitment of volunteers
*Schedule dates & times for volunteer workers
*Assignment of tasks to volunteers as needed
Outreach Coordinator
*Schedule dates & times for volunteer workers
*Assignment of tasks to volunteers as needed
Outreach Coordinator
An important component of the mission of the Student Organic
Farm is reaching out to our surrounding community to develop relationships that
benefit the University community and our neighbors. The intern filling this
position will both work on the Student Organic Farm becoming familiar with all
farm operations and perform outreach activities on the farm and potentially in
the community. About half of the time will be spent in day to day farm
operations, and half of the time on developing other community outreach
connections. In the past Cornercopia has conducted outreach activities to a
wide range of audiences everyone from elementary age school groups through
middle and high school groups, incoming freshmen, and college students, to
alumni and the general public. This position is typically 15-20 hours a week
Mid May through September.
Gordon Parks High School Youth Worker Coordinator and Farm
Intern
For the past 4 years Cornercopia and Gordon Parks High
School have been working together to co-create a relationship between our two
programs during Gordon Parks summer sessions. The person filling this position
will work with the staff at Gordon Parks HS and Cornercopia to develop and
execute learning activities at Gordon Parks HS and most importantly at
Cornercopia. During the 6 weeks of the
GP summer sessions and the week before classes start, the person filling this
position will spend half time working directly with GPHS staff and
students. During the time the GPHS
classes are not in session the person filling this position will work at
Cornercopia producing food, caring for the land, and providing training and
leadership to other farm workers and volunteers. Additionally the intern filling this
position will also provide leadership to develop connections and partnerships
with other community groups.
Gordon Parks High School is an alternative high school
located on Giggs and University Avenues in St. Paul. Their mission is to create
college-bound, career-aware students, fluent in the varied media arts and
experienced in work-based learning, who can apply these skills toward change in
their lives and communities.
Fill out and return Student
Application Form to MISA office (413 Hayes Hall in person drop off or mail to
411 Borlaug Hall) or submit via email to tchi0003@umn.edu
