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Youth Ag Training Programs

Youth Agriculture Training Programs

DO YOU WANT TO CREATE A BETTER FOOD SYSTEM?
Join other youth in growing food and community on our urban agriculture site at 500 Hoke Street in Raleigh!

YOUNG FARMER LEADERSHIP TEAM

The Young Farmer Leadership Team is open to any youth who has completed the Food Force Summer Youth Program or has equivalent experience farming or gardening. The Leadership Team is a place where young folks can refine their skills growing food and take on more responsibility through leadership and teaching opportunities. It is more like a job than the summer program. There are 5 main areas of focus:

1. Sustainable Urban & Rural Agriculture

  • Young farmers will have the opportunity to work in both urban and rural settings using a variety of tools and equipment
  • Young Farmers will help manage the Hoke St. farm on work days
  • Young Farmers will be able to take home food from the farm
  • Young Farmers will have the opportunity to go on various field trips to see and work on other farms

2. Youth Empowerment

  •  Young Farmers will have the opportunity to build their leadership skills through trainings, popular education, and peer to peer discussions
  • Youth will be trained to lead classes for the Food Force Summer Youth Program (not in 2013 but future years)
  • Youth will engage in meaningful conversations around social justice, movement building and community investment

3. Critical Analysis of the Food System

  • Young Farmers will engage in conversations about inequities in the food system and use the food system as a lens to view and understand other social injustices 
  • Youth will have the opportunity to learn about the history of agriculture in the United States as well as locally in North Carolina

4. Elder Relationship Building

  • Over the course of their time in the program, each Young Farmer will identify an elder who works in the food system (farmer, restaurant owner, activist, etc.) that they want to get to know more, or are interested in knowing more about what they do
  •  Youth will be responsible for interviewing this person and writing reflection pieces on time spent together
  • Timeline for these projects are to be discussed with program leaders

5. Media

  • The leadership team will be responsible for producing either a monthly newsletter for the community or a blog 
  • Decisions on design and how to manage the blog and newsletter will be left to the program 
  • Youth will engage in activities during work days that involve writing, poetry, drawing, etc. and/or maintaining a blog online documenting their experiences and thoughts throughout the program
  • Participants will be expected to submit at least one piece per month to contribute to the media (either blog or newsletter TBD)

PROGRAM DETAILS

The program has eight paid positions. 6 of the positions are reserved for residents of Southeast Raleigh and the neighborhood where our Urban Ag Training Center is located. The other 2 positions are open to any youth in Wake County.

Youth will be paid an hourly rate of $7.75 with room for raises as they complete trainings. 

The program runs from March 11 - November 23, 2013, with breaks in between spring/summer and summer/fall sessions. 

Spring and Fall requires 5 hours of work per week. There are opportunities for extra income through participation in and contributions to the blog. Youth are responsible for documenting their hours during this time.

Summer requires 18 hours of work per week and is 3 days per week (Wed-Fri)

Participants of this program are eligible to apply for scholarships for classes, conferences, workshops or other training that supports continued education in the field of sustainable agriculture, local food systems, nutrition, leadership and other related topics.

HOW CAN I LEARN MORE OR APPLY FOR THE PROGRAM?

Email Ricky Bratz at Ricky@FoodShuttle.org or call her at 919.524.8360

Please email or call Ricky for an application, or download it here.

FOOD FORCE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAM

The IFFS Food Force Summer Youth Program is an opportunity for youth to begin to learn about the food system, grow food, grow their leadership and critical thinking skills and to build community with other youth who have similar interests.

*Program Begins Summer 2014*

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