Gardening Assistants

Job Description: 
Students will receive a well rounded experience doing spring gardening. Our Teaching Garden has been hosting educational activities since 1999. We have the opportunity to re-create the garden afresh with an eye toward our summer activities: Farm-to-Table Summer Camps for kids.
Students will participate in garden planning and layout. Students will work with Fertile Ground’s garden managers to create a plan that will assure a bounty of educational opportunities in harvesting and eating food for the young farmers who will arrive in the summer.

Composting will play a major part in the spring quarter. We have a sophisticated method of utilizing both neighborhood food scraps and our own yard waste to create compost that is well broken down and full of nutrients. Students will learn every step of this process.

Qualifications:
Student should have an interest in gardening and a willingness to learn about the planning process. Students should be willing to work in drizzle, but not rain. Must be able to lift heavy things and do physical work.

Educational Component: 
Sustainable Urban Agriculture topics from composting neighborhood food waste to incorporating chickens into the landscape. As students gain an understanding of the site’s sun, slope and soil it will guide choices for plant placement.