Internship Position 2025

 

Mission:

Grow Local Colorado promotes equity, community, and sustainability.  We do this by tending 20 vegetable gardens located in the Denver Metro Area. The harvest from each of these gardens goes to communities in need. The gardens also demonstrate the beauty and bounty of vegetable gardens in our unique climate.  We engage individuals and businesses in helping maintain these gardens. 

 

Intern Job Description:

Our ideal intern is a go getter who sees new and creative approaches to situations. The intern has a passion for sustainable urban agriculture, community building, and a willingness to work with a variety of ages, interests, and personalities.  This is an opportunity to connect with our urban agriculture community, a variety of volunteer groups, and local businesses while ensuring that fresh produce is shared with those in our community most in need.

Grow Local Colorado’s Intern will work with our co-directors and garden leaders on activities that include, but are not limited to:

• Assist individual and group volunteers at Grow Local’s sites, using sustainable practices.

• Deliver produce to food relief organizations as directed by co-directors.

• Report on garden progress and problems to garden leader or GLC co-directors.

• Tend garden sites as scheduled by garden leader and or co-directors.

• Document gardens’ growth by tracking pounds harvested per garden and volunteer hours at the end of each month.

• Share photos of plants, harvests and volunteers in the garden with the co-directors.

• Research sustainable techniques for pest control, weather damage control, and other issues affecting the gardens.

• Share information on social media.

 

Skills Needed:

• Well organized, self-motivated, creative, attention to detail, flexible, and excellent communication skills.

• Ability to do outdoor, physically demanding work.

• Transportation to and from Grow Local’s various garden sites. GLC is willing to provide a bus pass.

• Comfortable in diverse settings and diverse communities.

• A willingness to collaborate with the GLC directors, garden leaders, other interns, and volunteers.

 

Benefits:             

• $19 per hour with potential for raise. Approximately 15-20 hours per week.

• Training in program planning, implementation, administration, regenerative agriculture, and community outreach.

• Working for an organization that benefits diverse communities and our environment.

• Hands-on experience on how to run a successful non-profit.

• Organic produce.

• Financial bonus at end of season if full season is completed. The bonus is dependent on hours and effort.

 

Timeframe & Hours:                

May 17th – October 11th (we’re willing to work around potential conflicts for the right intern)

10-15 hours/week, flexible schedule including some evening and some weekend work.

 

To Apply:

Please send a resume, letter of interest, and 3 References to:

Barbara Masoner, Grow Local Colorado Co-director.

Email:  Opportunities@GrowLocalColorado.org