Nourish Iowa: Local Food System Education & Outreach VISTA
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In this position, you will be placed with Field to Family in Iowa City, a mission-driven nonprofit that provides food system education; supports a shared vision of a community food system that enhances our economic, environmental and community health; and expands access to locally grown and produced food to all citizens in the Iowa City/Cedar Rapids region.
As a Local Food System Education and Outreach VISTA with Field to Family, your service will build capacity by enhancing the organization’s educational programming through coalition building, community organizing, resource sharing, outreach and promotion. With staff guidance, you will lead the development and implementation of a Farm to School education plan, including a portfolio of content for producers and schools intended to be accessible to farmers, school administration, educators, families, and children in Johnson, Linn, and neighboring counties. This will include expanding on an existing Farm to Classroom portal and connecting students’ learning with current and future school gardens and other interactive experiences. You should work well alongside diverse groups of people with accountability & compassion; be eager to establish & maintain positive working relationships; & have an equity centered mindset, excellent communication, & interpersonal & organizational skills.
About Nourish Iowa:
As a Nourish Iowa member, you will serve among a cohort of VISTA members throughout Iowa, sponsored by the Center for Energy & Environmental Education at the University of Northern Iowa, & will have frequent opportunities to share knowledge within this community through regular cohort-wide meetings & site visits. In addition to all standard AmeriCorps VISTA benefits, you will engage regularly with thought leaders in local food and be invited to professional development opportunities coordinated by a VISTA Leader in your cohort.
About Field to Family:
Field to Family works to increase access to local food in Iowa so more people in institutions such as schools, retirement communities, colleges, universities, and hospitals can enjoy meals grown by farmers a few miles away everyday. We envision a strong and community-based Eastern Iowa local food system with infrastructure to support a thriving wholesale market for foods from the region that are high quality, fairly priced, and sustainably produced. Your service will contribute to greater equity in Iowa City’s local food system for farmers and residents considered Socially Disadvantaged by the USDA.
Benefits
- Bi-weekly living allowance
- Education award ($6895) or cash award ($1800) after completing term
- Childcare subsidy
- Relocation allowance if moving more than 50 miles to serve ($750 + a per-mile rate)
- Free supplemental health allowance plan for most costs not covered by insurance
- As a position based at UNI-CEEE, this position is eligible for up to 2 days per week remote
- Paid sick and personal leave
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $22,800.00 per year
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Relocation assistance
- Tuition reimbursement
Payment frequency:
- Paid biweekly
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday