Valley Food and Farm Coordinator with Vital Communities in VT

Valley Food & Farm is a program of Vital Communities, which engages citizens, organizations, and communities in creating solutions to our region's challenges. Vital Communities began with a vision: what if people in the Upper Valley of Vermont and New Hampshire could access fresh food from their communities, knowing where the food came from and who grew it? And what if farmers had access to a multitude of markets... That vision existed in the minds of the staff and board of Vital Communities, who then started a program called Valley VitalSigns. These folks realized that farming and farmland plays a crucial role in providing the region with its open space and rural character, as well as with food. Out of their work came the Valley Food & Farm program. Valley Food & Farm carries out its mission to "foster the relationships that make agriculture a vital part of daily community life" in concrete and practical ways. Valley Food & Farm also published its first Guide to local agriculture in 2005. A new issue of the Valley Food & Farm Guide comes out each year in early spring, and there is a year-round searchable version on our website. Valley Food & Farm staff and interns work diligently to keep the Guide updated so that folks can find accurate information about where to get locally grown and raised food – at farms and at other locations such as farmers’ markets, restaurants, stores. Our agricultural ebulletin, Tidbits, available at no charge, goes out to over 2000 people. Tidbits includes information about seasonal farm products and services, and news and events relating to local agriculture. RESPONSIBILITIES This position will work to support a vibrant local food system including cultivating new farmers and local food access. Responsibilities include project and event management, facilitation and fundraising. QUALIFICATIONS The successful candidate will have excellent communications skills, be a team player, and be an outgoing, well-organized self-starter. Agricultural work experience is highly valued. This is a fulltime 40hrs/wk position with benefits. EOE.

Email resume and cover letter to gabe@vitalcommunities.org.