2023 Edible Campus/Carolina Community Garden Summer Internship

The Edible Campus / Carolina Community Garden intern(s) will work to help maintain both the Edible Campus gardens (¼ acre plot behind Davis Library + 9 satellite gardens across campus) and the Carolina Community Garden space (212 Wilson St.). This internship will be a great educational opportunity in all aspects of summer vegetable production as well as an introduction to some summer fruits, herbs, and pollinator friendly perennials and annuals. The internship will be very hands-on and mostly outdoors, though there will likely be some computer and social media work to be done as well. This means applicants should be ready and able to work in the North Carolina summer weather. The intern(s) will work closely with the coordinators at Edible Campus and Carolina Community Garden as well as other staff and volunteers. There will also be independent work such as watering the EC gardens and mowing at the CCG.

General Position Duties

● All aspects of summer production gardening such as harvesting, watering, weeding, trellising, and propagation

● Working with and leading volunteers at both EC and CCG workdays

● Helping to water the many EC gardens located throughout campus (this will require a willingness to do some walking) and some watering at CCG.

● Willingness to talk to passersby while working in the gardens. People will come up and want to talk about the gardens as some are located in very high traffic areas

● Help maintain some social media presence throughout the summer. This will include taking pictures and posting on Instagram

Requirements

● Willingness and ability to work in the NC summer heat

● Ability to perform various levels of physical tasks

● Ability to work with and communicate with people of varying ages and backgrounds

● A positive attitude and willingness to learn

Preferred Qualifications

● Experience working outdoors in varying conditions

● Experience creating social media posts and assets using Canva or other design software

● Past experience working with plants is preferred but not required

● Past experience working with and leading groups of people

Terms: This internship is part time between 20 – 30 hours most weeks. CCG has workdays Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday 3 – 5 and EC workdays occur Monday and Thursday 3 – 5. The position will begin June 1 and end mid-August. Pay will be $12 hourly