Volunteer
Volunteers play a critical role in fulfilling the Food Literacy Project’s mission to inspire a new generation of people to build relationships with healthy food, farming and the land . Volunteering with FLP is a rewarding and fun experience and a wide range of volunteer opportunities are available. Listed below are specific volunteer job descriptions; you may find your interests fit within one description or bridge a few of them. Send Shadea Mitchell, our Resource Development Coordinator, your copy of the Volunteer Application by email at Shadea(at)foodliteracyproject(dot)org or contact her by phone at (502) 491-0072 to get involved.
Facilitate Farm Experiences for Youth: We need volunteers who are available weekdays to lead educational activities with students at our outdoor classroom. Activities include planting seeds, exploring worm compost, preparing freshly harvested food, playing food web and nutrition games, and leading tasting tours of the farm.
Garden Volunteer: Although our program site is located among vegetable fields, we maintain a garden to expose participants to a wide variety of vegetables in a small area. We need help preparing beds, planting, mulching, weeding, and watering. Needed March through November.
Administrative Assistance: Are you detail oriented and want to put your skills to good use? We can use help in the office preparing mailings, tabulating data, making copies of program materials, the list goes on. Get in touch, a few hours here and there makes a big difference. Need is ongoing.
Handyperson: We need people to lend their expertise with odd jobs around our outdoor classroom. Examples of projects include fixing a broken picnic table, mowing the grass and trimming weeds, painting signs, etc. Need is ongoing.
Baker: We have a traditional wood-fired earthen oven that we use to bake pizza, bread, and other items as part of our Field-to-Fork education program. It is fun to use and requires an attentive fire keeper/baker. Come learn how it works, eat some delicious food, then return to lead the baking another day. Needed March through November.
Creative Media Volunteer: Put your photography and video skills to use helping us document our education programs and special events. Needed March through November.
Board Committee Volunteer: Have you ever raised funds for a cause you believe in? Do you have experience with marketing and public relations? We have four different board committees that you may be interested in: Budgeting and Finance, Marketing and PR, Fundraising, and Program Committee.