Join our team and help us strengthen the High Country local food system.
Opportunities will be posted when they become available. Please follow BRWIA's facebook page for updates. Should you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to [email protected].
Qualifications for all internships:
Interest in High Country food systems or sustainable agriculture
Ability to work independently with self-guided initiative
Knowledge of and experience with social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram)
Strong attention to detail and well organized
Strong written and verbal communication
Ability to complete tasks and respond to email communications in a timely manner
Comfortable interacting with diverse populations and speaking in front of groups of people
Work closely with the BRWIA staff to support the King Street Farmers' Market program
Provide assistance at the Market Managers' booth, including processing SNAP/EBT and Double Up Food Bucks transactions, helping to plan, publicize, and facilitate weekly special events including musical performances and cooking demos, and collecting/analyzing market data.
Interact directly with local food producers/farmers as well as market patrons.
Help with creating content for newsletter, social media posts, and printed promotional material.
Complete routine tasks such as set-up/break-down of the Market space.
Other duties pertaining to market program as needed by BRWIA Staff.
Time commitment: 8-15 hours a week (must be available on Saturday mornings December - March. Schedule mayvary depending on interest and duration of the internship.
Food Hub Internship
Internship Responsibilities:
Work closely with the BRWIA staff to support the High Country Food Hub
Interact directly with local food producers/farmers as well as Market patrons.
Help with organizing orders at the Food Hub for pickup day (must be available from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm on Tuesdays and/or for at least 4 hours between8:00 am and 6:30 pm on Wednesdays)
Help with creating content for the newsletter and social media posts and general day-to-day upkeep at the Food Hub
Other duties pertaining to market programs as needed by BRWIA Staff
Time Commitment: 5-20 hours a week (must be available during at least one of the time slots listed above), depending on interest, program, and duration of the internship.
If you are interested in interning with BRWIA, fill out the interest form. Please indicate if you are requesting class credit. Come and volunteer with us first! You'll get a taste of what we do!
Previous positions posted to give you an idea of the types of Internships available at different times of the year.
Food Hub Internship
Internship Responsibilities:
Work closely with the BRWIA staff to support the High Country Food Hub
Interact directly with local food producers/farmers as well as Market patrons.
Help with organizing orders at the Food Hub for pickup day (must be available from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm on Tuesdays and/or for at least 4 hours between8:00 am and 6:30 pm on Wednesdays)
Help with creating content for the newsletter and social media posts and general day-to-day upkeep at the Food Hub
Other duties pertaining to market programs as needed by BRWIA Staff
Time Commitment: 5-20 hours a week (must be available during at least one of the time slots listed above), depending on interest, program, and duration of the internship.
Farmers' Market Internship
Internship Responsibilities:
Work closely with the BRWIA staff to support the King Street Farmers' Market program
Provide assistance at the Market Managers' booth, including processing SNAP/EBT and Double Up Food Bucks transactions, helping to plan, publicize, and facilitate weekly special events including musical performances and cooking demos, and collecting/analyzing market data.
Interact directly with local food producers/farmers as well as market patrons.
Help with creating content for newsletter, social media posts, and printed promotional material.
Complete routine tasks such as set-up/break-down of the Market space.
Other duties pertaining to market program as needed by BRWIA Staff.
Time commitment: 8-15 hours a week (must be available on Saturday mornings December - March, Tuesday evenings May - October). Schedule mayvary depending on interest and duration of the internship.
Collaborative Regional Alliance for Farmer Training (CRAFT) Internship
Internship Responsibilities:
Work closely with the BRWIA staff to support the High Country Food Hub (must be available from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm on Tuesdays and/or for at least 4 hours between8:00 am and 6:30 pm on Wednesdays)
Help with creating content for the newsletter and social media posts and general day-to-day upkeep at the Food Hub
Interact directly with local food producers/farmers
Develop CRAFT workshops and roundtable discussions for producers/farmers
Other duties pertaining to the CRAFT program as needed by BRWIA staff
For more information on the CRAFT program, click here.
Time Commitment: 5-20 hours a week (must be available during at least one of the time slots listed above), depending on interest, program, and duration of the internship.
