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Duke University · Durham, North Carolina, US

Occupational Summary About the Duke Campus Farm: The Duke Campus Farm is a one-acre working farm, founded in 2010, which provides sustainably-grown produce a...

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Occupational Summary About the Duke Campus Farm: The Duke Campus Farm is a one-acre working farm, founded in 2010, which provides sustainably-grown produce and food systems education for Duke and its surrounding communities. In collaboration with our undergraduate and graduate student farm crew, academic courses, and research, we grow and harvest for our Community Supported Agricultural Program, and for food security efforts at Duke and in Durham. More important than the thousands of pounds of food that we grow, however, are the opportunities the farm provides for engaging and reimagining the ways we cultivate, access, value, and think about food. Our mission is to catalyze positive change in the food system. This fellowship is named in honor of Emily Sloss, the Duke undergraduate who led the efforts to launch the Duke Campus Farm in 2010. Position Summary: The Duke Campus Farm seeks an energetic, engaged, and self-motivated people-person to support DCF’s co-curricular programming and outreach. As the Sloss Fellow, you will build DCF’s capacity along with your own, becoming a key player in our small but mighty mission-driven organization. This is a great opportunity to explore care...