Announcing our Green Building Fellowship!
2012 Green Building Fellowship
ECO City Farms is looking for an engaged and motivated Green Building Fellow to assist with the development of our green building credentials at our flagship urban farm. A good candidate should have a solid understanding of the principles of sustainability and demonstrate strong interpersonal skills, solid writing skills, experience with organizing events, a passion for learning and a willingness to get dirty. Fellow must be available to work one day a week with farm staff to assist with hands-on sustainable building projects. Fellow will receive hands-on experience with sustainable building and construction of shipping container retrofits, small-scale greenroof, bioretention pond, greenhouse construction, solar energy systems, solar hot water systems, shallow geothermal systems and grey-water systems.
The principle responsibility of the Green Building Fellow is to administer our (DIY Institute: Green Building Series), a summer series of hands-on green building classes to be held at our farm and taught by our staff as well as other local experts. Responsibilities will include research, development, outreach and supervision of the educational mini-series of courses. Contacting partner organizations, inviting potential instructors and administering student signup are included in the job responsibilities.
This is a great opportunity to gain a survey of the green building industry for someone who wants to get into the field both in a hands-on manner as well as networking to others. The fellowship runs from March through August and will not exceed 12 hours weekly commitment, 8 hours on-farm and 2 to 4 hours on your own. Compensation will be based on commission from course fees collected for the summer series ($1000-2000). Interested individuals please contact Adam Schwartz with cover letter, resume & references by March 1st.
- Adam Schwartz, Farm Manager, ECO City Farms / adam(at)ecocityfarms.org
All New! Intensive Weekend Certificate Course in Urban Farming! Register Now!!!
Intensive Weekend Certificate Course in Urban Agriculture at ECO City Farms
When: March 23, 24, 25 or May 18, 19, 20, 2012 or September 7, 8, 9, 2012
What: A New Intensive Weekend Course in Urban Agriculture offered by Prince George’s Community College and ECO City Farms, register early, courses fill quickly!
Times: Fridays and Saturdays 9:30-6:00 and Sundays 12:00-6:00 (with lunch & snack daily)
Where: Taught at ECO City Farms, Edmonston, MD. Intensive course is $525, inclusive.
Description: This 22 hour, very intensive weekend hands-on course will provide you with sustainable strategies you require to plan and design an intensive food production system, based on your needs, goals, and resources, and suited to your own individual urban space. It includes five (5) core modules. Starting Your Farm, Composting 101, Hoophouse Design and Construction, Intro to Urban Livestock, Harvest, Processing and Marketing.
To register, go to: www.pgcc.edu/owllink and selecting Workforce Development & Cont. Ed. Students, or you can register in person on the main campus at Bladen Hall room 126 or at the University Town Center campus. A maximum of 20 people can be accommodated per weekend, so please register early to assure your place.
For more information, contact: Info@ecocityfarms.org, 301-288-1125
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ROOTING DC 2012
Hey folks, the 5th annual Rooting DC Urban Gardening Forum will take place on FEBRUARY 18, 2012. Save the date.
This year the event will take place at the Calvin Coolidge Alumni Association at Coolidge HS.
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DC Master Composter Course 2012
Dates: Wednesdays (6:30-8:30 p.m.) ~ February 7-March 6, 2012
Location: Columbia Heights Recreation Center, 1480 Girard Street, NW
Instructor: Kelly Anne Melsted E-mail: kelly.melsted[at]dc.gov
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Sustainable Food and Building Internship
Sustainable Food and Building Internship for 2012 at Soul Fire Farm in Grafton NY.
Who We Are: We are a mixed race family of 4 living rurally in a natural straw bale, solar house that we built. Soul Fire Farm is our small, hand scale farm and homestead that feeds our family plus 25+ families in the nearby cities of Troy and Albany, NY. We have ½ acre in vegetables and fruits and 5 acres of pasture for egg and meat chickens. Hudson Valley Natural Building is our business that designs and builds homes, using natural techniques such as straw bale, timber frame, and natural finishes, as well as teaching workshops.
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