Hiring for the 2012 Teen Ag Crew Soon!
Teen Agricultural (Ag) Crew
Do you know a teen looking for a meaningful paid summer job? This program is an entrepreneurial program with two purposes: to support teens ages 14-18 in developing job skills by providing meaningful paid summer employment, and to produce fresh food needed by the Maine food relief system and public schools.
The deadline for applications is March 3, with interviews set up following receipt of application materials.
By April teens begin their work as a team learning basic entrepreneurial skills through planning a garden, marketing, and growing food for distribution to the food relief system, schools, and other markets. The season starts with part-time (4 hours per week) work in the spring when teens plan and do market research, moves to full-time (32-40 hours weekly) in the summer as intensive growing commences, and again moves to part time in fall when school starts, wrapping up in late October. Teens grow, cultivate, prepare, and deliver crops to local food pantries, schools, and other market venues. During their employment teens learn the essentials of business planning, marketing, growing, harvesting, and delivering produce. All work takes place at the Erickson Fields Preserve on Rt. 90 in Rockport.
In addition to learning the nuts and bolts of sustainable agriculture as they work together to plant, harvest and maintain the gardens, teens are introduced to the world of work. They learn how to make a work plan, how to work independently and as a team, and practice their public speaking skills by giving small presentations or tours to the public. See this Bangor Daily News article about last year’s Teen Ag Crew:
2011 Teen Ag Crew in The Bangor Daily News!
For more information on how to apply, see the attached document below or contact the Maine Coast Heritage Trust Community Program Manager Heather Halsey at (207) 236-2739 ext. 14 or Hhalsey@mcht.org.
