The Northeast Bronx Community
Farmers Market Project
is celebrating its fi fth anniversary
with the introduction
of an Intern & Mentoring Program.
Positions will involve
work that combines leadership,
team building, community
outreach and entrepreneurial
skills. Twenty internships will
be offered at organization-run
projects in the Throggs Neck
and Wakefi eld neighborhoods
of the Bronx, and include volunteering
at a local food pantry;
assisting at local farmers markets;
working on community
health projects; developing social
media and marketing content;
creating a plan for a small
business; and assisting with
propagation and plant management
at local community gardens.
Beginning March 7, applications
will be accepted. Applicants
must be high school or
college students to be eligible.
Applicants will be required
to submit a 500-word essay describing
which internships
they are interested in and why
they want to participate in this
program. Essays are due on
March 31 and selections will be
announced on April 7.
Four interns at the Market
at Preston will be required to
attend 12 market sessions for a
total of 48 hours of internship.
Market interns will help with
set up when vendors arrive.
During the market they will
assist produce vendors with
sales, handle the customer service
table to assist customers
with EBT/SNAP benefi ts, free
produce for seniors, help with
cooking demos and other outreach
issues.
Four interns with Urban
Cultivated will work at two
sites in Wakefi eld. Each intern
will be required to participate
in 48 hours of internship on a
fl exible schedule. Interns will
learn to plant, nurture and harvest
at our urban farm to table
gardens, including the Bronx
Hot Sauce Project growing areas.
They will participate in the
weekly activities of running a
local farmers’ market, and also
have an opportunity to assist
gardening veterans.
Four interns at the Food
Pantry at St Benedict’s Church
will be required to attend 12
distributions for a total of 36
hours of internship. Pantry
interns will help with sorting
and setting up produce for distributions,
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as well as assist volunteers
with tent and table set
up. During the distribution,
interns will participate in customer
service and community
outreach and assisting clients.
Interns with bilingual skills
are especially needed.
Two community health interns
will assist market managers
and the community
outreach coordinator with inviting
community organizations
to participate at our markets.
They will also participate
in tabling at local community
events/sites to promote the organization’s
various community
health-related programs.
They will be required to perform
36 hours of service each
on a fl exible schedule.
Two journalism/social media
interns will work with all
program coordinators under
the supervision of the marketing
manager. They will be
The Northeast Bronx Community Farmers Market Project is celebrating
its fi fth anniversary and is looking for 20 high school and college interns
to kickoff its new mentoring program. Photo courtesy Getty
responsible for creating content
related to programming
for promotional and marketing
use. They will be required
to perform 36 hours of service
each.
Four Young Entrepreneur
Interns – will work with the
Vendor Coordinator & Marketing
Manager, who will help
them develop their business
plan with the ultimate goal of
growing food or creating a food
related product. Upon successful
product development, interns
will be given free space
to promote at the markets supported
by the organization.
The Northeast Bronx Community
Farmers Market Project
Inc. is a Section 501(c)3 nonprofi
t and your donation will
qualify as a charitable deduction
for federal income tax purposes
as allowable by law.
-Bronx Times
Northeast Bronx Community
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