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Programs + Outreach Coordinator Jobs in Middlebury, Vermont, USA at Vtfarmtoplate
Location: Middlebury
ACORN
616 Exchange Street
Warehouses 1-3
Middlebury, VT 05753
United States
ACORN Programs and Outreach Coordinator
About ACORN:The Addison County Relocalization Network (ACORN), founded in 2009, is a small non-profit with the mission to promote the growth and health of local food and agriculture in Vermont’s Champlain Valley by providing support to our farmers and food producers, engaging in foodeducationand ensuring access to healthy food for all members of our community. We opened a Food Hub in Middlebury, VT that is a space for aggregation, storage, and distribution for local producers.
This is a full-time position!The Programs and Outreach Coordinator reports to the Executive Director of ACORN. The primary components of this position include marketing and outreach with food producers, food businesses, community partners, and community members. The coordinator will work with ACORN’s ED on planning and program execution for current programming, as well as fundraising. A significant portion of this position’s workload can be handled remotely but will be based out of Middlebury.
Special consideration will be given to candidates within a 1-hour driving distance of Middlebury.
Key Responsibilities:
Program Support:
Farmacy:
Food is Medicine (Year Round)
Be the liaison between the Farmacy food producers and ACORN on a weekly/monthly basis.
Create the weekly newsletters included in each week’s share.
Coordinate with medical care providers regardingcommunicationand data collection with Farmacy participants.
Assist with the weekly CSA packing and distribution in Middlebury with the potential for making home deliveries as well.
Coordinate and facilitate Farmacy Committee meetings.
Oversee summer interns working with the program.
Oversee distribution of participant surveys.
Create tasty treat samples for each week’s share.
Local Food and Farm Guide + Eat Local VT (January – June):
Conduct annual producer outreach to ensure the guide and map listings are up to date.
Update and format Directory Listings’ spreadsheet and CMS.
Write articles for the Guide as needed.
Be an active part of the Guide Committee that collaborates with the Addison Independent on guide layout, printing, and distribution.
Oversee an intern from Middlebury College assisting with guide creation.
Tour de Farms (April – September):The coordinator and ED will collaborate to:
Recruit, organize, and communicate with farms and food vendors participating in the Tour.
Recruit volunteers for the day of and for preparation of the event.
Write and submit press releases to media outlets.
Find, procure, and maintain relationships with local sponsors.
Coordinate with the towns the Tour rides through to answer safety and traffic needs.
Coordinate traffic and safety needs with a certified flagging company and local police, if necessary.
Coordinate day-of activities for the Tour.
Ensure that proper insurance coverage is provided by the farms and that the towns, ACORN, and its board and officers are adequately insured.
Work with the ACORN Executive Director to ensure the Tour is professionally advertised via posters, postcards, social media, and other media outlets.
Represent ACORN at planning and farm meetings.
Meet with the ACORN Tour de Farms committee monthly and contact members of this committee to assist with issues related to the organization of the Tour.
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Title: Programs + Outreach Coordinator
Company: Vtfarmtoplate
Location: Middlebury, Vermont, USA
Category: Non-Profit & Social Impact, Marketing / Advertising / PR
