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CCUA's Edible and Native Plants VISTA
 
 
 
Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture works to enhance our community’s health by connecting people to agriculture and the land through hands-on learning opportunities from seed to plate. The VISTA project will seek to: support newly established programs and help existing programs adapt to using Columbia’s Agriculture Park. The VISTA project expects to benefit families living with low-incomes, children enrolled in Columbia Public Schools (a school district with high rates of free and reduced lunch), and military Veterans. VISTA members will contribute to the goals of the project by performing activities such as: creating lessons, creating garden plans, creating interpretive displays for use at Columbia’s Agriculture Park, organizing events, developing and documenting procedures, recruiting volunteers, and developing new programming.
 
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Member Duties : The VISTA will refine and create new garden plans that will be used at the Agriculture Park's 3 acres of demonstration plots to showcase a variety of growing methods (e.g. crop rotation techniques, companion planting, organic pest control, raise-bed gardens, in-ground gardens, trellising, wildlife control, use of native plants, fruit trees, etc). The VISTA will design accompanying signage in a way that is understandable to a beginning gardener. The VISTA will lead 100 shifts of volunteers to improve demonstration areas at the Agriculture Park. The VISTA will also work to develop a set of procedures, best practices, and educational materials for programming at the park.
 
Program Benefits : Stipend ,  Training ,  Relocation Allowance ,  Health Coverage* ,  Grocery $, Farm Veggies, Extra Medical ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Childcare assistance if eligible . 
 
 
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.
 
Terms :
Permits working at another job during off hours ,  Permits attendance at school during off hours . 
 
Service Areas :
Neighborhood Revitalization ,  Environment . 
 
Skills :
Team Work ,  Environment . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
CCUA's Edible and Native Plants VISTA
Program Start/End Date
02/10/2025  -   02/11/2025
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
High school diploma/GED
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations MISSOURI  
Languages
English
Accepting Applications
From  12/24/2024  To  01/20/2025 
Contact Katie Molitor
PO Box 1742
Columbia   MO   65205
5735144174
Katie@ColumbiaUrbanAg.org
ColumbiaUrbnAg.org/
Listing ID 125317

       

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