King Farm| 2014 Free Community Workshops |Farm Archive

Our FREE community workshops cover everything from common sustainable gardening and farming techniques to food justice. Every workshop takes place on a volunteer day - come work on the farm in the morning, then stick around for the free workshop!

Saturday May 3:

· VOLUNTEER DAY, 10-2pm

· WORKSHOP, 2-3:30pm:STARTING YOUR OWN SEEDS  with Assistant Manager Liz Dowd. In this hands-on workshop at the beautiful 1-acre Youth farm, learn how to start your own vegetables or flowers at home using basic supplies. Assistant Manager Liz will walk you through the basics of seed propagation and what's required for healthy seedlings: soil mediums, planting depth, watering, and environment/protection. Rain or shine - we have a giant hoophouse ideal for sowing seeds in spring!

Saturday June 7:

· VOLUNTEER DAY, 10-2pm

· WORKSHOP, 2-3:30pm:BED PREPARATION AND IRRIGATION FOR HEALTHY SOIL  with Farm Manager Molly Culver. Growing healthy plants starts with growing healthy soil. In this workshop we'll discuss the basic components of soil and how we can nurture the soil community to work to our garden's advantage. Ever wonder whether your watering techniques have an effect on your soil health? We'll also discuss and practice best watering practices for maintaining healthy soil and happy crops.

Saturday June 21: VOLUNTEER DAY, 10-2pm

Saturday July 5: NO VOLUNTEER DAY / NO WORKSHOP

Saturday August 2:

· VOLUNTEER DAY, 10-2pm

· WORKSHOP, 2-3:30pm:WHAT IS FOOD JUSTICE?  with our Farm to School Liaison Patricia Noto and Youth Farm Summer Youth. Description TBD.

Saturday September 6:

· VOLUNTEER DAY, 10-2pm

· WORKSHOP, 2-3:30pm:COMPOSTING BASICS  with Liz Dowd. Turn your waste into black gold! Learn about the different composting techniques and compost systems to suite your lifestyle and boost the fertility of your garden. We'll also review basic concepts for healthy and sustainable soil management in urban environments, to ensure happy and productive crops!

Saturday October 4:

· VOLUNTEER DAY, 10-2pm

· WORKSHOP, 2-3:30pm:FALL SOIL AMENDING WITH COVER CROPS  with Molly Culver. Growing tons of tasty veggies relies on using sustainable soil fertility practices, and one of the keys to soil healthy in an organic system is cover cropping. In this interactive workshop, we'll discuss the different varieties, optimal sowing times, and practice sowing cover crop seed. This workshop is great for a garden any size - from a 4'x8' bed to a small farm!

Saturday November 1:

· VOLUNTEER DAY, 10-2pm

· WORKSHOP, 2-3:30pm:PLANTING GARLI C. Add some spice and fire to your garden palette! In this hands-on workshop you will learn everything-garlic, including how and when to plant garlic for a successful spring harvest, how to dry garlic for year-round enjoyment, and all the medicinal properties of garlic.

Saturday November 8:

· FINAL VOLUNTEER DAY, 10-2pm

King Farm| Seeking 2013 Summer Nutrition Intern|Farm Archive

We are searching for applicants with revel in in both nutrients and training to sign up for the Youth Farm body of workers because the Summer Nutrition Intern for our Summer Youth Farmer Program. Program runs from July 3 ? August 24 with an orientation week based for your availability and planning hours interspersed from May 15 ? July three. The applicant ought to be an enthusiastic self-starter with enjoy in public nutrients, lesson planning, team management, and motivating and inspiring teenagers. The best candidate should be similarly cushty taking initiative and working collaboratively in a near-knit group environment. While farm understanding is appreciated, it's miles very critical that applicants have enjoy and/or are interested by mentoring children in management roles. We are dedicated to creating a workplace that respects and values diversity ? We strongly welcome candidates from all backgrounds as we are committed to hiring workforce that reflect the cultural and ethnic range of our college network.

Roles and obligations include:

Managing 10-15 adolescents farmers all through cooking and meals coaching classes

Motivating and developing management capabilities in children with the aim of having young adults lead cooking demos and create their own recipes towards the stop of the season.

Supporting teenagers in the introduction of a supportive group surroundings

Working with farm group to evaluate how kids development targets are being met

Motivating kids to have interaction in farm sports starting from irrigation and weeding to advertising and selling on the farm stand

Qualifications:

• Nutrition or public health background: ideal position for a college intern wanting hands on experience

• At least one season of farm/garden experience is desirable

• Manage work hours effectively with experience supervising others

• Outgoing and engaging personality

• Experience with non-profits, urban farming, food preparation, and/or nutrition a plus

Availability:

• MUST be available Wednesdays (10-6) and Saturdays (10-4) from July 3 through August 24^th as cooking program takes place Wednesday and Saturday mornings. Additionally, it is preferable that you can also join us Fridays (10-6) to continue team building with the group.

MUST be to be had for one week in May or June for farm orientation Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9am-3pm every day.

Please ship a cover letter and resume to Anita Singh at anita@bkfarmyards.Com. The letter need to consist of details of your availability, as well as information about your applicable revel in. There is a monetary stipend available for this role, and also fresh harvested greens and herbs.

King Farm| 2013 Summer Youth Farmer Director Needed!|Farm Archive

We are seeking applicants with experience in both education and farming to join the Youth Farm staff as the Summer Youth Farmer Director from May 15 – August 31 with an orientation week the last week of April and planning hours interspersed from May 1 - May 15. The applicant should be an enthusiastic self-starter with experience in gardening or farming, lesson planning, team management, and motivating and inspiring teens. The ideal candidate should be equally comfortable taking initiative and working collaboratively in a close-knit team environment. While farm knowledge is appreciated, it is very important that applicants have experience mentoring youth in leadership roles. We are committed to creating a workplace that respects and values diversity – we strongly welcome candidates from all backgrounds as we are committed to hiring staff that reflect the cultural and ethnic diversity of our school community.

Roles and obligations include:

• Managing 10-15 youth farmers and several farm interns
• Motivating and developing leadership skills in youth
• Motivating youth to engage in farm activities ranging from irrigation and weeding to Marketing and selling at the farm stand
• Supporting teens in the creation of a supportive team environment
• Cultivating partnerships that support the goal of enhancing youth engagement
• Working with farm team to evaluate how youth development objectives are being met
• Collecting timesheets and budget for fiscal reporting
• Documenting work through teen created videos and writings
• Working with farmers to develop and integrate farm-based curriculum
• Working with nutrition intern to develop lessons around cooking in nutrition twice/week
• Managing farm school apprentice to lead youth and work on farm
• Researching latest farm-based and food systems curriculum

Qualifications:

• Licensed teacher or equivalent experience
• At least one season of farm/garden experience required
• Manage work hours effectively with experience supervising others
• Outgoing and engaging personality
• Experience with non-profits, urban farming, food preparation, and/or nutrition a plus

Availability:

• MUST be available Wednesdays (10-6), Fridays (10-6), and Saturdays (10-4) from July 3 through August 21^st.
• MUST be available for one week at the end of April or beginning of May for farm orientation Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9am-3pm each day.
• Flexible hours are available in the planning stages May – June.

Please send a cover letter and resume to Anita Singh at anita@bkfarmyards.Com. The letter have to consist of info of your availability, as well as information about your applicable experience. This position is a paid element-time function (20 hours / week), and additionally includes fresh harvested greens and herbs.

King Farm| URBAN FARM TRAINING PROGRAM|Farm Archive

Apply Now for 2013 ! (Deadline extended - apply by March 30th!)

APPLY HERE

Hand-on work, formal instruction, field trips and independent projects will all form part of your learning environment. You can expect to walk away with an array of technical, organizational and critical thinking skills needed to produce nutritious food, and a clearer picture of how you see yourself pursuing a career related to sustainable agriculture. Our Certificate in Urban Farming provides an excellent foundation for any future food systems development work.

Download an Information Packet HERE

King Farm| Dear friends and neighbors, |Farm Archive

Please support our groundbreaking efforts. GIVE NOW.

(To ensure we get your gift, please choose Youth Farm from the drop down menu!)

As Mother Nature goes into hibernation for the winter, we would like to thank all of you for your generosity, time, and support this year. We are deeply grateful that so many of you believe in the work that we are doing.

Thanks to you, in 2012 over 500 kids cooked and ate delicious treats from the farm; teens and teachers spent over 6500 hours discovering new ways of thinking about food; 612 elementary students have discovered earthworms onsite and tasted our greens, and we grew TONS of food and flowers to boot.Check out the new video the Summer Youth Farmers made to share their experiences working on the farm.

As we plan our programs for 2013, we hope that you will consider supporting the Youth Farm in your holiday giving this year. Your contributions will allow us to expand our vision of being a hub for agricultural training and education.

With much gratitude and warm holiday wishes,

The Youth Farm Staff

King Farm| Free Compost Workshop Saturday May 4th|Farm Archive

Ever wanted to compost your food scraps? Not sure why your compost smells bad? Want to learn how to convince all your friends that composting will save the world?Then we have the workshop for you!

FREE COMMUNITY WORKSHOP

May 4th 2-3:30pm

Composting and Soil Health

Turn your waste into black gold! Learn approximately the distinct composting techniques and compost structures to suite your life-style and boost the fertility of your garden. We'll additionally overview simple principles for healthful and sustainable soil control in city environments, to ensure glad and efficient vegetation!

come at 10 am for our Volunteer Day and then stay to get your learning on!

King Farm| EAT FOR FOOD JUSTICE!|Farm Archive

How about a CSA share from the Youth Farm! Not only will you get amazing organic produce and flowers, your money will help pay for on farm educational programs in urban agriculture and food justice for people of all ages in NYC. Whats better then that?

Sign Up NOW for your share! You can pick up your delicious produce and/or gorgeous bouquet at the Youth Farm in East Flatbush or at Shambalah Yoga in Prospect Heights.

Whats that saying, put your money where your mouth is? What about put your mouth where your heart is.... eat what you carry on your sleeve... might need some help on this one.  hmmm. You can literally eat your values!