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Tuesday, May 5, 2020

King Farm| Help us with our fundraiser to hold Undoing Racism & Oppression Workshops!|Farm Archive

We need to offer an in depth Undoing Racism and Oppression workshop to our committed institution of young people farmers and community activists, apprentices and body of workers.

Understanding racism is hard work, and understanding how to work towards personal and institutional change is even harder. Please help us work on these important topics so that we can improve our lives and our community fully through our work as food justice advocates and community change agents.

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The workshops will focus on understanding what racism is, where it comes from, how it functions, why it persists and how it can be undone. Our workshops will utilize a systemic approach that emphasizes learning from history, developing leadership and maintaining accountability to communities, creating networks, undoing internalized racial oppression and understanding the role of organizational gate keeping as a mechanism for perpetuating racism.

We are so excited to be partnering with 2 awesome experienced NYC based totally facilitators,

Monica Dennis is a Community Organizer and Anti Oppression Trainer. She is also the Co-Founder of The Spirit of A Woman Leadership Development Institute a community-based organization committed to creating transformative and inspiring educational experiences. S.O.W. believes that focused attention on how we frame educational and societal experiences greatly impacts the cultural, academic, social and personal development of young people and educators, in particular, and the community as a whole.

For the beyond 20 years, she served as a representative and an consultant to various global businesses, and educational and non secular establishments, looking for her expertise on enforcing her young people management version into their programming.

-Find out more about  MonicaHERE

Rachael Ibrahimhas spent over nine years as a community organizer and the past five years with a greater focus on youth populations.  Rachael’s work is grounded in leadership development, civic responsibility and social action.  Using her passion for the fine arts and the African Diaspora, Rachael has worked with student groups to create social change locally and globally using an anti-oppression framework.

Rachael has carried out severa trainings with adults and young humans on topics starting from crew constructing, community improvement, struggle resolution, anti-oppression, addressing the isms, and network carrier learning theories and application.

-Find out more about RachaelHERE

We recognize that to gain food justice we ought to deal with issues of racism and oppression. Please assist us by way of donating today.

The Youth Farm is an educational manufacturing farm in vital Brooklyn that gives New Yorkers possibilities to boom their expertise of the food gadget and build excessive level natural developing capabilities to percentage with their groups. The Youth Farm grows natural meals and flora on one acre for the network and past, and gives superior farm training and leadership possibilities for teenagers and adults.

Monday, May 4, 2020

King Farm| We're Hiring! |Farm Archive

The Youth Farm is looking for a Nutrition Coordinator to co-run our Summer Youth Leaders Program!

Summer Youth Nutrition Coordinator

Project Description:

The Youth Farm is a 1 acre diversified production farm engaging the school community and surrounding neighborhood in farm-based experiential learning. Farm products are sold at a weekly farmers market increasing community access to fresh affordable food. Every summer we hire twelve youth from the high school to be a part of our Summer Youth Program, which provides them with training in leadership, horticulture, food justice, nutrition, and community organizing.

Position Description:

We are seeking applicants to help staff our Summer Youth Leaders Program as Nutrition Coordinator beginning the second week in July and ending on August 31 with orientation days in the last week of June. The applicant should be an enthusiastic self-starter with a background in nutrition, cooking, and/or nutrition education, preferably with some 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.

Roles and responsibilities include:

  • Teaching youth cooking skills, such as knife skills, using diverse/local/healthy ingredients, creating recipes, etc.
  • Helping to create a nutrition curriculum that emphasizes the teen’s backgrounds and cultures, and relates to their lives and eating with their families
  • Facilitating nutrition workshops that are engaging, fun and informative
  • Helping teens to create Community Meals and prepare to give cooking demos at our market
  • Work with Summer Coordinator to create a final nutrition project, such a cookbook
  • Helping to manage 12 youth farmers and supporting the creation of a team environment
  • Working with farm team to evaluate how youth development objectives are being met
  • Supporting documenting work through teen created videos and writings
  • Documenting all lessons, plans, evaluations and games

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Background in nutrition, cooking and/or nutrition education
  • Teaching or other educational experience
  • Some farm/garden experience preferred
  • Experience supervising others, particularly teens
  • Outgoing and engaging personality
  • Experience with non-profits, urban farming, food preparation, and/or nutrition a plus
  • Social media and outreach experience

The nutrition coordinator will work 10 hours per week for the duration of the 8 week program at $15/hour.

Please send a cover letter and resume to Patricia Noto at patricia@bkfarmyards.com. The letter should include details of your availability, as well as details about your relevant experience.

King Farm| We're hiring!|Farm Archive

The Youth Farm is Hiring!

The Youth Farm: Assistant Farm Manager Position

The Youth Farm seeks an Assistant Farm Manager to begin in early April 2015. Ideally this candidate is interested in committing to 2 years or has a desire to invest in Brooklyn’s food justice and food systems sustainability long-term.

Job Description:

The Youth Farm Assistant Farm Manager (AFM) is responsible for co-leading the UFTP program, and serving as a leader and mentor farmer for all learners who visit and engage with the farm. The AFM will work with the Farm Manager to plan and implement farm management practices that are sustainable, replicable on a small/low-cost scale, and that encourage healthy soil and community life. The Farm Manager is responsible for managing the CSA program, tracking payments and membership communication. The AFM will co-lead the Urban Farm Training Program, a 7 month intensive urban farming certificate program, teaching 20% of UFTP workshops (Mondays) and leading 30% of farm walks (Wednesdays). The AFM will create and lead Wednesday farmer’s market harvests as well as Friday restaurant harvests.  The AFM will support the Head Crew Leader on Tuesdays with restaurant harvests, and will oversee our Internship program.

Seasonal work flow: The Assistant Farm Manager sends all seed and tool donation requests in Dec/Jan; orders farm supplies Jan-March; participates in annual budget and organizational planning in Jan-March; UFTP Apprentice selection and CSA program prep in February; Supply inventory and Seed Sowing in March; Internship coordination March-December; UFTP Program Facilitation April – November; Fundraising and Event support throughout the year; Final farm closing tasks in December.

Responsibilities:

●      Work with fellow staff to help prepare annual Youth Farm budget

●      Ongoing organizational planning and visioning

●      Prepare and mail seed and tool donation requests; order farm tools and supplies

●      Maintain general field work task list and delegate tasks on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays

●      Perform outreach, manage registrations, organize deliveries for CSA program; handle communications with CSA members and pick-up site locations

●      Interview UFTP applicants and help to select apprentices in February

●      April-November: Co-lead UFTP Program Wednesdays and Fridays; Teach 20% of UFTP Monday workshops and lead 30% of Wednesday farm walks

●      Upload all lesson plans, curriculum, and program planning tools to farm’s Google drive

●      Assist Head Crew Leader with Tuesday restaurant harvests and intern supervision

●      Lead Friday CSA walk with UFTP CSA rotation

●      Assist FM leading ‘winterns’ Jan - March and assist with weekly watering of hoop house

●      Manage Internship Program; Communicate with and schedule interns

●      Contribute to weekly CSA newsletter by writing ⅓ of “From the Farmer” blurbs

●      Model optimal pace for farm work: combination of good technique and speed

●      Lead 3 Saturday Volunteer Days between April-November

●      Assist with weekend irrigation of the farm in early spring into early summer

●      Update and maintain consistent, legible and detailed record keeping forms

●      Help plan, support and attend project fundraisers

●      Help create and maintain good communication with Farm Manager, Crew Leaders and Farm to School Liaison

●       Attend weekly staff meetings (longer in winter, shorter in growing season)

●      Assist farm with social media by posting on Wednesdays (Twitter/Facebook/Instagram)

Qualifications :

●      Strong motivation to continue in the path of urban agriculture and farm management/education

●      Wide ranging/holistic skill set in sustainable agriculture, including but not limited to: propagation and greenhouse management, irrigation systems management, sustainable soil fertility and pest/pathogen management, harvest and post harvest handling

●      Familiarity with direct marketing of fresh vegetables and flowers, through diverse streams including CSA, Farmers Market and Restaurants

At least 2 years prior experience in farm management; crop planning experience on a small to medium scale strongly preferred

At least 2 years experience in teaching adults: workshop planning and facilitation, curriculum writing, and assessment creation

●      Passion for teaching learners of all ages

●      Strong desire to expand food and social justice (direct work experience a plus)

●      Responsible, reliable, prompt, detail oriented – and a sense of humor!

Additional/Preferred Skills:

●      Working knowledge of Google Drive and Excel

●      Knowledge or experience with Popular Education theories of learning

●      Training of Trainers certification

●      Experience managing a CSA membership a plus

●      Familiarity with hand tools and light power equipment

Hours/Compensation:

25 hrs. /week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and email/computer work from home; this position is paid, and includes a CSA Share.

How to Apply:

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 NYC.

Please send your resume, a cover letter explaining your qualifications, and two references to: jobs@bkfarmyards.com

King Farm| Meet Your Maker! Join Us on Nov. 6th!|Farm Archive

PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS FOR MEET YOUR MAKER HERE!

Enjoy 1 incredible meal curated by 3 top NYC chefs, a cheese course, local beer and wine, a silent auction and more. This meal promises to be seasonal, delicious, and veggie-forward.

Our 2nd annual Meet Your Maker event will raise money for farm-based educational programming at the Youth Farm, enabling hundreds of students to learn about everything from food justice to environmental science on the farm!

PRAISE FOR OUR CHEFS:

ROB NEWTON / NIGHTINGALE 9, WILMA JEAN

Rob Newton has been one of the farm's biggest supporters since we broke ground in 2011. He purchases Youth Farm produce and flowers devotedly every week, donates his incredible skill and southern hospitality for our events, and is an all-around awesome guy. We love his partner Kerry Diamond, too! She founded Cherry Bombe magazine, was named 1 of 50 most influential people in Brooklyn food, and delivered copious amounts of shaved collard green salad a la N9 last fall. Three cheers for Rob and Kerry!

ON WILMA JEAN: "...and with its craggy crust and high-decibel crunch, the bird’s as juicy and flavorful as any you’ll find in New York. The old Seersucker Robert Newton and Dr. Mary T. Bassett wouldn’t recommend it, but you’ll want to eat this chicken much more frequently than once a week. " - Grubstreet/NY Mag

ON NIGHTINGALE 9: "The best version of Hanoi-style beef pho" he's enjoyed outside of Hanoi is from Nightingale 9." - NY Mag's head food honcho Adam Platt

Read more on Eater about Rob and partner Kerry Diamond's story here.

ZAHRA TANGORRA / BRUCIE

Zahra Tangorra has wowed us from the beginning, when we plopped down one drizzly late fall afternoon, became awestruck by Brucie's ambiance and bowled over by the menu. She agreed to start purchasing flowers from the Youth Farm site unseen, and has championed us ever since. We love her bravado and creativity in the kitchen, and of course love that she's a woman running a successful business.  Zahra has earned many feathers for her chef's hat, including being named among Brooklyn's top 5 female chefs, and among Brooklyn's 50 most influential people in food (right along with Kerry Diamond).

ON BRUCIE: "Brucie, which opened two years ago in the Cobble Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn, is the sort of low-key but extremely charming restaurant everyone wishes was around the corner from their apartment. The mostly Italian menu changes daily, bartenders pour cocktails with ingredients like blossom water, and diners break bread in a subterranean, wood-accented dining room. Overseeing it all is chef-owner Zahra Tangorra, a brassy native Long Islander with a warm laugh, a penchant for chunky jewelry, and absolutely no professional training." - Aritzia

Read another mouthwatering review on Serious Eats here. Read more about Zahra's story here.

ANDRES VALBUENA / MARTHA

Introduced to Andres's culinary talents through farmer-friend Ben Flanner of the Brooklyn Grange, we were instantly taken with his veggie-forward menu, crowding out the small plates section with items like a shaved celery salad with yuzu, and charred brussel sprouts with fish sauce. The tastes were full and satisfying - Andres is a champion of seasonal, local food and it shows. We're so excited and honored to have him as part of our 2nd annual Meet Your Maker!

ON MARTHA: "We tucked into a dish of the pungent little cabbages at Martha, a homey, inviting, sort-of-new restaurant located along a leafy stretch of Fort Greene’s restaurant row. The Brussels in question were sliced in half and deeply charred, some would say burnt, but deliciously so. They came mingled with honey and pickled jalapeƱo in a piping hot cast-iron pan with a pink hand-knit cozy wrapped around the handle. The masterstroke, though, was the zingy addition of fish sauce....Martha’s menu is a cannily calibrated take on the big, cravable flavors that dominate today’s culinary landscape..." - Grubstreet/NY  Mag

Read more about Andres's story on The Village Voice here.

Sunday, May 3, 2020

King Farm| Fall Internship Program on The Youth Farm|Farm Archive

2014 Fall Internships are open!

Youth Farm Interns help Farmers in a number of farm duties: seed sowing and planting, bed practise and cowl cropping, irrigation and weeding, crop control and harvesting, post harvest managing and bouquet making, carpentry, statistics entry, network outreach and more!

Time: Tuesdays 9am-2pm and/or

Thursdays 9-2pm

Season: Now- December 15th

Contact liz@bkfarmyards.Com to

analyze greater!

King Farm| Follow us!|Farm Archive

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Ever wonder what is going on on The Youth Farm?

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King Farm| Spring Internship Program Orientation!|Farm Archive

Ready to get your hands in the dirt?  Interested in learning more about farming without leaving Brooklyn?  Want to get outside and enjoy a day of fresh air?

Sounds like you're a extremely good candidate for our

Internship Program!

For greater records about interning, clickhere.

Join us on the farm Thursday, March 26th, from 9-3pm for our spring orientation and get a tour of the farm, learn more about what it is we grow and why, and then spend the rest of the day sowing some of our earliest crops for the season!

Please bring a lunch and wear layers that you don't mind getting dirty! See you there!