EMPLOYMENT & PAID INTERNSHIP OPENINGS
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Urban Agriculture and Related Job Opportunities
Marbleseed: Farmer-to-Farmer Mentorship Program, deadline November 30th
Urban Growers Collective: Grower in Training , Fresh Moves Sales Associate, rolling deadline
National Young Farmers Coalition: (Co-) Executive Director, New Mexico Organizer, Farmer Grants Coordinator, rolling deadline
Wanda Farm: Farm Production Manager, Assistant Farm Production Manager, Customer Order Fufillment, rolling Deadline
Chicago Botanic Garden: Windy City Harvest Apprenticeship, rolling deadline
Americorps: Gardeneers, February 2023
Academy for Global Citizenship: Plant Based Program Coordinator, November 27th, 2022
Howard Brown Health: Youth Program Food Mannager, rolling application
Pilot Light: Director and Communications Assistant, Director of Development, rolling deadline
One Earth Film Festival: Marketing Manager, Director of Development, Development Coordinator, rolling deadline
Growing Home: Corporate& Relations Representative, Individual Giving Representative, Training& Developement Specialist, rolling deadline
Angelic Organics Learning Center: On Farm Program Manager, Roots& Wings Lead Educator, On- Farmer Educator, continuous deadlines
Openlands: Garden and Nature Education Coordinator: School Gardens and Nature Based Learning Support, Department of Education, Garden and Nature Education Coordinator: Birds in My Neighborhood Support, Department of Education, and more with rolling deadlines
North Lawndale Greening Committee: G2T Hub Coordinator, rolling deadline
Gary Comer Youth Center: Urban Agriculture Instructor, rolling deadline
The Plant: Bubbly Dynamics & Wilder Fields – multiple positions, rolling deadline
Gardeneers: Americorps Job Description ’23, rolling deadline
Southside Blooms: Community Organizer, and Delivery Drivers, rolling deadlines
Vivant Gardening: Garden Assistant, rolling deadline
Chicago Urban Lights Farm: Associate Director for Individual Giving & Associate Director for Fundraising Events, rolling deadlines
Chicago Specialty Gardens – Seasonal Landscape Technician, rolling deadline
Black Farmer Fund: Business Support Lead, and more, rolling deadline
Farmworker and Landscaper Advocacy Project: Community Navigator Independent Contractor and Bilingual Intake and Administrative Assistant and more, rolling deadlines
40 Acres Fresh Market: Market Manager, rolling deadline
Community Food Navigator: Project Executive Director, rolling deadline
The Land Connection: Farmland Access Program Manager, rolling deadline
Ongoing Job Opportunities: visit the website for ongoing opportunities
The Organic Gardener: Greenhouse Assistant
Farming Work: Agronomist, Agriculture Service Technician
Windy City Harvest via Chicago Botanical Garden: Employment Opportunities
The Urban Canopy: Careers
Urban Grower’s Collective: Employment Opportunities
Land Connection: Employment opportunities
Friends of the forest preserve: Full time and seasonal opportunities
Forest Preserves of Cook County: Employment opportunities
Savana Institute: Employment Opportunities
Greater Chicago Food Depository: Careers
Other opportunities (voluntary, some with gift card/stipend)
USDA: BIPOC Farmers Survey
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in the department of Human Development and Family Studies: LGBT+ Farmers survey
Additional Resources for Urban and/or Sustainable Agriculture Opportunities in the Midwest & Nationally