Hello all you lovely CKP volunteers!

It’s February in VT, and that means cold weather, valentines and the NOFA-VT Children’s Conference! The Children’s Conference is looking for volunteers for a variety of jobs from staffing the registration table to doing dishes.  The conference is all day February 13th &14th at the Edmunds Elementary and Middle School in Burlington, VT and will be a blast for both the kids and adults. Volunteering doesn’t just feel good, it also gets you a discount on registration to the adult conference! Most of all you’ll be helping to make this year’s Children’s Conference the best one yet and help educate and activate tomorrows farmers, leaders and visionaries! The Children’s Conference is only a 10-15 minute walk down the hill from UVM where the Adult Conference is located. Volunteer shifts are available in 2 hour increments. 

Check out all the details about both the adult and children’s conferences at www.nofavt.com. If you’re interested in volunteering, get in touch ASAP, by emailing Danielle Pipher at daniellepipher@gmail.com or call at (802) 498-8030. 

Or you can call the NOFA-VT Office directly to sign-up! (802) 434-4122

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Great news! The Common Ground Student Farm Club is holding its first official meeting this Monday, the 8th. They will be gathering from 4:30-5:30 in Williams 301, and will then proceed to walk/bus over to the Sheraton to attend Wes Jackson’s 6pm lecture on “the original environmental problem [agriculture]“.

The Common Ground Student Run Farm is 100% run by club members, all part of the non-profit student club recognized by UVM. Students get hands-on experience in crop production, soil conservation, and farm management out at UVM’s Horticultural Research Facility.

During the first meeting of the year they will discuss the structure of the club, current activities, and ways students can further their involvement.  They’re hoping to have as many people/persepectives there as possible to help brainstorm through the upcoming season.

PS – If you can not make the meeting but are still interested in hearing more about or collaborating with Common Ground, feel free to contact the club President Asher Lober directly at alober@uvm.edu.

Information on Wes Jackson’s coming talk can be found here.

Common Ground’s website.

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Hey everyone!

The Central Kitchen in D.C. is hosting Internship opportunities this summer. If you’re interested in spending your summer as a Communications, Grandwriting, Outreach, or Culinary Job Training Intern, this might be just the thing your looking for! Head over to the Campus Kitchens official blog for more information!

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