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Growing Gardens

Growing Gardens’ mission is to enrich the lives of our community through sustainable urban agriculture. We envision people experiencing a direct and deep connection with plants, the land and each other. Growing Gardens unites the Boulder County community through urban agriculture projects, such as: The Cultiva Youth Project (Ages 12 – 18), The Children’s Peace Garden (CPG, Ages 3 – 11), Horticultural Therapy, Community Classes, Growing Gardens Food Project, and the Community Gardens (General Public), and our Community Orchard.

Children’s Peace Garden programs teach children environmental stewardship, nutrition education, respect for diversity, and creative self-expression to nurture a healthy, happy and well-balanced child. 8,000 children from ages 3-11 participate in CPG programming each year. Environmental Education Interns teach a wide variety of engaging hands-on activities about organic gardening practices, the garden as a source of food, the importance of pollinators and visiting our honeybee hives, building healthy soil by exploring our vermicomposting system, and more. Interns are given responsibility to teach independently as well as with a team, gaining valuable experience for future teaching in Environmental Education.

Sep 22, 2022
Full time
Operations Coordinator
Growing Gardens 1603 Hawthorn Avenue, Boulder, CO, USA
The Growing Gardens Operations Coordinator plays an important role in coordinating, developing and implementing the operational, administrative and HR processes that support the organization. The Operations Coordinator is actively engaged in the Community Garden program to support gardeners and coordinate Community Garden educational workshops and community building events. The Operations Coordinator is also instrumental in helping advance the Justice Equity Diversity and Inclusion work of Growing Gardens. The experie nce we offer: ● The opportunity to pair your work with your passion and to have a real impact in affecting positive change in our community. ● Professional development opportunities ● Supportive organizational culture where you have independence and room to be creative. ● The chance to be part of a thriving team culture where successes are celebrated together and coworkers enthusiastically share knowledge and...
Sep 22, 2022
Part time
Education Program Coordinator
Growing Gardens 1630 Hawthorn Avenue, Boulder, CO, USA
Over the last 22 years, Growing Gardens has brought gardening, nutrition education and produce donations to over 162,000 Boulder County residents. We offer a variety of programs to get people of all ages, backgrounds, income levels, and abilities involved in growing and cooking their own food. These educational opportunities are paired with seed, plant start, and produce donations, as well as gardening space, to impart greater food security and hunger relief in our community. The Growing Gardens Education Program Coordinator plays an important role in developing, implementing and reviewing farm-based environmental education programs for elementary age youth. The Education Program Coordinator oversees the management of and is the lead educator in our Goats and Gardens Summer Camp. Job Title: Education Program Coordinator Job Status: Part Time, Salaried Employee 40 hours per week March-Oct and 20 hours per week Nov – Feb. Job Term: This is a grant funded one year...