Whidbey Institute/South Whidbey School District/Good Cheer Food Bank
Community Gardening Leadership Training
2015
APPLICATION
The goal of this training is to develop leaders in sustainable community gardening. The
internship combines hands-on, practical growing skills in small-scale food production with the
leadership skills needed to initiate and manage community gardening projects, to coordinate
volunteers, and to implement education and outreach programs.
The training will take place in the Good Cheer Food Bank Garden, the Whidbey Institute
Westgarden, and the gardens in the South Whidbey School District.
Please read the attached Training Description.
Applicants must be over 21.
Complete and return this form, along with a resume and three references, to
Abigail Lazarowski, cultivatingcommunitywhidbey@gmail.com,
Phone: 802-377-9487
Physical address: Whidbey Institute, PO Box 57, Clinton, WA 98236
Applications requested by January 15, 2015.
Skype or in-person interviews will be held late January, with the trainings beginning in March
and continuing through the end of October.
Name
Address
City
Phone: Home
State
Zip
Cell
Email
Birthdate
Please include your resume, including education and employment, and three references.
Questions:
Why do you want to take this training? What do you hope to gain from it?
Do you have specific educational goals, research interests, or opportunities for credit that can be
fulfilled though this program?
What inspires you, and how do you seek to make change happen in the world?
What is your previous experience in gardening and/or growing food?
Have you worked on a team, and/or in a leadership position before? Please describe.
Have you worked with youth before? In what capacity?
Please note: In order to work in the school gardens, a background check and fingerprinting is
required.
This training is 35 hrs/week. Are you able to commit to the full duration from March through
October? If not, how long can you commit?
What allows you to make this commitment of time and energy? Do you have any prior
commitments and/or events that need to be considered?
This training is a physical program requiring you to work outside daily and be able to lift 40 lbs.
Do you have any physical challenges for which you will need assistance?
There are two housing options:
The Whidbey Institute has a rustic 7 ft x 10 ft cabin in the woods, with nearby toilet,
shower, and simple kitchen facilities. How does this suit you? Groups coming to the Whidbey
Institute may share the kitchen from time to time. What is your capacity for simple living in a
common space?
The other housing options are home-stays with families on South Whidbey. How does
this suit you?
How did you find out about this training?
Is there anything else you would like us to know?
Thank you for your application!