AUA is worked up to announce the launch of our second Farmer to Farmer Mentorship Program. This initiative seeks to match starting farmers with skilled farmers to share of their wealth of data and foster mutually helpful relationships. This program seeks to broaden: academic alternatives for rising meals, flowers, drugs, farming animals and bugs in Chicago; entry to high quality, protected meals; abilities for environmental conservation of soil, water, and air in our area; and the net of collective energy and solidarity amongst Chicago space farmers.
We’re in search of quite a lot of starting and skilled growers to take part on this program all through a full yr from November 2020 through November 2021. As soon as matched, mentors and mentees are free to construction the connection to suit their schedules. Mentors are compensated for sharing their data whereas mentees are given the chance to study in-depth what it’s to be a farmer for gratis. Mentors are anticipated to encourage good practices and help the mentee in striving in the direction of a profitable rising operation. This cohort will encompass as much as 15 pairs. Software doesn’t assure acceptance or participation in this system.
If you’re , please submit a accomplished utility, and résumé or abstract of related expertise, by Sunday, November eighth, 2020. If you need a downloadable copy of the appliance to fill out and mail or electronic mail in, click on right here for the mentor utility, and right here for the mentee utility. For extra data, please overview our detailed program description.
E mail utility to viviana@auachicago.org or mail to: Advocates for City Agriculture, PO Field 168083, Chicago, IL 60616. Please contact Viviana at viviana@auachicago.org with any questions.
Equal Alternative Assertion: AUA works affirmatively to foster inclusive programming and doesn’t discriminate within the choice of members on the idea of race, coloration, faith, intercourse, nationwide origin, age, sexual orientation, incapacity, revenue, marital standing, or another dimension of identification. AUA strongly encourages functions from candidates and people with voices which have been traditionally under-represented within the meals system, together with however not restricted to ladies, folks of coloration, Black and Indigenous folks. Please contact Viviana at viviana@auachicago.org with any questions
