Summer undergraduate RAships with the USF community garden

The Urban Ag minor at USF is looking to hire three undergraduate research assistants to manage the USF Community Garden this summer. The RAships run from May 23, 2016 - August 17, 2016.

RA duties include:

1. Plan and plant summer garden beds;
2. Maintain garden - weeding, watering, oversee irrigation, manage compost;
3. Plan, manage, and implement weekly community work days - publicize work days, organize group tasks, and hold open garden hours;
4. Work on monthly community dinners at St. Cyprian's;
5. Work with and teach garden skills to Upward Bound students;
6. Harvest and deliver weekly fresh produce to USF’s cafeteria/Bon Appetit;
7. Work with and on San Francisco’s New Liberation Garden (on Divisidero and Eddy);
8. Maintain @USFGarden's multiple social media platforms;
9. Start starts for fall classes; and
10. Keep the garden kitchen clean.

Ideal candidates have experience in the USF Garden (either through classes and/or workdays), work well in collaborative situations, are self-directed, and enjoy working with the public. Each summer research assistant will work a total of 100 hours over the summer and be paid around $10.50/hour. RAs will report to Novella Carpenter.

Interested USF students must email David Silver (dmsilver@usfca.edu) no later than Friday, April 15 by 5 pm. Graduating seniors can apply. In your email, please describe your qualifications, state your availability for summer, and tell us why you want the job. The Summer RA committee (consisting of professors Novella Carpenter, David Silver, and Melinda Stone) will notify all candidates by April 22. Good luck!

Summer undergraduate RAships with the USF community garden

The Urban Ag minor at USF is looking to hire three undergraduate research assistants to manage the USF Community Garden this summer. The RAships run from May 22, 2015 - August 21, 2015.

RA duties include:

1. Plan and plant summer garden beds;
2. Maintain garden - weeding, watering, oversee irrigation, manage compost;
3. Plan, manage, and implement weekly community work days - publicize work days, organize group tasks, and hold open garden hours;
4. Work on monthly community dinners at St. Cyprian's;
5. Work with and teach garden skills to Upward Bound students;
6. Harvest and deliver weekly fresh produce to USF’s cafeteria/Bon Appetit;

7. Work with and on San Francisco’s New Liberation Garden (on Divisidero and Eddy);
8. Maintain @USFGarden's multiple social media platforms;
9. Start starts for fall classes; and
10. Keep the garden kitchen clean.

Ideal candidates have experience in the USF Garden (either through classes and/or workdays), work well in collaborative situations, are self-directed, and enjoy working with the public. Each summer research assistant will work a total of 100 hours over the summer and be paid around $10.50/hour. Undergraduate RAs will report to Novella Carpenter.

Interested USF students must email David Silver (dmsilver [ at ] usfca [ dot ] edu) no later than Wednesday, April 15^th by 5 pm. Graduating seniors can apply. In your email, please describe your qualifications, state your availability for summer, and tell us why you want the job. The Summer RA committee (consisting of Novella Carpenter, David Silver, and Melinda Stone) will notify all candidates by the end of April. Good luck!

first USF garden work party of the summer

yer invited!


please join us for the first USF garden work party of the summer. no gardening experience necessary. all ages welcome.

where: USF garden, turk & tamalpais (directly west of parking lot)
when: sunday, july 3, 11 am - 4 pm
what: garden work party! solar oven demos! free food! fun people!

please bring a dish to share. all volunteers are encouraged to bring home fresh garden goodies, including veggies, herbs, and fruit.

see you there.

(garden sketch by lizzie roeble; flyer design by brittany rowles)

Green the Web! (a One Web Day celebration)

are you free for lunch at noon on monday, september 22?

join us for green the web! (a one web day celebration).

here's the five-step plan:

1. at noon on september 22, log off the web and join us at USF's community garden.
2. bring your lunch and a reusable drinking container.
3. eat your lunch! drink delicious san francisco tap water! see old friends! make new friends! check out the garden!
4. at some point, take pictures or shoot video of the garden and its goodies.
5. upload your pics and vids of the garden to the web.

let's green the web!


for more information on green the web! (a one web day celebration), contact sara bassett.

and what is one web day?

if you can't join us this monday, consider attending USF's community garden's first work party of the year this saturday, september 20, from 10 am - 3 pm. the focus will be on drip irrigation installation and fall planting. also, lunch will be served. interested? RSVP by thursday to the garden project's elyssa bairstow.

where's the campus garden?