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GrowNYC

Senior Market Coordinator

GrowNYC is seeking a Senior Market Coordinator (SMC) who will work with senior centers and groups to optimize senior involvement in market operations. The seasonal position is open immediately and will run thru early November. Hourly rate $15 – 17 depending on experience. The ideal candidate will have experience working with senior population, community organizing, nutrition, sustainable agriculture.  

The SMC will identify seniors to work with one Youthmarket in each of the five boros to assist with promotion, marketing, community outreach and education.  Seniors will receive education  in  nutrition education,  growing practices, and food and the environment, marketing, basic financial management and customer service. Each market will operate once weekly for sixteen weeks (July – October.)  

Seniors are an underutilized and often marginalized resource in our society, yet they possess experience that they can share to benefit us all. Many seniors have a far more rich history with food and recall growing their own, working on farms, preparing dishes from scratch and experiencing nourishment in its most elemental forms – something many younger people are divorced from. We envision our seniors as a cadre of good food/good health ambassadors who don’t just sell produce but demonstrate and distribute  healthy recipes and share stories of good eating and while highlighting the benefits of a nutritious diet.

Applicants should contact Olivia Blanchflower, oblanchflower@grownyc.org or Tom Strumolo, tstrumolo@grownyc.org.

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