The Fund is a national non-profit organization that works to build support for progressive organizations acros the country, running campaigns for the Human Rights Campaign, USPIRG, and Environment America. This summer, we will be in over 50 cities working and lobbying to help win environmental and social justice campaigns. We are still hiring students for […]
Month: April 2012
Do you know about National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT)?
They have a range of free email newsletters offering good information about what’s happening in sustainable agriculture. The Weekly Harvest newsletter includes news gleaned by NCAT experts that is relevant to sustainable agriculture from sources around the country for the ATTRA – National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service website. In addition to keeping you abreast of […]
PART-TIME OUTREACH SPECIALIST Chicago Area
The Illinois Natural History Survey, a division of the Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois, is looking for an individual to conduct outreach on OIT (Organisms in Trade) issues including developing publications, staffing booths at trade shows, developing an OIT branding, giving presentations to hobbyist groups, working with Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant communications personnel […]
Director, Ventura County and Hansen Research and Extension Center Cooperative Extension Advisor
CLOSING DATE: To assure full consideration, application packets must be received by May 31, 2012 (open until filled). The University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR), a University division with statewide delivery, is seeking a County and Research and Extension Center Director and Academic Cooperative Extension (CE) Advisor to provide leadership to Ventura […]
Truly Food for Thought (New York Times)
By JAN ELLEN SPIEGEL Published: April 13, 2012 THE study of food has had a home in higher education for generations. Agriculture was a founding mission of the land-grant university system started in the 1860s. Nutrition programs are commonplace. Culinary schools were around long before Julia Child turned Le Cordon Bleu on its butter-sauced ear. […]