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Young Adult Apprentice
The Green Heart Project is seeking recent high school or college graduates to hire for a 1-year, full-time position as a Young Adult Apprentice to assist with programs and operations and learn key career and life skills.
IMPORTANT DATES:
- Application deadline: 11:59pm on April 1st, 2025
Qualifications
The Green Heart Young Adult Apprentice is a 12-month opportunity for young adults to work, learn, and train as a year-round employee for The Green Heart Project. The Apprentice is supervised by the Program Manager for learning and involvement in many aspects of the organization, gaining practical experience and developing skills in sustainable agriculture, lesson facilitation, garden maintenance, organization logistics and administration.
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To apply, please submit a cover letter and resumé by April 1, 2025, to Kevin Dougherty, Program Manager, at kevin@greenheartsc.org.
For More Information
Contact kevin@greenheartsc.org with questions about the opportunity.
Crew Member – Youth Internship Program Summer ’25
The Green Heart Project is seeking paid high school Crew Members for our 6-week Summer Youth Internship Program.
IMPORTANT DATES:
- Application deadline: 11:59pm on April 1st, 2025
- Program Dates: June 9th – July 18th
Qualifications
As a Crew Member, you will:
- Learn valuable sustainable agriculture, gardening, culinary, do-it-yourself, business, and life skills
- Build your resumé while establishing an enduring relationship with a mentor
- Enjoy an engaging mix of classroom, work, and field trip experiences, while getting paid $12/ hour
- Have an opportunity to return next year as a full-time paid Green Heart apprentice for one year
To apply, please visit the following link: 2025 Crew Member Application Link
For More Information
Reach out to kevin@greenheartsc.org with any additional questions.
Garden Volunteer
We are always looking for qualified & passionate volunteers to support our school gardens and the Urban Farm at Enston Home!
Garden Volunteers commit to garden work days or special projects throughout the semester. Our work days have a capped number of volunteer spaces. Garden work days are posted on our Events Calendar, so take a look, sign up and we’ll see you out in the garden!
DetailsUrban Farm Field Trips
Interested in bringing a group of students to the Urban Farm at Enston Home? A Green Heart Urban Farm Field Trip will consist of a farm tour, hands on garden activity, and a farm-fresh taste-test. Field trips can be designed to the meet the needs of your students and cover a wide range of topics. Please note there is a cost of $10/person for field trips – however, if this cost is prohibitive, we are happy to discuss payment with you further.
Fill out this inquiry form to get the process started and contact Kevin, kevin@greenheartsc.org with any questions.
DetailsGarden Volunteers and Volunteer Groups
Garden Volunteers: We are always looking for qualified & passionate volunteers to support our farm & gardens throughout the year. Garden Volunteers commit to garden work days or special projects throughout the year. Spring workday dates are posted on our Events Calendar, so take a look, sign up, and we’ll see you out in the garden!
Volunteer Groups: We are currently accepting groups of 15 people or fewer to volunteer on Thursday evenings at the Urban Farm at Enston Home. We require volunteers to register on our Events Calendar beforehand, so please check to see if there are spots available. Outside of Thursday evenings, we organize a limited number of special garden volunteer events for our financial sponsors. If you are interested in sponsorship, please contact Executive Director, Jesse Blom at jesse@greenheartsc.org.
Other ideas?
Would you like to get involved with our project in a way that is not listed? We are always open to suggestions from our volunteers, and ideas to improve our gardens and our programs are always welcome! For more information, please contact us at volunteer@greenheartsc.org