{"id":57949,"date":"2026-02-11T14:36:40","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T22:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=57949"},"modified":"2026-02-11T14:42:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T22:42:06","slug":"internships-garden-project-internship-grub-olympia-wa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/internships-garden-project-internship-grub-olympia-wa\/","title":{"rendered":"Internships: Garden Project Internship, GRuB (Olympia, WA)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>GRuB Garden Project Internship<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Start date:<\/strong> 3\/2\/26 (or earlier)<\/p>\n<p><strong>End date:<\/strong> 5\/15\/26<\/p>\n<p><strong>Schedule\/hours:<\/strong> 10-20 hours per week<\/p>\n<p><strong>Compensation:<\/strong> unpaid<\/p>\n<p><strong>Priority Application Deadline:<\/strong> February 20, 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Site Supervisor:<\/strong> Ari Fox<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> 2016 Elliott Ave. NW, Olympia (on the 41 bus route)<\/p>\n<p>Garden-Raised Bounty (GRuB) is a 501c3 organization based in Olympia, WA. Our mission is to grow healthy food, people, and community. With roots in the land, we create opportunities for people to learn, lead, and thrive. We envision an equitable world where we are all nourished by healthy relationships, resilient community, and good food. Visit www.goodgrub.org for more information.<\/p>\n<p><strong>General Garden Project activities include but are not limited to:<\/strong><br \/>\u25cf Seed starting for Garden Project Participant\u2019s gardens<br \/>\u25cf Build 35 backyard gardens for community members, 2 per day up, regardless of weather<br \/>\u25cf Maintain respectful and professional relations with participants on build sites<br \/>\u25cf Power tool use<br \/>\u25cf Shovelling large amounts of soil short distances<br \/>\u25cf Provide mentorship to youth program participants that join garden builds<br \/>\u25cf Get dirty and have fun!<\/p>\n<p><strong>In addition to farm activities, interns will have the opportunity to:<\/strong><br \/>\u25cf Engage with GRuB\u2019s mission and learn about curriculum foundations<\/p>\n<p><strong>Learning Goals and Opportunities:<\/strong><br \/>There are opportunities to learn about farming practices, community connection, food distribution, and so much more at GRuB! We will work with you to define what your goals are and create a learning plan together.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Benefits:<\/strong><br \/>\u25cf Free GRuB farm produce as available<br \/>\u25cf Free access to GRuB trainings<\/p>\n<p><strong>Schedule: <\/strong><br \/>\u25cf 10-20 hrs per week: Monday, Thursday and some Saturdays [about once per month] between the hours of 9am and 5pm<br \/>\u25cf Exact start date and weekly schedule can be flexible<\/p>\n<p><strong>Qualifications:<\/strong><br \/>\u25cf Comfortable working independently, with groups, and in multiple locations<br \/>\u25cf Strong professionalism, communication skills, and reliability<br \/>\u25cf Willing to learn and maintain GRuB\u2019s cultural norms on and off garden builds<\/p>\n<p><strong>Preferred:<\/strong><br \/>\u25cf Ability to transport self to garden builds (mileage reimbursement available)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Physical demands and accommodations<\/strong><br \/>\u25cf Tasks are performed outdoors in a farm setting in all weather, with extended periods of physical activity involving standing, walking, bending, and moderate lifting (up to 50 pounds). Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with all abilities to perform the primary functions of the role.<\/p>\n<p>To apply please submit a cover letter and 2 references to ari@goodgrub.org with the subject <br \/>GGP_INTERNSHIP_APPLICATION [NAME]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please address the following in your letter:<\/strong><br \/>\u25cf Why do you want this position and what do you hope to learn and experience? <br \/>\u25cf How will this internship fit into your long term personal and professional growth.<br \/>\u25cf What relevant skills and experiences will you bring?<br \/>\u25cf What challenges do you imagine this internship may bring up for you, and how will you address them?<br \/>\u25cf If this internship will be for credit, please list the school name, program or concentration, desired number of credits\/hours and faculty sponsor name and contact information.<br \/>\u25cf What is your ideal internship schedule?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":11259,"featured_media":34096,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[18,26,4003],"tags":[4,423,19,523,37,7,13,9],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57949"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11259"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57949"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57949\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57951,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57949\/revisions\/57951"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}