Company description

FoxRAP is building equitable access to land, food, and farm support so EVERYONE can thrive.

To accomplish this, we have 3 objectives:

*Unite and grow our local food and farm network
*Empower farm and land stewards with regenerative methods
*Preserve working farms and transition them to the next generation

Our why: We believe growing community through small, regenerative family farms can restore the full potential of our people, environment, and economy

No other organization in Wisconsin offers our suite of services:

*Ensuring working farms are successfully passed to the next generation, not to development, and creating affordable, accessible land options for new farmers
*Expanding educational initiatives, to teach our communities and our next generation about the importance of small, regenerative farms
*Building markets and relationships to strengthen our local food and farm network and increase farm financial viability
*Blazing the trail in WI regenerative ag, which we define as restoring: soil, habitat, nutrition, farm life and livelihood, human and biodiversity, interdependency, communities, landscapes, ecosystems, and social and land justice

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY:
Foxhead Regenerative Agriculture Project (FoxRAP) is a 501(c)3 non-profit based in Green Lake, WI, building equitable access to food, land and farm support so everyone can thrive.
Our four pillars are:
1. Connect Community - educate and engage community around regenerative agriculture
2. Grow Local Food - establish, support, and diversify local farms and markets
3. Preserve Farms - forge paths for farmland access, preservation, and transitions
4. Protect our Ecosystem - work with partners to protect and restore natural spaces

FoxRAP, founded in 2021, is a grassroots nonprofit organization. As we grow, we are shaping our programs and policies by the needs of our community and we’re looking for new staff to help guide us into the future. Although the position comes with certain required tasks, it’s also flexible and can be shaped into a full-time position by the successful candidate.

We look to build long-term relationships in all of our work, staff especially. So we’re looking for someone dedicated to the mission and driven to build this job into a fulfilling career.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Coordinate our growing Upper Fox Food and Farm Network (UFFFN)
• Build relationships with our farmers and provide 1-on-1 technical assistance and support with their marketing needs
• Work with consultants to develop and implement comprehensive farm marketing and agritourism plans
• Design and develop physical and online multi-farm market

Design and implement programming for other pillars, as needed

• Coordinate farmland access and transition programs
• Coordinate community outreach dealing with soil health, water quality, local food, nutrition, farmland access and farm transitions
• Represent FoxRAP in the Farmland Access Hub and Farmland Navigator program
• Collaborate with local partners to host or facilitate field days and educational events
• Build relationships with farmers, farm allies, and community partners
• Collaborate with other local and regional partners, especially those which are underrepresented in agriculture

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
You are:
● Passionate about FoxRAP’s mission and community
● Motivated, responsible, able to work independently
● Open-minded, adaptable, and able to work with a variety of community stakeholders with differing values and beliefs
● Comfortable with public speaking, presenting information, and meeting new people
● Organized and self-starting, able to see projects through and prioritize multiple ongoing projects

You have/are interested in acquiring:
● Experience in the intersection of agriculture, food, and the environment
● Experience building networks and teams to achieve common goals
● Experience in organizational decision-making, culture-building, and development
● Experience with online marketing and content creation (social media, blogs, video)
● Experience with nonprots and grant budget planning, management, and reporting
● Familiarity with community organizing, U.S. and WI food systems, racial equity work, food sovereignty, environmental justice, and land justice
● Proficiency in English. Working knowledge of Spanish or Hmong is a plus.
● A sense of humor and adventure

Compensation

this position is: salaried, varies DOE, $25,000.00 - $30,000.00

Location

job can be done remotely

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Deadline

no deadline