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Good Food Jobs is a gastro-job search tool, designed to link people looking for meaningful food work with the businesses that need their energy, enthusiasm, and intellect. We post opportunities with farmers and food artisans, policy makers and purveyors, retailers and restaurateurs, economists, ecologists, and more.


the gastrognomes is a blog for food lovers who want to put their passions to work. We profile the most interesting, engaging, and unlikely food professionals that we find, and we publish them here to inspire you.

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"We found an amazing employee for the position that we posted with you. Your site speaks to a higher quality pool of applicants...the more thoughtful, mature and curious....the folks we are always looking for! Thanks again."
                          - Tina, Job Poster

"We've had SO many people apply that I can't keep up with the resumes."
                            - Donna, Job Poster

"I wanted to let you know that I got my current internship, as well as my next one, through Good Food Jobs.  I love your website and the Gastro.gnomes blog.  Thank you so much for being so awesome!"
                            - Julia, Job Seeker

We're glad to be of service.
Happy May!

We've got two important things to discuss this week: last week's Facebook Poll results and GFJ's first Homepage Photo Contest.

POLL RESULTS
If you recall, last week we shared our story of a bump in the social media road.  We posted a Facebook Poll to determine your favorite food professional, with the intention of reaching out to the winner of the poll and inviting them to do a live web chat to answer your questions about finding a dream job.  When the results were less than stellar, we reached out to you, our loyal readers, to help us give the poll one last try.

As with any experience, our goals are 3-fold:
  1. Get a resounding response
  2. Learn from the results, and
  3. Share what we learned with you.
With another week gone by, the quantity of responses is still not as powerful as we'd hoped (we got a total of 148 final votes), but the quality was superb.  Beyond the votes that were registered directly to the Facebook Poll, we had many folks reach out to us directly via email to give us feedback.  Here's what we learned from you:
  • If you ever use Facebook Polls, be sure to choose an application that does NOT require you to access the users' personal information.  Many people prefer not to partake under these circumstances, so if you have the option to do so, then forego the privacy issues.
  • NEWS FLASH: not everybody has a Facebook account.  It's a great (and free) tool that we can use for a lot of purposes, but analyze all options for maximum campaign effectiveness (or better yet, use FB to supplement a campaign, instead of house it).
  • Don't be afraid to repeat yourself.  We're all bombarded with words and images all day.  We're not recommending that you add to the noise, but don't be afraid to repeat the same message - in multiple ways - through multiple media outlets - in order to grab people's attention. 
We obviously haven't mastered the world of social media yet, but we're happy to experiment - and to share our successes and learn from our failures together. 

Now I'm sure you're all wondering who actually won the poll.  With 44% of the total votes, the winner is (drumroll please . . . ) ALICE WATERS (with Ruth Reichl in close second). As promised, we'll reach out to see if we can convince her to do a live chat.  Stay tuned for further details.

GFJ HOMEPAGE PHOTO CONTEST
Calling all photographers - entry level to expert.  We're looking for some stellar photos to grace our new and improved homepage.  Are they yours?  If you're interested, email us for details at info@goodfoodjobs.com.  The deadline is May 6th, so don't be shy.

Taylor & Dorothy
Co-Founders, Good Food Jobs


SLOW MONEY NYC ENTREPRENEUR'S SHOWCASE
Inspire. Connect. Invest in sustainable food and farming in the NYC foodshed



Slow Money NYC is bringing together 200+ investors, entrepreneurs and food/farming leaders for it’s inaugural Entrepreneur Showcase & Resource Exchange to be held on Saturday, May 14, 2011 from 1:00-6:00 p.m. at The Commons, 388 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY.

Slow Money is both a movement and a national organization focused on building a restorative economy by investing locally in sustainable, small-scale food enterprises.  Their mission is to build local and national networks, develop new financial products and services, while connecting investors to their local food and farming economies.

Good Food Jobs will be there and we hope you will, too.  Purchase tickets at http://bit.ly/egQGT0. 

If you can't make it May 14th, join the Slow Money NYC Meetup group at http://www.meetup.com/Slow-Money-NYC.

EDITOR'S NOTE: If you have a good cause and you need our help spreading the word, contact us at info@goodfoodjobs.com.


NEW YORK WOMEN'S CULINARY ALLIANCE
needs your help



For those of you who don't know, the NYWCA The New York Women’s Culinary Alliance fosters networking, education and cooperation for women in the culinary and beverage fields in the NYC area.

In addition, they assume a dynamic role in community affairs, particularly through outreach programs and fund-raising for women's health and nutrition issues.

They are currently running an online auction and the proceeds from this Bid for Healthy eating fund some of New York's most innovating food programs, including Nourishing NYC and Spoons Across America.

The auction ends May 4th, 2011, and they need your help to make it a success.  If any of the auction items below pique your interest, take a few minutes to bid for a good cause.
  • Dinner with NYWCA co-founder, Sara Moulton.
  • Attendance at the James Beard Foundation Awards, with a private media tour.
  • VIP tickets to a taping of The Martha Stewart Show, with a backstage tour.
  • Cooking lesson and dinner for six with acclaimed chef and cookbook writer Rosa Ross.
  • Business lunch with Lee Zalben, Founder and President of Peanut Butter & Co. (yes, you can pick his brain about starting a food related business)
  • Discuss how to succeed in the food business with Jody Eddy, Art Culinaire Editor, over lunch
  • Review your cookbook idea or proposal with literary agent Elise Simon Goodman & then copy edit it with Suzanne Fass
Check out the full online auction at: http://www.charitybuzz.com/auctions/nywca.  Don't have the funds to spare?  You can still help!  Spread the word far and wide.

And if you're aligned with their mission, become a member here.  

EDITOR'S NOTE: If you have a good cause and you need our help spreading the word, contact us at info@goodfoodjobs.com.


THE GASTRO.GNOMES BLOG

Cate Powell
National & Regional Sales
Pie Lab


Cate's is a classic story of following her instincts and winding up in a surprising place: a dream job. You can guess that the best part is that this job involves pie - versatile, delicious, and always tempting you with its curves. But better yet, Cate's good food job involves pie based on the mission of bringing people together to 'create businesses that transform communities,' thanks to her employers at Pie Lab in Greensboro, Alabama. If you're already feeling inspired enough to get involved, take Cate's advice and apply for one of their ongoing internships. Read More
 
Follow our weekly blog profiles at goodfoodjobs.com/blog.


GOOD FOOD JOB HIGHLIGHTS
and dozens of other NEW jobs, too . . . see the full website for the latest good food jobs.

SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP MANAGER
La Cocina
San Francisco, CA

In this sustainable food system that we all strive to create and maintain, the key is creating economic self-sufficiency.  Work with San Francisco's first incubator kitchen to aid countless small food businesses get off the ground.

SOUS CHEF INTERNSHIP
Machaca Hill Lodge
Punta Gorda, Belize

Well it's not your average kitchen internship . . . spend 6 months on a vibrant agritourism estate as you explore Belize's rich gastronomic heritage.  The opportunity includes a $6,000 stipend, round trip airfare, and room and board in paradise.

GRANTS MANAGER
The Food Project
Lincoln, MA

Their belief is that if we can change the food system, then we can change the world (for the better).  We agree.  If you do, too, then help The Food Project do it, one grant at a time.

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