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For the past 16 months we've been building the GFJ community, in hopes that when the time comes we could use it for something good.
The time has come.
One month ago we sent out well wishes to all of those who braved the innocent sounding "tropical storm". As you know, the places that prepared the most had many residents claiming, "I'm unimpressed with this hurricane."
On the other hand, the places that were least likely to get hit actually got decimated. It was not for lack of preparation, but merely because the force of Mother Nature is sometimes stronger than anyone can anticipate.
We recently visited one such location, a small family-run restaurant in Waitsfield, Vermont called The Green Cup. We know it well, and admire it for so much more than the incredible food: their commitment to sourcing local and sustainable ingredients and supporting small farms, the way it feels like walking into someone's home instead of a business, the fact that the whole family is part of the endeavor, and the coconut cake . . . oh, the coconut cake. We assure you it can fix any problem, short of half a million dollars of structural flood damage.
We founded Good Food Jobs with the dream of one day reinvesting into local food businesses. The Green Cup is our first experiment in exercising a model of philanthropy that we have been cooking up for more than a year. Look for the donate button that we installed below, which you can use to contribute to the Green Cup's reparations. Here is the catch: the donation limit is exactly $4. While $4 may not seem like a lot when you are trying to raise such a large sum of money, we believe that the power is in the number of supporters, not the dollar value of an individual donation. Every little bit helps.
Therefore, in lieu of lending a large some of cash, we urge each person on this list to donate this small sum and then send this email out to 4 of your friends (who can send it to 4 of their friends). It's ideal for anyone who:
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enjoys good food
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supports the power of community
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believes in good food businesses
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has a special place in their heart for VT
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is looking for how to help in the aftermath of the storm
Natural catasrophes makes us all feel helpless, and sometimes the prospect of making a grand gesture can paralyze the most well intentioned of us to do nothing at all. We hope that this will be an easy way to make a small, but real contribution. It only takes $4 and about 4 minutes to do a whole lot of GOOD. Your contribution makes you a neighbor of The Green Cup, and that makes you our neighbor, too.
Thanks 4 believing in good food.
Taylor & Dorothy
Co-Founders, Good Food Jobs
THE GASTRO.GNOMES BLOG
Amie Valpone
Culinary Marketing Consultant
Publisher of Easy Eats
Founder of The Healthy Apple Blog
Amie's story of taking a personal diet limitation and turning it into a passionate career sounds like a dream for many of us. But what we love about her experience is that it isn't sugarcoated. Amie had a successful corporate job but chose a harder, less glamorous path, motivated entirely by the desire to do something she loved, even when it found her with less money and more uncertainty. Sometimes there is no knowledge more valuable than being sure of what you don't want to do. Read More
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GOOD FOOD JOB HIGHLIGHTS
and over 400 other active jobs, too . . . see the full website for the latest.
FARM MANAGER
47th Avenue Farm
Portland, OR
For those who want the best of both worlds check out this unrivaled opportunity: combine the culture and connectivity of an urban environment with the pastoral setting of an agricultural landscape.
TEST KITCHEN ASSOCIATE
Cuisinart
Stamford, CT
Face it, we all dream of quitting our day job to experiment in the kitchen. This opportunity even includes the chance to work with new gadgets and tools. Swoon.
FOOD SERVICE OPERATIONS MANAGER
District of Columbia Public Schools
Washington, DC
It's an entirely different kind of food service than the restaurant scene, but a crucial one. Help the DC school systems implement more fresh, local ingredients and support sustainable solutions at an early age.
see more good food jobs at goodfoodjobs.com
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