Good Food Jobs is a 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.
GFJ INSTAGRAM CHALLENGE
To celebrate our involvement in the Smithsonian National Museum of American History's American History Food Project Kitchen Cabinet, we asked, what's in your kitchen cabinet?
The results are in! It was a close call, but @Gustiamo sealed the deal with the photograph of their always drool-worthy kitchen cabinet stash. Congratulations! You have more delicious goods coming to line your pantry.
WEB DEVELOPMENTS
Our job search engine is a work in progress. Check out these and other web developments on goodfoodjobs.com :
YES!!! We finally found the bug plaguing the email alerts. We hope they are now successfully landing in your inbox.
We're in the design phase for some new initiatives. Await word in the next week or two. We're excited for this summer of fun.
Do you have a recommendation? Constructive criticism? Or have you noticed a glitch? Let us know. And stay tuned for more updates. We're always scheming.
NICE THINGS PEOPLE SAY
You guys have definitely found your voice, and it's a strong, passionate, honest, funny, and very wise one. When I was job seeking, the newsletter provided good advice and a realistic, relentless optimism that kept me going.
Whitney, GFJ Fan
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As we wind down from Independence Day weekend, it occurs to us that there's not only a great debt of gratitude for this fundamental freedom we have, but also a huge responsibility. How are we going to exercise these rights to create something of real substance and meaning? How can we create and contribute to our communities?
Perhaps this week's Words of Wisdom says it best: do one thing every day that scares you. This week we're most certainly going for it.
On Thursday Taylor is heading to Portland, OR for the World Domination Summit. If you recall, she won the ticket as a part of The Hundred Dollar Club's WDS Ticket Giveaway back in April.
Taylor determined that it was her duty to make good use of the generous ticket, so when she saw that WDS was accepting applications for attendee stories (like this one from a few years back), she threw her hat into the ring. Turns out, she landed at the intersection of hard work, creativity, and very good fortune yet again. Out of hundreds of applications she was picked as one of 12 attendees to share her 2-minute story on stage.
On stage?! Yes. In front of 3,000 people. Eek.
While we're no stranger to public speaking we've yet to encounter a crowd of this magnitude. So yes, this week we're certainly practicing what we preach.
We're doing our part and we're hoping you join us. What is the leap you are going to take? Attend an event? Apply for a job? Apply for a scholarship? Enter your product into a competition? Start a seed? Say yes? Say no?
In case you are looking for some inspiration, here are some ideas:
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR
FOOD SYSTEMS CAREER EVENT
July 19th, 2014
Winvian / Morris, CT
Attention aspiring farmers, food educators, foragers, and future food professionals (yes, GFJ community, that's you):
CT NOFA is hosting a one-day educational event on Saturday July 19th featuring talks from:
- Taylor (yes, of Good Food Jobs)
- Richard McCarthy (Executive Director of Slow Food USA), and
- Joan Gussow (educator, author, environmentalist, gardener - and one of Taylor and Dorothy's greatest inspirations).
There are 100 free scholarships available (apply here), and we're aiming to fill them all through GFJ. If we reach our goal we'll host an exclusive GFJ after-party (we'll divulge the details next week after you help us reach our goal).
Yes, we're always looking for an excuse to bring the GFJ community together in person. We hope that you can make it!
This event is perfect for:
- current and aspiring food professionals
- people interested in farming, gardening, and being active in their local food system
- those that want to meet with / learn from fellow GFJ users
- anyone looking for a good way to spend a summer Saturday; the Winvian grounds and gardens are breathtakingly beautiful
 
PS Interested in going, but can't make it this time around? Write us to let us know why and we'll keep you posted for future opportunities.
FOOD MEDIA BOOTCAMP
July 17th - 20th
Let's face it: You have multiple subscriptions to food publications, wore black for a week after Gourmet (RIP) announced they were closing up shop, and you think that the ultimate 'Cinderella story' is Deb Perelman of Smitten Kitchen fame.
You want to be a food writer. Or photographer. Or recipe developer.
Here's your chance to learn how. Head up to upstate New York for cookNscribble's Food Media Boot Camp.
Perfect if you want to:
- write a cookbook
- expand your writing, photography, interviewing, and recipe development skills
- start a food blog
- turn your blog into a book
Contact geri@cookNscribble.com to register ASAP. Discounted rates available for folks / locals that have their own lodging.
GOOD FOOD AWARDS ENTRIES NOW OPEN
July 1st - August 1st
Food and drink producers from across the country are invited to submit their beer, charcuterie, cheese, chocolate, coffee, confections, pickles, preserves, oils, spirits and – new this year – honey. Think your product has what it takes? Enter here.
Remember, no step is too small, so long as it's in the right direction.
Cheers,
Taylor & Dorothy
Co-Founders, Good Food Jobs
the GASTRO.GNOMES BLOG
Mark Overbay
Founder & President
Big Spoon Roasters
You may need to pause in the middle of reading this interview to go get a spoonful of peanut butter and something to wash it down with. Peanut butter is one of those products that feels always classic AND modern. It's a simple pantry staple, but Mark managed to find a rich history and heritage behind it, spurred on by his own appreciation of food, passed down from generation to generation. A big spoon is necessary, indeed. Read More
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