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.
ON THE WEB
Our job search engine is a work in progress. Check out these and other web developments on goodfoodjobs.com :
Getting sooooo close. Homepage and blog redesign are being coded and tested as we type.
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.
UPCOMING EVENTS
No more events of the agenda just just. But if you have one where you want us present, let us know.
For more information about Good Food Jobs related events - past, present, and future - visit goodfoodjobs.com/events.
NICE THINGS PEOPLE SAY
I am over-the-moon ecstatic and so grateful and amazed at how [tough job searches] work themselves out. I'm certain that my job search wouldn't have been the same without Good Food Jobs, because the platform is incredibly easy to navigate with a pleasant aesthetic. I can't thank you enough for connecting me to this opportunity and keeping me in a city I've come to love. Thank you!
- Diana, Job Seeker
Love your site. When I was searching for a job, it was the one I went to first.
- Seth, Job Poster
We are so pleased to be of service.
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We have two words for you: OWN IT.
While the three 'jobs' we've highlighted this week (see below) are indeed opportunities to buy / take over an existing business, we don't mean that you literally have to run your own company to 'own it'. But you do have to adjust your state of mind. In particular we mean two things:
OWN THE JOB SEARCH PROCESS
While we love what we do, we don't advocate GFJ as a one-stop-shop solution. Rather it is a tool to learn about opportunities and help springboard you to (food and job related) success. It should be strategically coupled with reaching out to folks for informational interviews, getting involved in the community, and making food friends that can also aid in your ability to unearth opportunities that will start your career evolution. The moral of the story is: don't wait for the perfect job to cross your desk (it happens rarely, and even when it does, there are thousands of other folks out there that want it, too); own the process, and be the guide on your own path.
OWN YOUR JOB EXPERIENCE
You may not own the company in which you work, but we can guarantee that you will get further faster if you work and make decisions like you do. We are not talking about boasting to your friends about big payoffs or toiling away night and day for an employer. What we do advocate is being fully present while you are there, caring about the outcome of the company, and thinking about long term investments / success. If you help a company succeed it remains on your resume and gives you incredible talking points and experience for the future. In essence, you get valuable lessons on someone else's dime. If you happen to be in a situation when you don't feel inspired to do this, then it's time to find an employer that you truly believe in.
Whatever you do, don't wait for / let things happen to you. We all have the ability to make positive change. 'Owning It' is harder work up front, but it's a solid investment and much more rewarding in the end.
Cheers,
Taylor & Dorothy
Co-Founders, Good Food Jobs
the GASTRO.GNOMES BLOG
Leah Penniman
Farmer / Educator
Soul Fire Farm
Leah's honesty takes our breath away. These days, even as the internet has allowed folks to pour their hearts out more freely than every before, nothing is more inspiring than hearing someone speak their truth. The real key to resonating with your audience is not only expressing honesty, but opening yourself up to vulnerability. Which is exactly what being a farmer means: doing what you love and being vulnerable to the earth. Read More
GOOD FOOD JOB HIGHLIGHTS
and over 600 other active jobs, too . . . see the full website for the latest.
OWNER / FARMER
Family Cow Farmstand
Hinesburg, VT
MOBILE BUSINESS FOR SALE
Real Cool Frozen Treats
Santa Rosa, CA
RESTAURANT FOR SALE MARIN COUNTY COAST
Drakes Beach Cafe
Inverness, CA
see more good food jobs at goodfoodjobs.com
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