Part-time Communications Intern supporting Farm Bill and Regional Regenerative Agriculture Conference

The Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance (FARFA) and the Council for Healthy Food

Systems (CHFS) jointly seek a part-time summer intern to support our communications

work. This position is ideal for an intern who would like to learn more about protecting

our small farms and rebuilding resilient local food systems, while getting to know like-

minded individuals and organizations.

FARFA is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit that promotes common-sense policies for local,

diversified agricultural systems and advocates on behalf of the thousands of small-scale

farmers and ranchers who produce food using sustainable and regenerative methods.

FARFA’s primary activities are:

-Lobbying to reduce regulatory burdens on small farmers and improve access to

local foods for consumers.

-Encouraging grassroots activism nationwide for common-sense food and

agricultural policies that support local food systems.

-Taking action to reverse the consolidation of our food system by large

corporations.

CHFS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides educational programs relating to diversified

local and regional foods systems that are healthy, safe, economically sound, and

environmentally sustainable. CHFS’ primary activities are:

-Hosting educational events for small-scale farmers to help them succeed with

regenerative agricultural businesses. Current programs focus on soil health and

on successful direct marketing of animal products.

-Providing education for consumers about sustainable agriculture, local foods,

and the importance of systemic change.

-Co-hosting (along with FARFA and Texas State University) an annual

conference, the Southern Family Farmers and Food Systems (SFFFS)

Conference.

POSITION SUMMARY:

This internship will support FARFA in grassroots advocacy on the federal Farm Bill.

Duties include:

-Develop and post social media and email communications about what the Farm

Bill is, how people can be involved, and specific reforms advocated by FARFA.

-Conduct outreach to potential allied organizations.

The intern will also support FARFA and CHFS in hosting the 2023 SFFFS Conference.

-In June and July, develop and post social media and email communications to

reach established and new audiences to promote attendee registration. In

addition, support staff in collecting sponsor and speaker info/logos/ads for

programs.

-Attend Conference on August 6-8 in San Marcos and offer behind-the-scenes

support. This may include tasks such as speaker support, volunteer orientation,

technical assistance upon check in, answering questions, and packing up after

the event. (Attendance is highly preferred, but not required; we will consider

candidates who cannot attend the event.)

The Intern reports to the Executive Director and will play a pivotal role in helping both

organizations grow our impact.

This position is part-time, estimated 20-25 hours/week, working remotely. Weekly

schedule is flexible; some weekend hours will be needed.

The position offers a stipend of $300/week.

Please submit the following to Judith@farmandranchfreedom.org:

-A cover letter indicating that you wish to apply for the FARFA/CHFS Internship.

Include why you want to work with us and what experience/skills you hope to gain, your available dates, and number of hours per week you wish to work.

Please include where you learned of the position.

-A current resume highlighting the experience and/or coursework relevant to the position

o Experience/knowledge in communications is a requirement

o Experience/knowledge of policy work and/or sustainable agriculture is a plus, but not required

-Contact information for two references (name, phone, email, relationship)

We have a small, tightly-knit team that works cooperatively on all projects. Our intern

will provide support in all aspects of the work of FARFA/CHFS in advocacy and

education.