ncgt apprenticeship posterDecember 2014 – NCGT is proud to announce the Summer 2015 Local Food Supply Chain Apprenticeship. Through an exciting 8-week program, apprentices will have the opportunity to work with a local food hub, a businesses, or an organization that works with local food while gaining critical training and professional development related to local food systems and value chains work.

Apprentices will dedicate 40 hours per week for an 8-week period with one of the six mentoring organizations. Each organization is looking for specific skills but overall, apprentices should have an interest in local food systems and agriculture and have some experience in agriculture, business, or related fields.

For more information please contact Graham Givens, or apply online at https://jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/46552. The application deadline is February 6, 2015.

This article originally appeared in the December 2014 NC Growing Together Newsletter.