Programs
City Sprouts offers workshops and classes, online learning tools for educators, educational programming, and more to educate the community about gardening and healthy lifestyle choices. Click on our programs below for more details!
Programs
City Sprouts offers workshops and classes, online learning tools for educators, educational programming, and more to educate the community about gardening and healthy lifestyle choices. Click on our programs below for more details!
growing gardeners workshops
The Growing Gardeners Workshop Series is a collaboration between City Sprouts and The Big Garden. We work together to offer four seasons of hands-on workshops that feature skills and techniques for every gardener and urban farmer: growing, cooking, preserving and eating healthy local food. All workshops are free and open to all ages.
Our workshops are broken up into three main tracks: Urban Ag School, Herbal Medicine Cabinet, and Culinary Workshops. We also have smaller workshops attached to various community events that we have throughout the year. Check out all of our workshop offerings on our Growing Gardeners website.
We love having guest teachers from our community lead workshops! Are you knowledgable about a subject that you'd like to share in a workshop? Reach out to our Education Manager and explain what skills you'd like to share.
growing gardeners workshops
The Growing Gardeners Workshop Series is a collaboration between City Sprouts and The Big Garden. We work together to offer four seasons of hands-on workshops that feature skills and techniques for every gardener and urban farmer: growing, cooking, preserving and eating healthy local food. All workshops are free and open to all ages.
Our workshops are broken up into three main tracks: Urban Ag School, Herbal Medicine Cabinet, and Culinary Workshops. We also have smaller workshops attached to various community events that we have throughout the year. Check out all of our workshop offerings on our Growing Gardeners website.
We love having guest teachers from our community lead workshops! Are you knowledgable about a subject that you'd like to share in a workshop? Reach out to our Education Manager and explain what skills you'd like to share.
Urban farming internship
The City Sprouts Summer Urban Farming Internship provides part-time employment to 15 young adults, training them in agriculture, horticulture, culinary arts, public health, and life skills. Additionally, they gain experience in customer service, job readiness, and leadership, as they work as a team to manage our various farm sites around Omaha.
Gain Job
Experience
Earn
over $2,000
At $13/hour working
Paid bi-weekly
Learn from professionals about culinary, agriculture, education, and work skills
Work
outside
Learn to grow and harvest fresh produce, manage an urban farm, and work with a team
Qualifications
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Must be between 15 and 21 years of age
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Have an interest in urban agriculture, culinary arts, being outside, and community building
Reliable transportation (includes public transportation) or live within walking distance of 40th and Seward streets
Willing / Able to lift at least 35 lbs
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Willing / Able to work in a variety of weather conditions (e.g., light rain, high heat, and humidity)
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Willing / Able to work Saturdays in May and August
Campus Locations
City Sprouts North
4002 Seward St.
City Sprouts South
1815 N St.
Carter Lake
5420 N 3rd St.
Job Responsibilities
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Assisting with regular crop maintenance including planting, watering, weeding, harvesting
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Promoting City Sprouts to the community through site visits, school visits, presentations and events
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Wearing appropriate work attire to protect from farming and weather conditions (e.g., closed-toe shoes such as work boots or tennis shoes, proper head protection such as a baseball cap or bandana, proper summer work clothes - stay cool with lighter fabric t-shirts, tank tops, shorts)
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Responsive to communication with supervisors via text and personal email
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Having a positive attitude and willing / able to work well independently and in teams
Pay
$13.00/hour
With the tremendous help of the 2022 Urban Farming Interns, City Sprouts harvested and distributed over 10,000 lbs of fresh, sustainable produce in just one season! We're gearing up for an even bigger yield in 2023, and we're looking for passionate young folks to help us. Applications are now open through March 27. Please feel free to reach out to Aaron French, Manager of Urban Farm Initiatives, with any questions. Click the yellow ribbon button to apply.
internship details
Photo: 2022 Urban Farming Interns during a successful carport build
2022 interns
2023 Applications are Live!
Apply by March 27
