How to Get Involved
Contact Information & How to Get Involved
UCSC Food Systems Working Group (FSWG)
Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS)
Monterey Bay Organic Farmers Consortium (MBOFC)
Agriculture Land Based Training Association (ALBA)
Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF)
Program In Community & Agroecology (PICA)
Community Agroecology Network (CAN)
Students for Organic Solutions(SOS)/Student Environmental Center
Education for Sustainable Living Program (ESLP)
UCSC Farm & Garden (see Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems, above)
Note: For a complete list of volunteer, internship and other opportunities to get involved in campus and community food systems and garden, see the 2012-2013 Campus Food and Garden Guide.
UCSC Food Systems Working Group (FSWG)
Contact Information
CASFS
1156 High St.
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
Tim Galarneau, UCSC Food Systems Working Group Coordinator
Email: ucscfswg@gmail.com
Phone: (831) 459-3675
Internship & Volunteer Opportunity
Students can get involved in FSWG through attending meetings, internships & volunteering.
Credit is available for:
- Food Systems research & resource material development
- Building FSWG’s connection and opportunities for engaging in the greater Santa Cruz community
- Outreach and capacity building development
Come volunteer at:
- Sustainable Dinner Events
- Organic Taste Tests
- Sustainable Food System Film Nights
- Speaker Evenings
- & Much More!!!
Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS)
Contact Information
CASFS
1156 High St.
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
Tim Galarneau, CASFS Farm to College Project Coordinator
Email: tgalarne@ucsc.edu
Phone: (831) 459-3248
Website: casfs.ucsc.edu
Classes, Internships and Workshop Opportunities
Students can get involved in the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems through classes, internships, and workshops, and through the activities of the Food Systems Working Group (see above). See the 2012-2013 Campus Food and Garden Guide for details or contact the Environmental Studies Internship Office.
The CASFS Farm and Alan Chadwick Garden are open to the public 7 days a week from 8 am to 6 pm. Click here for directions.
Monterey Bay Organic Farmers Consortium (MBOFC)
Opportunities are available for undergraduate and graduate student research, site visits, and activities at the following farms:
- Phil Foster
- Happy Boy
- Coke Farms
- New Natives
- Swanton Berry
- Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems (See CASFS)
- ALBA (See ALBA below)
Contact Tim Galarneau, UCSC Food Systems Working Group Coordinator for more information and program planning with above farms at tgalarne@ucsc.edu
Agriculture Land Based Training Association (ALBA)
Contact Information:
Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association
PO Box 6264
Salinas, CA 93912
Gary Peterson
Email: gary@albafarmers.org
Phone: (831) 758-1469
Website: www.albafarmers.org
Internship & Volunteer Opportunity
ALBA welcomes the involvement of UCSC students in its work as interns, applied researchers and volunteers. Recent work has included efforts focused on entomology in organic crop production, ecological restoration, and other projects. Dozens of UCSC students have also participated in farm tours and other educational activities to advance an understanding of local organic farming and economic development in limited-resource communities.
Please contact Deborah Yashar at (831) 758-1469 for further information or to arrange an internship, farm tour, or other activity.
UCSC Dining Services
Contact Information:
Email: ucsantacruzdining@ucsc.edu
Phone: (831) 459-4529
Website: http://housing.ucsc.edu/dining/
Internship & Volunteer Opportunity
Dining Services offer many positions and opportunities for student workers and supporters.
Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF)
Contact Information:
406 Main St., Suite 406
Watsonville, CA 95076
Kathryn Spencer, Central Coast Farm-to-School coordinator
Email: kathryn@caff.org
Allyse Heartwell, Buy Fresh, Buy Local Program
Email: allyse@caff.org
Phone: (831) 761-8507
Website: www.caff.org
Internship & Volunteer Opportunity
Contact us for opportunities in our Farmscaping Program, Farm-to-School Program, and Buy Fresh, Buy Local Campaign.
Program in Community & Agroecology (PICA)
Contact Information:
Program in Community & Agroecology
The Village/Lower Quarry
1156 High St.
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
Bee Vadakan, PICA Coordinator
Email: vvadakan@ucsc.edu
Phone: (831) 459-5818
Website: www.ucscpica.org
Internship & Volunteer Opportunity
In addition to the PICA seminar, internships and community meetings occur regularly in the A quad. Visit our website, www.ucscpica.org for more information regarding scheduled events.
Community Agroecology Network (CAN)
Contact Information:
The Community Agroecology Network
PO Box 7653
Santa Cruz, CA 95061
Dan Hermstad, Director of Action Education
Email: can_coordinator@gmail.com
Phone:(831) 459-5619
Website: www.communityagroecology.net
Internship & Volunteer Opportunity
We offer local and international internships working towards trade justice and environmental sustainability. Feel free to stop by A2 in The Village at UCSC for more information.
Students for Organic Solutions (SOS)/Student Environmental Center (SEC)
Contact Information:
Joyce Rice, SEC Staff Coordinator
Email: jmrice@ucsc.edu
Phone: (831) 459-1714
Internship & Volunteer Opportunity
SOS has leadership positions available and is always looking for volunteers to support program events throughout the year! For more information please contact Joyce Rice at (831) 459-1714.
Education for Sustainable Living Program (ESLP)
Contact Information:
Email: eslp@ucsc.edu
Internship & Volunteer Opportunity
The ESLP has many positions available in leadership roles as well as internships and volunteer opportunities! We are looking for creative and passionate youth, interested in building their skills and helping to make UC Santa Cruz a sustainable campus!
Kresge Natural Foods Cooperative
Contact Information:
(AKA Kresge Coop)
Student owned and run since 1976
Email: kresgenaturalfoodscoop@gmail.com
Phone: (831) 426-1506
Website: www2.ucsc.edu/kresge/commlife/food.shtml
Internship & Volunteer Opportunity
To volunteer for the Kresge Coop come in whenever you are available and offer your time to the person behind the register (they won’t bite as long as we keep dried mangos in stock) and come join our nice little community. See you at the coop. Volunteers receive 10% off weekly purchases with a one hour minimum commitment.
Kresge Garden Club
Contact Information:
Contact: Dave Shaw
email: daveshaw@ucsc.edu, garden-coop-core@googlegroups.com
Website: kresgegardencoop.weebly.com
Internship & Volunteer Opportunity
The Kresge Garden is a beautiful one-third-acre site nestled betwee the Porter Meadow and Kresge College, abundant with fruits, flowers, vegetables and herbs. And people! For the past three years the garden has been experiencing a renaissance, with the planting of a new apple orchard, double digging new garden beds, and fostering the emergence of a Kresge Community Gardening Cooperative. Volunteer work parties take place every Sunday from 11 am-4 pm.
Life Lab
Contact Information:
Garden Classroom on the UCSC CASFS Farm
John Fisher
Email: johnfish@ucsc.edu
Amy Carlson
Email: gardened@lifelab.org
Phone: (831) 459-2001
(831) 459-4035
Website: www.lifelab.org
Internship & Volunteer Opportunity
Life Lab interns teach standards-based science, gardening and sustainable agriculture concepts to local school groups (pre-school – 6th ). Interns receive training in: garden-based science education, working with children, organic gardening, environmental education, games, songs, activities, and much more! Internships are available Fall, Winter and Spring quarters, for 2 and 5 credits. Contact Amy Carlson (see above) about internships.
We also offer a limited number of garden maintenance internship positions and two-quarter senior thesis internships.
Statewide
- For information on getting involved in the Statewide Sustainable Food System Initiative in Higher Education or with the statewide guideline process please contact Tim Galarneau at tgalarne@ucsc.edu
- University of California Office of the President Sustainability Policies & Best Practices (http://www.ucop.edu/facil/sustain/welcome.html).
