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Thank you for your interest in The Food Project (TFP). We value academic and applied research and use it to actively improve our work. We work with students and universities to pursue learning that is of mutual interest. We have worked with students and professors in the fields of education, youth development, community development, sustainable agriculture, urban planning, anthropology, business, and public health. Due to limited staff time and a large number of research requests, we look at the following criteria in deciding what projects to pursue.
1. Researcher has fully reviewed The Food Project website to gain an understanding of our work.
2. Research investigates an area of knowledge new to a field and/or to The Food Project.
3. Research will inform TFP about how to improve current work, provide key insights that we cannot easily obtain in another manner.
4. Research is conducted by someone at the Masters, PhD, or professor level who is a leader or studying with a leader in their field.
5. Research proposal includes a dissemination plan and will reach a broader audience or inform thought leaders in a field.
6. Research methods can be integrated within our work and not create undue burden for staff or stakeholders.
7. Researcher will allow TFP to use and post the study on our website.
If you have a research project you would like us to consider, please answer, briefly, how it fulfills the criteria listed above and email Greg Gale, Director of Capacity Building, at
If your research does not meet the criteria, you are welcome to use our website for research and volunteer with us on our farms. In this way you can do your own learning about The Food Project. To volunteer, please contact our Outreach Coordinator at
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Position Title: Office & Finance Manager
GRuB is a grassroots non-profit organization dedicated to nourishing community by empowering people and growing good food. We grow inspired, self-confident and community-minded youth through educational and job-training opportunities. We help low-income families to help themselves by building raised-bed gardens at their homes. We work in Thurston & Mason counties.
Position Description
We are seeking an experienced and dedicated full-time Office Manager. This position is responsible for the financial and administrative day-to-day activities of a nonprofit organization with 9 staff and 20+ part-time/seasonal employees. We are looking for someone excited about our mission and about building the long-term sustainability of our organization from the inside out. This position connects the greater community with our work in a welcoming, professional manner.
Major Duties & Responsibilities
Finance /Bookkeeping
- Manage all Accounts Payable/Receivable, bank deposits
- Assist in annual tax return and reporting
- Payroll and employment reports
- Generate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports
- Initiate and Create reimbursement requests and reports
- Coordinate organizational budgeting process with Co-Directors
Office Management
- Perform administrative duties inherent to the role of office manager
- Manage new farmhouse (facility, supplies, equipment)
- Maintain organizational database & calendar
- Computer troubleshooting & maintenance
- Administrative assistance to Co-Directors
- Assist in Individual Programs as needed
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
This person is the primary administrative presence in the GRuB office, so we are seeking a proactive individual who is organized and good with numbers. The ideal candidate has a strong understanding of the financial operation of a non-profit organization, experience with QuickBooks, strong PC skills, and excellent time management. As with all our staff positions, we are seeking someone with a warm & supportive personality who is excited to work within the GRuB community to support and further our organizational values and goals. BONUS: Speaks Spanish or Vietnamese.
Compensation: $30,000/year + medical/dental/vision benefits + vac/sick leave + flexible, nourishing work environment
Priority Deadline: December 1st, 2008
Application Process: Please submit an application packet (available on our website, www.goodgrub.org) along with a resume and a cover letter to the attention of Kim Gaffi. Application priority deadline is December 1st, 2008. If you have any questions please email or call Jackson at or (360) 753-5522.
GRuB, 2016 Elliot Ave NW, Olympia WA 98502
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Every now and then, we need things that we can’t necessarily afford at that time. Things we can use right now:
Pickup Truck
full, mid, or small size 2-wheel or 4-wheel drive truck
This truck would be used on the road as well as in the fields of the farm to haul cover crop seeds, soil, transplants, produce, and more.
Digital Camera
This camera will be used to document the North Shore farming expansion and practices, and capture moments during youth programs. We would appreciate a good camera that would last being used primarily outdoors during the growing season.
8 person Minivan
The North Shore Youth Programs needs a minivan to transport youth to farming sites, farmers’ markets, and service projects at hunger relief agencies.
Frequent Flyer Miles
Our youth attend national conferences, teaching others about The Food Project. Please help them connect with the world by donating your extra miles.
To help, please contact Jen James at 781-259-8621 x24 or
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So, the Boston Public Library has a new promotion: Bring in canned food to pay your fines on overdue library books and materials. Through November 15, each can of food brought to all Boston Public Library branches will clear $2 worth of fines from a customer’s library records. They are donating all food to hunger relief agencies in Boston. What a novel (excuse the pun) idea!
Now, just imagine what would happen if other organizations started this type of campaign. People would be taking care of past debt and taking care of others. Now, I know this doesn’t work on a retail basis; it would certainly put most establishments out of business. But, if companies and business owners began thinking creatively about how to do business (i.e. get folks to return their overdue books) and doing good (feeding hungry people), there would be more people contributing to the common good.
Here at The Food Project, service is a part of our mission. Providing folks not only with free food, but with access to healthy, locally-grown food, and education by teaching Boston residents how to grow their own food. We do this work entirely with youth–couldn’t do it without them. My hope is that each young person who goes through our programs and who works with The Food Project will carry this sense of care and purpose and service with them throughout their life. Perhaps as they grow up and enter the workforce, we’ll see more ideas like this one come to pass.
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I miss the chefs walking out to the farm to serve their fabulous food at our Community Lunch Series. Cassie, Sous Chef, from Oleana Restaurant has cooked with our youth for the past four summers.
