Volunteer & Intern Opportunities

.: Berkeley Farmers' Markets
.: Terrain magazine
.: Bookstore
.: Curbside Recycling

Berkeley Farmers' Markets

Phone 510.548.3333

Special Events
Many fun events take place throughout the year. Assistance needed might include stage/event set-up and breakdown, parking, tabling, etc.

Farmers' Market Committee
This Committee meets monthly and is comprised of EC staff & Board members, market volunteers and other interested community members. The Committee reviews applications from farmers requesting entrance to the markets, and addresses other general business and market policy issues.

INTERNSHIP AVAILABLE:
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE RESEARCH, OUTREACH AND EDUCATION
Help to bring more education and the tools for action to consumers at the Berkeley Farmers' Markets. Gather info/conduct research on current issues (genetic engineering, threats to organic standards, and other relevant topics). Create postcards, fact sheets and educational displays, and coordinate tabling at the markets.

 

Terrain Magazine

510-548-2220 x229

Editorial Internships

Terrain interns participate in editorial meetings, pitch stories, and write for the magazine. Many of our interns continue writing for us as they continue on their careers as environmental journalists. If you believe you can write environmental news in a vivid style, if you can look beyond the obvious, if you think soapboxes are for ranters and not writers, send an email to mary@ecologycenter.org. Tell us why you want to write for Terrain.

Bookstore

Tuesday -Saturday, 11am-6pm
Phone: 510.548.3402

Sales, Reception, Display; Special Events/Tabling
Cashiering, inventory, shipping and receiving, designing displays, tabling. Depending on the level of training required, a minimum time commitment may be requested.

Curbside Recycling

Phone 510.526.1131

Outreach
Participate in a campaign to increase recycling rates in Berkeley. Volunteers will go door-to-door in low participation neighborhoods providing information and assistance to encourage recycling.

Education
Help assemble flyers and brochures. Assist with development of a reference manual for use on the recycling information and referral hotline.

Plastics Task Force
Fact checking needed concerning producer responsibility, reusable bags, and reusable bottles. Final information will be part of a resolution by the Task Force.