Veggie Box Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Fellow

Employment type: Full-Time
Application Due Date: June 13, 2025

Organization Description

Allen Neighborhood Center (ANC) is a 501(c)(3) organization in Lansing, Michigan. ANC serves as a dynamic hub where Lansing Eastside neighbors access resources to improve their health and well-being; expand their capacity to seize job and entrepreneurial opportunities; create a strong sense of place, belonging, and community pride; and build a safe, sustainable, and thriving neighborhood. Since 1999, ANC has pioneered programs in comprehensive and integrative community development.

Program Description

Veggie Box is a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program which allows folks in the Lansing region to enroll in a season-long subscription box to fresh, local produce. Our CSA is a multi-farm model that unites dozens of local small farms to feed a common community. We pack and distribute orders for up to 300 members per week, providing fruits, vegetables, optional add-on food products, and educational material.

Duties and Responsibilities

Create written profiles of farmers, crops, vegetables, and food system issues
Assist in promotion of Veggie Box (marketing, social media, graphic design)
Coordinate receiving, packing, inventory, and produce management
Document program efficacy through surveys and evaluations
Send invoices and track payments
Assist in vendor management and customer/member relationships

Skills, Experience, & Qualifications

Desire and ability to engage with a diverse group of people, including those living in low-income neighborhoods, immigrant communities, farmers, and business owners
Ability to function independently and in a team environment
Passion for strengthening the local food system and for ANC’s mission
Exceptionally attentive to detail
Ability to regularly lift and move up to 30 pounds
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to flex communication styles for different kinds of audiences
Basic computer skills and the ability to learn new software
Minimum of 18 year of age, US citizen or permanent resident status
Preferred: Familiarity with social media and basic photography
Eastsiders are strongly encouraged to apply
ANC believes that to serve its neighbors effectively, a diverse array of lived experiences and backgrounds must be centered in its staff. ANC also believes that historically, nonprofit hiring practices disproportionately ignore the experiences of marginalized people in society. Therefore, ANC strongly encourages Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC), LGBTQ people, and people with disabilities

Compensation and Details

Fellows are expected to work 15 hours per week.

Compensation will be $12.48 per hour if the Fellow qualifies for Michigan State University work study. If the Fellow does not qualify for work study, they will receive a one-time $650 stipend. In addition to payment, we are able to partner with academic institutions to count this internship for college credit.