Good Food Jobs is a job search tool designed to link people looking for meaningful food work with the businesses that need their energy, enthusiasm, and intellect. We post opportunities with farmers and food artisans, policy makers and purveyors, retailers and restaurateurs, economists, ecologists, and more.
GFJ INSTAGRAM CHALLENGE RESULTS
The results are in! As promised, the winner of this Instagram Challenge will get a free ticket to the UVM Food Systems Summit. @tomcromsjo (below, top) won with his entry about educating kids. Congratulations!
WEB DEVELOPMENTS
Our job search engine is a work in progress. Check out these and other web developments on goodfoodjobs.com :
Yep, we're still working on some big picture tweaks, namely the newsletter and right sidebar redesign. Stay tuned!
Do you have a recommendation? Constructive criticism? Or have you noticed a glitch? Let us know. And stay tuned for more updates. We're always scheming.
NICE THINGS PEOPLE SAY
The weekly emails I receive from GFJ aren't only informative, they are some of the best inspirational emails I have received from any company. In what sometimes feels like an unending job search, GFJ gives me a little boost each week to keep fighting and get that job that I deserve. You can literally feel the enthusiasm and the real values that GFJ is trying to remind us that we need. I'm grateful for your help.
John, GFJ Fan
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In case you are wondering, each week we write the newsletter based on the very things that we are experiencing / feeling / struggling with ourselves. While we're grateful for all of the successes we've had with GFJ, don't be fooled: life presents itself with many other issues along the way. Maybe they have to do with romantic relationships, or other business ventures, or navigating our way with family or friends. They might pertain to projects - be it personal or professional pursuits. It might be dealing with loss or abundance, or just plain figuring out how we want to spend our days and live our lives.
And sometimes the people that we write these messages for the most are ourselves. We, too, need the words of wisdom, the supportive sentiments, and/or the kick in the pants to get going. We're only so intimately aware of what you're feeling because you're not alone. We get it. We've been (or are) there, too.
As this week's Words of Wisdom post says, Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it. Even the best of us don't always react well all the time. The only thing that's helped us out of our stupor this week is kinship. We're hoping that you have that kinship to get you through (or can consider us your kindred spirits). We totally understand.
MEET MORE KINDRED SPIRITS
In our opinion, there's no greater feeling than knowing you're not alone. We're thankful if our words speak to you, but we know there's no replacement for in person interaction. Whether you're feeling stuck or adventurous, this might be the perfect opportunity for you.
Sterling College (located in Vermont's aptly named Northeast Kingdom) is hosting their first ever Food Jobs Summit on Saturday June 14th, which is free for job seekers (note: RSVP required). There will be a keynote from Chuck Ross, Vermont Secretary of Agriculture, as well as an optional tour of local food producers and other sites of interest.
The spots are filling up fast, so if you are open to the adventure, it is worth the trip. We wish we had a ride board so that GFJ users could have epic road trips together. We'll add it to our web wish list.
and in case the Sterling website piques your interest . . . .
It's your last chance submit to win a scholarship to Sterling College's artisan food intensives.
We're offering one 50% scholarship in each of the following sessions:
- List your name, phone number, and email address.
- You must include for which program you are applying: Charcuterie or Fermentation
- Answer the following questions in the body of your email (total length: 500 words or less):
- If GFJ could provide any additional resource or tool to support the good food movement, what would be most useful/beneficial and why?
- Share your greatest summer memory, as it relates to food or any of your other passions.
- Application emails are due by 8 PM on Wednesday June 11th. Our winners will be contacted directly via the email provided in the scholarship application.
Cheers,
Taylor & Dorothy
Co-Founders, Good Food Jobs
the GASTRO.GNOMES BLOG
Aaron Hutcherson
Operations
Momofuku
If you don't know much about Operations, you'd be correct to assume that it involves a little bit of everything - we like to think of it as a 'kitchen sink' job (pun intended!) So it's not surprising that Aaron's work at Momofuku has opened his eyes to all of the 'stuff', other than actually cooking and serving customers, that needs to happen in order for a restaurant to run. And we wouldn't be surprised, either, if you were jealous of his bird's eye view on one of the most addictive, innovative restaurant groups on the planet. Read More
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