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We are seeking college interns/externs throughout the United States and Canada who are interested in food issues and would like to increase their research, writing, and communications skills by helping expand the Eat Well Guide, a free online directory of local and sustainable food sources. Eat Well Guide interns will work from our New York City office and externs will telecommute from their home or campus to help bring exposure to small farmers, retailers, and chefs who are committed to providing local, sustainable food products.

Most experiences will revolve around researching new listings to add to the Guide through interaction with local food communities. This provides an incredible opportunity for individuals with a passion for food and health to learn more about what is happening on a national level in the food movement. Field team members will interact with fascinating people across the United States and Canada to promote their work and share their stories. Interns/externs will additionally have the opportunity to write posts for our blog, The Green Fork and work with us on expanding and enhancing our new travel tool, Eat Well Everywhere, and our book, Cultivating the Web: High Tech Tools for the Sustainable Food Movement, which shares success stories from folks who have harnessed the power of the web to further the sustainable food movement. Participants will also help with the promotion of the Eat Well Guide using innovative new media outlets such as Facebook and MySpace.

Interested students should be organized, detail oriented, conversant in writing and on the telephone, and enjoy working independently as well as with other like-minded people.

Other qualifications: College/graduate students who can commit to a minimum of 8-10 hours/week either during the semester or summer. Opportunities are also available for shorter intern programs during school breaks. Hours are flexible, but regularity is important. We offer a small stipend for interns to cover local travel and lunch on days in which you work 4 hours or more.

How to Apply: Please email a cover letter, writing sample, and resume to erin@eatwellguide.org or fax to (212) 726-9160. In either case, please note “Eat Well Guide Internship or Externship”.