Soul Food Project
Seeds to Leaders
Indianapolis, IN
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Part time
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Seeds to Leaders is a paid youth development program where youth ages 14–17 in Marion County manage urban farming plots, learning leadership, teamwork, and job skills through hands-on agriculture work. Crew members plant, harvest, and pack produce for distribution to the community while building real-world employability skills.
About Soul Food Project
Soul Food Project (originally Temple Gardens) was founded in 2017 to increase food access in the neighborhood of our founder, Danielle Guerin. Since our founding, we have taught youth and adults how to grow food while establishing a system of urban farms throughout the city. Built on this foundation, our work and team have grown in many ways. Our overarching goal is to create a sustainable food system in our community by improving food security and nurturing biodynamic local agriculture while striving to improve the socio-economic status of the residents we serve.
As an organization, SFP is rooted in service. We intentionally choose equitable pathways to food justice through growing, distributing, cooking, and eating with the hopes of advancing food sovereignty. We place the needs of our residents at the forefront of our work. We serve our neighborhoods by working to create stronger communities, more engaged citizens, and happier neighborhoods by focusing on leadership, partnership, and development.
Description
Seeds to Leaders is a paid youth development program for youth ages 14–17 in Marion County, run by the Soul Food Project. Youth work together to manage urban farming plots while building leadership, teamwork, and job skills through hands-on agriculture work.
As part of the crew, you'll help maintain and grow produce at urban farm sites — you'll receive a portion of the land to manage for a full season. Work includes planting, weeding, harvesting, packing veggie boxes, and distributing produce to CSA members, food pantries, and market customers, while learning real-world employability skills and giving back to the community.
Schedule: 10–15 hours/week. Shifts run Wednesday–Friday after school (school dismissal time), with at least one after-school shift required per week, plus a mandatory Saturday shift from 7:30 AM–3:30 PM.
Start date: October 14, 2026
Responsibilities
- Help maintain and grow produce at assigned urban farm plots
- Harvest, sort, and pack produce for CSA, food pantry, and market distribution
- Participate in leadership, employability, and agriculture training sessions
- Volunteer and engage with the community through program activities
Qualifications
- Ages 14–17
- Marion County resident
- Prior experience at an urban farm or a community/school garden
- Available Wednesday, Thursday, and/or Friday after school, plus mandatory Saturdays
- Enjoys working outdoors and as part of a team