Action Alerts
Update 7/26/10
In this update:
-- Rural Vermont's Art Auction is Open for Bidding!
-- Rural Vermont Events
-- Volunteer Opportunities
-- Rural Vermont is Hiring
-- Fall 2010 Rural Vermont Internship Deadline July 30th
-- Other Upcoming Events
How to Get Involved
- Rural Vermont Seeks Administrative Coordinator
ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR (15 hours/wk to start)
The Administrative Coordinator is primarily responsible for office, website, and database management. They provide administrative support for all campaign and fundraising work, and coordinate membership retention.
Candidate should have the professional and organizational skills to efficiently perform daily office operations as well as database management and website upkeep. They should have the interpersonal skills to field a wide range of questions and requests, and maintain some membership coordination duties. Candidates must have a passion to free family farmers from corporate and government control so that a local, direct-to-consumer, food system can flourish.
Fair Wages, Benefits. EOE. Deadline for application is August 11. Please send a letter, resume and references:
Rural Vermont
15 Barre Street, Suite 2
Montpelier, VT 05602No email inquiries.
- Rural Vermont Seeks Organizer
ORGANIZER (24-30 hrs/wk)
The Organizer is primarily responsible for managing and mobilizing activists & volunteers, as well as supporting issue work.
Candidates should have a flexible schedule and experience with policy and grassroots organizing. Management experience is a plus. Candidates must have a passion to free family farmers from corporate and government control so that a local, direct-to-consumer, food system can flourish.
Fair Wages, Benefits. EOE. Deadline for application is August 11. Please send a letter, resume and references to
Rural Vermont
15 Barre Street, Suite 2
Montpelier, VT 05602No email inquiries
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- Learn About Our Campaigns
- Stay Informed by Mail, Phone or Email
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- Write Letters to the Editor
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Get Involved
There are many ways to get involved with Rural Vermont and help us achieve our mission. Get involved by becoming a member and by giving financial support to Rural Vermont to help sustain our work. Join our email list and receive weekly action alerts, sign up to get mail or calls with updates, write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper, or call, email or write you legislators. Volunteer with Rural Vermont and help organize events and rallies, send mailings, make phone calls, table at events and lots more! Rural Vermont is able to make a difference because of your support and involvement. Get involved today by taking action on our campaigns.Contact Legislators
Let your legislators know you want them to support legislation that protects family farmers, a local food economy and sustainable agriculture. Tell them to support the issues you care about. To contact your legislators find their information at this siteWrite Letters to the Editor
A list of letter to the editor (LTE) contacts can be found hereIf you email your letter to the editor and you are submitting it to more than one paper email each paper separately so they don't see that you have already submitted your letter to a paper. Please try and track when your letters are published and clip and send the letters to:
Rural Vermont
15 Barre St. #2
Montpelier, VT 05602
Sign Up for Rural Vermont Updates
One of our goals at Rural Vermont is to build an activist network that is informed and committed to moving Vermont towards sustainable, small-scale farming.In order to achieve this goal we must shift Vermont’s priorities from an economic development model based on high tech industries, to a community development model based on family farms. This can only be achieved by educating the public on the benefits of sustainable agriculture and by motivating citizens to take action.
Rural Vermont keeps citizens up to date through mailings, phone calls, and our Farm Policy Network emails (sent weekly during the legislative session and then bimonthly the rest of the year). These updates include upcoming events around the state, breaking news on our campaigns, and Action Alerts so you can stay involved.
If you are interested in getting updates from us, please click here.
Become A Volunteer
Join the statewide community of volunteers working together to achieve our vision of Food with Dignity!The purpose of Rural Vermont's volunteer program is to provide operational support and assist in outreach and advocacy efforts. Our volunteers are an integral part in our work towards achieving economic justice for Vermont farmers.
Some volunteer opportunities for Winter 2010 include:
- Event Support
- Staffing the Rural Vermont table at various conferences
- Managing the sales of our merchandise at your local stores
For a complete list of current volunteer projects, click here.
Contact Liz, our friendly volunteer coordinator, about helping out; phone and email info are at the bottom of this page.
If you have time, please download the volunteer survey and return the completed form to us by mail, fax (802-223-0269), or email.