Internship Opportunities
Apply your knowledge in helping us create a nourishing food system
We offer internships for high school, undergraduate, and graduate students who are studying public health, dietetics, or similar fields and who are seeking hours or credit towards their educational program or experience.
We also offer internships for community members who want to gain skills and experience in local food systems, public health, nutrition education, and/or urban farming. This is ideal for someone who is a recent graduate, or starting a new career, and who would like to gain practical experience.
“I wanted to have an internship with Fresh Approach because I wanted to learn more about food insecurity in our community. I wanted to have an impact on my community and this internship definitely helped. I am about to be a senior in high school, so I have had many interactions asking me about what I want to do in college. I answer honestly saying I don’t know but this internship helped me see the environment that I want to work in. It also helped me see the type of impact I want my work to have in the future. This internship confirmed that I want to be able to help my community when I choose a career path.”
Lucia Aguilar, former Fresh Approach Intern
Internship Opportunities
East Palo Alto Community Garden Intern
Grow skills in urban faming and leadership at the East Palo Alto Community Garden through garden maintenance, leading volunteers, interacting with gardeners, and conducting community outreach.
East Palo Alto
Community Farmers’ Market Intern
Support at the operations of the East Palo Alto Community Farmers’ Market Wednesday mornings with information booth maintenance, customer service, market closure, and more!
Community Compost Hub Intern
We’re seeking a detail-oriented and organized individual with good public communication skills to support the implementation of the organization’s Community Compost Hub programming through compost collections at the San Mateo Farmers’ Market & compost integrations at Phoenix Garden on Saturdays.
Food Access Program Intern (East Bay)
We’re seeking an organized and reliable intern with weekday availability to support the Mobile Farmers’ Market route in Antioch on Tuesdays for the duration of the internship.
“My communication skills definitely improved over the course of the summer. Being able to talk to a variety of community members and provide answers to questions they may have is a skill and is easily transferrable to a leadership role. Being a pillar of support was something that can only be taught with experience and this role was perfect for that.”
Earvin Tanedo, former Community Navigator
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Fresh Approach is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
