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See the description below, and visit http://www.realfoodchallenge.org/fellowship for additional information.

Julie Cotton, M.S.

Academic Specialist
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems
Michigan State University
A264 Plant and Soil Science Building
East Lansing, MI 48824

517-355-0271 ext. 1156

undergrads: www.safss.msu.edu




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The Real Food Challenge (RFC) Fellowship Program is a unique opportunity for recent college graduates to gain first-hand experience in building a social movement.  Through this 14-month program, Fellows engage in intensive projects on a regional or national level while also honing their leadership skills and food systems knowledgethrough our participatory learning curriculum and engaged Fellowship community.

Fellows come away with direct campaign and organizational experience, new professional and movement networks and a toolbox of relevant movement-building and organizational skills.  At the same time, they support important student-led efforts to shift millions of university dollars away from industrial agriculture and toward just, sustainable food enterprises.

Fellowship Project

Over the years the Fellowship has continued to evolve based on reflection and needs of the organization. This year’s Fellows will focus on projects relating to the Real Food Movement. These may include:

  • Providing direct coaching, training and on-the-ground support to a small group of campuses where real food campaigns are in progress,
  • Helping to develop the Real Food Calculator and providing support to students involved with campus food assessments,
  • Planning events for regional and national gatherings and fundraising events,
  • Developing & executing national social media & communications strategies.
 

Through these projects Fellows will be given a level of exposure and responsibility usually reserved for experienced professional organizers and movement leaders.   Fellows will be expected to take a great deal of initiative, problem-solve on the fly and work in a diverse, and often geographically distributed team.