NGM Garden Club Coordinator

🌱 Join the New Grocery Movement as our 2025 Garden Club Coordinator!

Location: Edmonton, AB (remote and on-site work required)

Start Date: Wednesday, May 14, 2025

End Date: Approx. Oct./Nov.

Job Type: Part-time, Self-Employed Contract (6–7 months)

Pay: $20-25 per hour depending on experience

Availability: ~15-20 hours/week, flexible schedule, some weekends and evenings required

Are you passionate about gardening, community leadership, and food justice? New Grocery Movement (NGM) is hiring a Garden Club Coordinator to lead our 2025 Garden Club season. This is a hands-on, people-focused opportunity for someone who loves growing food, building community, and making a real impact.

🌻 About the Garden Club

The Garden Club is a cornerstone program of NGM, where local residents come together to grow their own food, share knowledge, and build a healthier, more sustainable food system. Learn more about the program here.

🌿 What You’ll Do

As a Garden Club Coordinator, you’ll be the heart of the garden. Your main role is to lead and support a community of around 15 gardeners through a productive and joyful growing season. Key responsibilities include:

  • Coordinating seasonal workshops and community gardening events

  • Helping each gardener plan and manage their own plot

  • Acquiring and maintaining garden tools and materials

  • Supporting general upkeep of shared garden spaces

  • Communicating updates to the NGM team

  • Capturing photos and content to share with our communications team

🌼 We’re Looking For Someone Who Is:

  • Experienced in gardening or garden planning/design

  • Organized and reliable, with strong project management skills

  • A strong communicator and proactive leader

  • Comfortable with outdoor work and safe tool use

  • Adaptable, flexible, and committed to community care

🌾 Bonus Points If You Have:

  • Access to a vehicle for transporting tools and materials

  • Gardening or agricultural training

  • A passion for food justice, sustainability, or environmentalism

  • Background in community organizing

  • Experience leading diverse teams or groups

  • A degree in Food, Agriculture, Sustainability, or a related field

  • Physical capability to lift up to 40-50lb

💚 Why Join Us?

  • Flexible schedule that fits your lifestyle

  • Competitive hourly wage

  • The chance to grow with a dynamic, mission-driven nonprofit

  • Real impact in your local food system and community

Ready to grow with us?
Submit your resume and tell us why you’d be a great fit by filling out this application form. If you have any questions, please reach out to info@newgrocerymovement.com. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so don’t wait!