Stephanie Logsdon Email & Phone Number

Durham, North Carolina, United States

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La Estrella, Antioquia, Colombia

6th-11th grade English as a Foreign Language teacher at Waldorf School Rudolf Steiner.

Medellín, Colombia

I create engaging learning experiences for diverse groups including Corporate English and Social Project based classes.

Medellín, Colombia

Worked with emerging gardeners and farmers in underserved neighborhoods of Medellín with the goal of training and linking small urban farmers to a network of restaurants that would purchase their products at a dignified price. Coordinated meetings and trainings with gardeners in Spanish. Partnered with SENA to provide an agricultural training course in the.

Medellín, Colombia

Ukiah, CA

Managed an $80,000 sub-grant of the USDA FINI (Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentives) grant that provided fresh fruit and vegetable incentives to CalFresh (SNAP) shoopers at farmers markets. Completed monthly reports and invoices and managed the budget of the grant. Designed outreach and promotional materials. Mentored market managers on the implmentation.

Ukiah, Calfornia

Facilitated the development of 6 new gardens with community members of Mendocino and Lake counties in Northern California that serve more than 200 families. Taught 3 courses in leadership to community garden managers of gardens that each have 30-50 participating families speaking English, Spanish and sometimes Chinese to ensure sustainability of their.

Ukiah, CA

• Facilitated the development of community gardens.
• Developed and coordinated workshops for community gardeners.
• Increased involvement of volunteers with school/community garden development.
• Researched and developed garden, nutrition, and garden leadership based educational and training resources.
• Supervised high school students teaching nutrition classes in afterschool programs.
• Contributed to quarterly grant reporting for a USDA Community Food Projects grant.

Redwood Valley, CA

Assisted farmer with daily upkeep of biological raised beds, Practiced permaculture principles, and Edited Floodgate Farm publications.

Boone, NC

Developing and Managing Vegetable and Fruit Gardens for use in the community kitchen at the Hospitality House, a homeless shelter that provides services to help individuals reestablish themselves.

Appalachian District Health Department

• Asisted with all projects involved in a CDC CPPW (Communities Putting Prevention to Work) grant. Integrated fresh produce into recipes used in the local Homeless Shelter's Community Kitchen.
• Helped coordinate the Food Trust trainings at Appalachian Regional Healthcare Systems.
• Recruited participants for a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) for the staff of the Appalachian District Health Department.
• Visited farms to document GAP certification changes.
• Implemented and Maintained a blog for Heifer Seeds of Change Initiative to strengthen the local food system and provide other help as needed.
• Assisted in coordinating the school and childcare gardens trainings.

Appalachian State University, Boone, NC

• Established a Slow Food chapter at ASU.
• Developed the mission and objectives of the chapter.
• Delegated tasks to executive officers.
• Oversaw chapter events.
• Connected the chapter with other community organizations.

Boone, NC

Lead group fitness classes for students and faculty.Schedule and organize events, fitness classes. Collect and organize participation statistics in excel.Lead instructor training classes.Supervise gym facilities.

Vilas, NC

• Assisted a local farmer with tasks to tend to and harvest crops.
• Sold produce at the farmer’s market.