Gabrielle Hayes Urban Farmer & Educator
New York, NY, USA Gabrielle_Hayes_Resume.pdfGrowNYC Teaching Garden, Governors Island, NY, USA
Farm Coordinator & Educator
April 2016 – November 2017
Battery Urban Farm, Manhattan, NY, USA
Farm Education Apprentice
March – October 2015
Local Roots NYC, Brooklyn, NY, USA
CSA Operations Staff
March 2015 – March 2016
Cull & Pistol, Manhattan, NY, USA
Waitress
May 2015 – July 2016
Gotham Greens, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Greenhouse Assistant
December 2015 – February 2016
The Farm School, Athol, MA, USA
Harvest and Market Crew Member
September – November 2014
The Farm School, Athol, MA, USA
Student Farmer
October 2013 – September 2014
The Grocery, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Waitress
May – September 2013, December 2014 – May 2015
Mt Buller Chalet, Mt Buller, VIC, Australia
Dining Room Supervisor
June – October 2012
Eastern Yacht Club, Marblehead, MA, USA
Dining Room Supervisor
April – November 2011
Education
- September 2007/May 2011 BA International Development Studies and Economics at McGill University
- October 2013 - September 2014 Certification: Operating a Diverse Organic Farm at The Farm School
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Along with other student farmers, operated a 12-acre diversified organic farm, serving 220 CSA members.
Experience
- April 2016 - November 2017 Farm Coordinator at GrowNYC
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Led revamp of entire program including expansion of physical space, redesign of curriculum for students and training process for staff, creation of individual farm volunteer program, creation of farm stand and vendor contracts.
- March - October 2015 Farm Education Apprentice at Battery Urban Farm
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One of a staff of 4 educators: taught and developed garden-based curriculum, maintained and expanded farm space, learned pedagogy of garden education
- May 2015 - March 2016 CSA Distribution and Operations Staff at Local Roots NYC
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Handled distribution of produce and other goods at the single-site and company-wide levels.
- September 2014 - November 2014 Harvest and Market Crew Member at The Farm School
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Selected from a class of 14 to continue as staff and finish out the CSA season. Acted as sole operator of a weekly CSA stand, packing and driving a box truck to Boston. Worked with others to operate a weekly farmers market stand. Worked with Farm School staff to harvest and perform animal chores.