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Paul R. Petersonprpeterson86@gmail.com 56230633 (c)

Providencia Santiago, Chile

Work Experience Farm Manager, Rural Resources. Greeneville, Tennessee April 2012 November 2013 Created a half-acre intensive organic vegetable production space utilizing hand tools and a walk behind tiller

Managed volunteers and educational activities for garden program Created viable, donor based gardening program for educational and food equity purposes Managed processing and marketing of produce Educated at risk high school youth about gardening and the value of organic, local food

Apprentice, Horton Road Organics. Blachly, Oregon April October 2011 Managed propagation of crops Assembled weekly CSA boxes Cultivated fields by hand weekly Harvested variety of organic fruits and vegetables by hand, including salad greens Packed out produce for wholesale orders and markets Worked farmers market stand for Tuesday and Saturday markets in Eugene, Oregon

Humanitarian Aid Worker, No More Deaths Tucson, AZ September 2010 February 2011 organized immigrant rights campaigns within local Tucson community

provided humanitarian aid along the U.S./Mexico border

Assistant Crew Leader , Rocky Mountain Nature Association. Estes Park, Colorado MayAugust 2010 Assisted leading five crew-members in maintaining and repairing trails within Rocky Mountain National Park Operated earth moving machines Used multiple hand tools for moving and shaping rocks and earth Built retaining structures with local rock and wood

Olson Fellow, Rocky Mountain Nature Association. Estes Park, Colorado January May 2010 Developed and organized environmental education courses for English as a Second Language (ESL) students Created and utilized lesson plans about environmental topics on a weekly basis for elementary students Promoted and advertised RMNA programs and fundraisers at public events and through online social media Supervised RMNA volunteer interns

Garden Apprentice, The Youth Garden Project. Moab, Utah September December 2009 Assisted in maintaining a local and organic garden, including a CSA garden Processed produce for value added products in a commercial kitchen Sold produce and baked goods at the Moab Farmers Market Taught weekly garden classrooms for elementary and middle school students

EducationBachelor of Arts: Sociology/Anthropology MajorSt. Olaf College: Northfield, Minnesota.Graduation: May 2009

Awards : Canterbury Campus Ministry Contemplation and Action Grant 2008 , Kenneth Olsen Social Justice Grant

2008 , Lambda Alpha National Collegiate Honors Society for Anthropology 2009Volunteer Experience

Rancho El Nogal Chihuahua, Mexico. February 2012 assisted with organic permaculture gardens and managing free range cattle Sol Foods Farm Moab, UT August September 2010 volunteered with food harvesting for local, organic farmBurners Without Border Pisco, Per. June 2008 aided in building sanitation units in earthquake-devastated town of PiscoPululahua Organic Farm Pululahua, Ecuador. January 2008 assisted with daily farm management presented to local school children about recycling and waste management

Special SkillsFluent in Spanish. Proficient in Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel. Proficient in Online Social Media.

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