Career and Volunteer Opportunities
Join Our Team!
Board of Directors: Applications Accepted Until Filled
The Big Muddy Urban Farm Board of Directors is actively seeking motivated community members to join our small group of dedicated volunteer board members. We welcome applications from individuals who connect strongly with our mission, vision, and values and have the capacity to help steward our growing organization into its next phase of growth.
In particular, we seek applicants who live, work, or spend time in Gifford Park and neighborhoods surrounding it, as well as individuals from historically marginalized communities or with relevant lived experience. Prior board service is not a prerequisite to be considered, but experience with nonprofit organizations is an added benefit.
The purpose of the BMUF board is to advise, govern, oversee policy and direction, and assist with the leadership and general promotion of Big Muddy Urban Farm to support the organization’s mission and needs.
The Vision: Big Muddy Urban Farm envisions a regenerative food system that is equitably structured and environmentally and socially connected.
The Mission: Big Muddy Urban Farm is dedicated to making sustainable agriculture accessible to all.
To Apply: Complete Linked Application
Learn More: BMUF Board of Directors Job Description
CONTRACT EDUCATION
Teachers (Urban Agriculture)
Teachers will be hired to teach individual classes and paid hourly.
Big Muddy is developing a long-term education program called Educating Tomorrow’s Urban Farmers.
We plan to bring together a team of paid and volunteer educators for a series of courses in 2026 and beyond.
We have an ongoing need for people with urban farming expertise to join our team.
This is an opportunity to:
- work with a fun, energized group of urban agriculture educators
- share your urban gardening expertise
- meet and help kids and adults in Omaha who are eager to learn about urban gardening
- guide the development of this important curriculum from the very beginning
- build community around making our neighborhood a more resilient and positive place to live
We seek your expertise in the following subjects:
- Planning your urban garden plot
- Planting, watering, weeding, and harvesting food
- Composting
- Pest management
- Soil health
- And more! We want to hear from the experts – what does our community need to know?!
Learn More!
If you are interested in learning more about our volunteer opportunities and part-time paid teaching positions, please contact info@bigmuddyurbanfarm.org
Big Muddy Urban Farm Board of Directors, 2018.