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Cole Grotting

202 N 24th Ave W, Duluth,MN

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Farm Manager

University of Minnesota Duluth Sustainable Agriculture Project
Duluth, MN
03.2019 - 06.2021
  • Manage student interns to propagate, transplant, plant, weed, harvest, and deliver crops using organic management practices
  • Run a campus CSA program, delivering shareholders a seasonal box of vegetables and flowers weekly throughout the summer and fall
  • Write a weekly newsletter to CSA customers
  • Host tour groups and field days, designing curriculum and activities around sustainable agricultural techniques, pollinators and beneficial insects, composting, bee keeping, and other activities related to sustainable agriculture
  • Develop relationships across the UMD campus and in the Duluth community

Field Crew

Food Farm Organic Farm
Wrenshall, MN
07.2021 - 11.2024
  • Transplant, harvest, weigh, and pack produce
  • Manage weeds and plant diseases using organic methods
  • Operate tractors, skid steer, forklift, root washers, and other farm equipment
  • Grease, sharpen, and maintain farm implements and equipment
  • Assist with building small structures, changing greenhouse plastic, managing irrigation systems, etc

Field Crew

Farm Dici
Canby, OR
02.2023 - 03.2024
  • Start seedlings using soil blocks
  • Prepare beds using no till methods
  • Transplant, harvest, wash, and pack produce
  • Manage weeds and plant diseases using no till, organic methods

Sustainability Intern

University of Minnesota Duluth Office of Sustainability
Duluth, MN
09.2017 - 05.2019
  • Conduct waste audits across campus to determine the effectiveness of our organics collection program
  • Coordinate the rollout of our campus wide organics collection program, work with dining services to increase compostable products, and conduct student outreach about how to use the new bin system
  • Present on sustainability topics and initiatives at various conferences and campus events
  • Coordinate guest speakers, earth week events, campus/stream cleanups and more

MN Greenstep Cities Intern

Fon du Lac Tribal Resource Management
Fon du Lac, MN
06.2018 - 09.2018
  • Identify Fon du Lac tribal government projects that meet criteria for MNPCA Greenstep cities program’s 29 best practices relating to buildings and lighting, land use, transportation, environmental management, and resilient economic and community development
  • Write project summaries and determine how they satisfied specific actions and best practices outlined by MN Greenstep Cities
  • Assist Fon du Lac staff with programming, planting, weeding, watering, and other projects in the Journey Garden which allows students at Fon du Lac Ojibwe School to learn about traditional Anishinaabe crops, gardening, and cooking skills

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Environmental Studies

University of Minnesota Duluth
Duluth, Minnesota
06-2019

Skills

  • Farming
  • Community engagement and relationship building
  • Event planning
  • Grant writing
  • Inclusive and culturally sensitive
  • Effective communicator
  • Active listener
  • Adaptable

Awards

3rd place in communicating sustainability topics, University of Minnesota Sustainability and Energy Expo, 2019

Timeline

Field Crew

Farm Dici
02.2023 - 03.2024

Field Crew

Food Farm Organic Farm
07.2021 - 11.2024

Farm Manager

University of Minnesota Duluth Sustainable Agriculture Project
03.2019 - 06.2021

MN Greenstep Cities Intern

Fon du Lac Tribal Resource Management
06.2018 - 09.2018

Sustainability Intern

University of Minnesota Duluth Office of Sustainability
09.2017 - 05.2019

Bachelor of Arts - Environmental Studies

University of Minnesota Duluth

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