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Belding, MI

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October 07, 2012

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Travis Stephen Childs

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A decade of culinary experience

Over four years organic gardening and farming experience

Ten years of management and project coordination experience

Education

Montcalm Community College Sidney, MI

Associates of Science, 2013

Ionia County Health Department Ionia, MI

Professional Food Manager Certificate, 2011

Michigan State University East Lansing, MI

Watershed Management Certificate, 2012

Permaculture Institute USA Detroit, MI

Permaculture Design Course Certificate, 2011

Michigan State University East Lansing, MI

Organic Farming, 2009

Ecology Action Detroit, MI

Biointensive Sustainable Mini-Farming Course, 2007

Collaborative Regional Alliance for Farmer Training Grand Rapids, MI

Sustainable Farming Course 101, 2007

Lowell Unity High School Lowell, MI

High School Diploma, 2002

Experience

Montcalm Community College, Lab/Site Monitor, 09/2011-present

Deal directly with the public, providing answers to questions regarding the college s

programs

Setup and monitor technical equipment and facilities for instructors and staff

Blackbird Garden and Real Food Dream Kitchen, Garden Coordinator and Catering

Coordinator, 08/2009-07/2011

Planted, cultivated, harvested, and marketed biodynamic/organic crops

Operated on-site portable kitchen, set up and dismantled equipment, prepared ingredients,

cooked on site of event, washed dishes, transport equipment

Evolving Synergies, Kitchen Manager, 11/2010-02/2011

Oversaw operation of farm kitchen, including: ordering inventory, stocking inventory,

cleaning and maintaining equipment, prepping, cooking, and serving 35 meals twice a day, 6

days a week to farm staff

Bliss Gardens Farm and Community Kitchen, Farm Manager, 03/2010-10/2010

Oversaw all farm operations including: crop production, marketing, product development

and sales

Operated sixteen week community supported agriculture program with fifteen members, four

farmers markets per week, and five wholesale accounts with local retailers

Allen Neighborhood Center, Horticultural Facilities Staff, 08/2008-12/2008

Dealt directly with the public and oversaw greenhouse and garden operations

Represented Allen Neighborhood Center at community events to build and maintain positive

relationships with local organizations, businesses, and individual

Mixed Greens and Blandford Nature Center, Program Developer and Coordinator, 08/2006-

08/2007

Organized, facilitated, and evaluated garden and food literacy programming at partner

sites serving urban youth k-6

Developed curriculum for food literacy and garden based programming for urban youth k-6

Desert Rose Farm, Farm Hand, 2006

Performed basic horse stable duties and care of horses

Greater Grand Rapids Food System Council, Board Member,

2006-2007

Chaired community garden committee, youth club mentor, established youth club garden

Heartside Downtown Neighborhood Association, Board Member, 2006-2007

Chaired community gardens committee, instituted Heartside Peace Garden

Roses Express, Line Cook, 2005-2006

Prepped, Cooked, and maintained salad and wood fired brick oven pizza station for express

take-out

I-Hop, Dishwasher, 2004

Maintained facilities, washed dishes, bussed tables, stocked dishes and equipment

Cherie Inn, Line Cook, 08/2001-2007

Open and close kitchen, prepare recipes, ingredients, stock inventory, wash dishes, bus

tables, cook high volume lunch and breakfast items to order, clean equipment

Whitenbach-Wege Environmental Center, Teacher Assistant, 08/2000-06/2001

Cared for animals, assisted in establishing pond, assisted in establishing community

garden plots, assisted with workshops

Meijer s Deli, Line Cook, 2002

Prepared foods to cook, cook menu items, and wash dishes and clean equipment

Burger King, Cashier, 1999

Drive through window cashier

Vergennes Wood and Stuff, 1998

Wood Craftsman-constructed wooden furniture

Activities

Snowboarding, Skateboarding, Snowshoeing, Dog Sledding

Wildcrafting, Foraging, Organic Gardening, Fermenting and Culturing Foods, Herbal

Medicine Preparations

Writing Music, Reading, Multi Media Art, Lecturing, Volunteering, Painting, Natural

Building

More Volunteer Experiences

Bingham Elementary School Garden Club, Lansing, MI 2008

Ecological Food and Farming Systems, East Lansing, MI 2008

Hunter Park Community Greenhouse, Lansing, MI 2008

Giving Tree Organic Farm, Lansing, MI 2008

Allen Street Farmers Market, Lansing, MI 2008

Meridian Farmers Market, Okemos, MI 2008

Green Eagle Farm, Onondaga, MI 2008

Camp Blodgett Garden Club, Grand Rapids, MI 2007

Blandford Nature Center Sugar Bush Festival, Grand Rapids, MI 2007 & 2008

Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Academy Garden Club, Grand Rapids, MI 2006-2007

Groundswell Community Farm CSA, Grand Rapids, MI 2007

Trillium HavenOrganic Farm CSA, Jenison, MI 2007

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on February 15, 2012 at 5:53 pm Reply Greta Skogseth

I d love to hear how working at BK and Meijer have shaped some of your views about

Americans and food.

on March 14, 2012 at 4:35 am Reply Travis Stephen Childs

Greta, your suggestion would be a good topic for a story or even an essay. I will write

one up sometime soon and hopefully you will give me extra credit making up for some of my