Fw: 🌱 Applications Due August 31st! - SGSO Network Mentorship Program

Interested in year of mentorship from a custom-matched, experienced school garden professional to support your career within the school garden movement? School Garden Support Organization Network has their mentee application open through the end of the month! See email forward below

Check out their MENTORSHIP PROGRAM FAQ or email Daniel Barrera Ortega, Programs Coordinator at daniel@sgsonetwork.org with questions

Julie Lehman (she/her)

Farm to Youth Network Coordinator

Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems 

Michigan Farm to ECE

Michigan Farm to School

Lake Michigan School Food System Innovation Hub

My personal Zoom room link is below. 

Online for drop-in hours every Tuesday from 10:30-11:30am

Zoom link: https://msu.zoom.us/j/5658155119 

Meeting ID:  565 815 5119 
Passcode: lovelocal 

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From: SGSO Network <info@sgsonetwork.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2026 2:01 PM
To: Lehman, Julie <lehmanju@msu.edu>
Subject: 🌱 Applications Due August 31st! - SGSO Network Mentorship Program

 

Less than a week left to join the cohort!

Last Days of Mentee Applications! Submissions Due August 31st Only a few more days of open applications to become a mentee in the SGSO Network Mentorship Program! Mentees will gather with their mentors on a quarterly basis to receive guidance and feedback, joining cohort trainings and mentee connection opportunities throughout the process. Don't miss the opportunity to receive a custom-matched experienced school garden professional to support your career within the school garden movement! Learn More and Apply Mentee Requirements Mentees are emerging professionals that are looking to grow their skills by being paired with an experienced school garden champion. You are considered an emergent professional if you satisfy at least one of the following: Are under 30 years old. Have less than 3 years of experience working in school gardens. Have less than 3 years in their current school-garden-related role. Potential mentees should also plan to keep working in the movement and have a skill set, role competency, project, or area of support you’d like coaching on. Mentorship Program Info Meeting Recording Available Watch our Mentorship Program Info Meeting recording and receive a detailed walkthrough of the program workings and structures. The recording also features a Q&A session where participants asked questions such as what the matching process will look like, what supports are available for mentors, and how they can ensure they're a good fit for the program. Watch the Recording The SGSO Network Mentorship Program is generously funded by the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation. Learn more about their work supporting school gardens and healthy lifestyles here. Follow us on Social Media! Direct message us if you'd like us to to share your school garden news or needs with the SGSO Network.  [linkedin.com/company/sgso-network] The School Garden Support Organization Network (SGSO) is an open peer-to-peer learning network with the goal of growing, sustaining and elevating a movement for equitable garden-based education. We provide professional and leadership development, resources, and platforms to connect for members serving at a school, district, regional, state, or national level. We have over 4,700 members at over 2,000 schools and organizations serving tens of thousands school gardens. www.sgsonetwork.org Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list