Community Service at the Market
Earn service hours, build real experience, and help bring our community together around local food.
Our year round internship program gives high school students a hands on way to make a difference right here in the Snoqualmie Valley.
Choose from five areas of interest:
- Education & Kids Activity
- Marketing & Social Media
- Community & Outreach
- Events
- Local Food & Agriculture
Each one focuses on a different part of how our market comes together so pick a category that interests you. Carnation Farmers Market operates from 3-7pm each Tuesday in June, July, and August at King County’s Tolt-MacDonald Park and most of the help we need will be during our market season. We’d love to have you be part of our market community!
Ages 14–18 🌻 Flexible hours 🌻 Join with your friends 🌻 Choose your interest
The Details
Choose your focus. We have five areas of interest, each focused on a different part of how our market comes together, from creating activities for kids to telling the stories of our local farmers. The ideas listed under each one are just a starting point, and your work will grow with your own ideas and interests.
Bring your crew. Sign up solo or add up to 2 friends to your group.
Education & Kids Activity
- Help develop new kids activities
- Prepare and organize activity materials
- Research topics such as gardening, pollinators, nutrition, composting, and local food
- Help test activities with younger kids
- Create worksheets, games, and displays
- Help lead kids activities during market season
Local Food & Agriculture
- Research local farmers and food producers
- Create educational content about where food comes from
- Develop “Meet the Farmer” features (interviews, farm tour, photos, etc.)
- Contribute to newsletter
- Research seasonal produce
- Create educational displays about farming, gardening, and sustainability
Community & Outreach
- Research local schools, clubs, and youth organizations
- Help recruit student volunteers
- Help develop service-learning opportunities
- Research and develop educational topics
- Create educational materials for families
- Assist with special educational events
Events
- Help plan special market events
- Develop activity ideas
- Create event checklists
- Help with decorations and supplies
- Assist with event-day coordination
- Help evaluate events afterward
- Develop hands-on demonstrations
- Assist 3rd-party events
Marketing & Social Media
- Create social media posts
- Take photos and video at events
- Help create flyers and promotional materials, including the main flyer for our 2027 season
- Distribute flyers and posters to local businesses
- Develop content calendars and creative ideas for each market date
- Create displays for the market
- Help with school and community outreach
