Dreaming Out Loud’s mission is to create economic opportunities for the DC metro region’s marginalized community members through building a healthy, equitable food system. Dreaming Out Loud is rebuilding urban, community-based food systems through social enterprise, helping to increase access to healthy food and improve community health, develop low-income entrepreneurs and cooperatives, and train at-risk adult residents for sustainable, family-supporting wages.

FOOD HUB PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

DOL’s Food Hub is DOL’s “Social Enterprise” which operates with the goal of promoting and modeling racial and economic justice in the food system. Dreaming Out Loud operates as a “matchmaker” doing the work of reaching out to a range of potential customers, building relationships and supplying them with local produce and products. We target mission-driven organizations like schools, local grocery stores, caterers, health facilities and a growing network of local sourcing businesses with a passion for farm fresh local produce and products and a desire to support DC’s marginalized communities. Our model is constantly evolving and will continue to do so as our capacity increases. 

POSITION SUMMARY 

The Food Hub Director is responsible for directing the food operations and growth strategy for DOL’s community food hub activities and effectively managing a lean budget and a small infrastructure base to efficiently move best-quality local farm products to community-based food access points and to our wholesale customers. Participation in all aspects of food aggregation, distribution, and marketing will be required. Service to community needs is paramount.  

The ideal candidate will have a background in local and urban agriculture, local procurement, customer service, small business development, community-based partnerships. This position will report to the Operations Director and will be a part of a team of innovators empowered to problem-solve challenges and complete tasks independently.