Green Teen Beacon

06/04/2026

💚 Just a few shots from our last day of the Spring 2026 Crew!!

We had a cookout at City of Beacon Recreation, and what could be better than celebrating the start of summer with card games, co****le, and your bosses grilling up a big lunch for the whole crew?

It was a fun, relaxed end to a great season, and our Spring '26 crew deserves a big round of applause for all of their hard work. We'll see you soon, Green Teens! 💚 Cornell Cooperative Extension Dutchess County

05/29/2026

🍅 EDIT TO CLARIFY: Green Teen Beacon is going nowhere!! This post was only meant to state that our hiring for the Summer 2026 season has ended. We will not be taking new applicants until our Fall 2026 season begins. Thank you all for your concern! 🍅

💚 Green Teen is NOT HIRING!! 💚

Thank you to all of our applicants. Check back in September for applications to join the Fall '26 crew!

05/27/2026

05/21/2026

💚 Green Teen is running on island time- Bannerman Island, that is!

Last week, our Spring '26 crew took a trip out to the Island to assist Bannerman Castle Trust with a little trail maintenance in preparation for an upcoming fundraiser. Those 72 steps up to the top of the Island can be pretty killer, but then again, so are the views of the castle!

Thanks for hosting us for our FIFTH visit to the Island! It's always an unforgettable adventure. 💚 Cornell Cooperative Extension Dutchess County

05/20/2026

05/19/2026

💚 APPLICATIONS CLOSE MAY 27!

Don't hesitate! Apply now! 💚

💚 JOB APPLICATIONS NOW POSTED ! ! ! 💚

JOB APPLICATION: https://forms.gle/7BgrmkSwYUNE8fbp8

ALL APPS DUE 5 PM, MAY 27th!

Hey there! Are you between the ages of 14-18, live in Dutchess County, and are looking for an awesome summer job where you can learn all about growing vegetables and your community while gaining lifelong work skills and making lifelong friends?

APPLY FOR GREEN TEEN'S SUMMER 2026 SEASON!

Follow the link on our story to our job application.

All applications are DUE by 5 PM on MAY 27th!! APPLY NOW!! 💚 Cornell Cooperative Extension Dutchess County

05/14/2026

💚 JOB APPLICATIONS NOW POSTED ! ! ! 💚

JOB APPLICATION: https://forms.gle/7BgrmkSwYUNE8fbp8

ALL APPS DUE 5 PM, MAY 27th!

Hey there! Are you between the ages of 14-18, live in Dutchess County, and are looking for an awesome summer job where you can learn all about growing vegetables and your community while gaining lifelong work skills and making lifelong friends?

APPLY FOR GREEN TEEN'S SUMMER 2026 SEASON!

Follow the link on our story to our job application.

All applications are DUE by 5 PM on MAY 27th!! APPLY NOW!! 💚 Cornell Cooperative Extension Dutchess County

05/11/2026

💚 If you've been scrolling our posts and wondering what motivates our Green Teens to work so hard, here's our secret: they're just the best young people in town! But it doesn't hurt that Green Teens get paid, too. 😉

So naturally, we invited Heritage Financial Credit Union to teach our Spring '26 crew how to take care of their paychecks. Not only was this training super informative, it was super fun too!! 💚 Cornell Cooperative Extension Dutchess County

05/11/2026

💚 Green Teen's motto is "Growing Food, Growing Community, Growing Self," and our Spring '26 crew got to experience all three last week during a work trip to Obercreek Farm !

Growing food: obvious enough. Farms are where food comes from! Growing community? Well, what better way to grow community than to lend a helping hand to our neighboring farmers? And growing self? Just ask Scooter, a longtime Green Teen who's since graduated to full time farmer. Bravo, Scooter!!

Huge thanks to Trixie and Alex for setting up this workday with us! This is surely the beginning of a wonderful friendship. 💚 Cornell Cooperative Extension Dutchess County