Sunday, June 19, 2011

Direct-Market Farm Seeking Intern -- Great learning experience! (Scarborough -- 15 mins south of Portland)

We are excited to be bringing a 13-acre direct-market farm back to life and are looking for two interns to join our team for the opening 2011 CSA season. Frith Farm sells vegetable CSA shares, pasture-raised eggs and meat.

What We Offer:

- Experience living as part of a diverse, holistically-integrated farm

- Unlimited consumption of our fresh vegetables and eggs

- Primitive accommodations on the farm (commuting to the farm is okay too). Accommodation includes an unheated bedroom and outdoor shower.

- Hands-on experience in all aspects of farm practices, including:

• composting

• seed propagation and transplanting

• field preparation and cultivation

• crop rotation

• cover cropping and green manures

• harvesting and post-harvest handling

• pastured poultry production

• pastured pig production

• direct marketing and customer relations

This is an educational internship rather than a salaried farm job. We provide a stipend of $100/month + room and board, however, the most significant thing you will come away with at the end of the internship is in-depth training in all aspects of running a diverse, holistically-integrated market farm.

We are looking for:

- An open mind and a positive, community-minded attitude. In addition to farm work, you will share in the house-chores and meals of the community farmhouse

- Excitement at the thought of working hard outside for up to 12 hours a day. Not for the faint of heart!

- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs

- Preferably some farm experience

We require a commitment of at least 3 months, start date is flexible. Must be at least 18 years old and carry your own health insurance.

See: http://www.frithfarm.net/interns.html for more info and application.
THanks

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