Our interns are expected to put in 30 hours a week in exchange for housing and a $100/wk stipend. Daily jobs include row maintenance, row planting, seed starting, transplanting, crop quantity projection methodology, irrigation installation and repair, tree pruning, harvesting, produce cleaning and packaging, shade house construction, no till farming methodology, and much more.
Days can be hot and cold at the farm so being able to handle 90F+ summer temperature during the day and 30F at night in winter is very important.
The intern house is a unique 120sq/ft cob "house shed" that has a built in bed w/ mattress, lounge chairs, running water, power, compost bucket toilet, hot shower, and wood stove. Interns are expected to keep their living space clean and tidy as we have many visitors to the farm throughout the year. The Raw Roots Farm Internship will last anywhere from 2-6 months with the option to extend it to 12. At the end of your internship you should have mastered the skills needed to start your own farm or work at a farm of similar size. Examples are listed below.
Crop Planning
Building your own soil
Monitoring soil Health
Seed Purchasing
Irrigation Management
Permaculture pest management
No-Till crop production
As well as many other skills
To apply, please send a resume, references, & cover letter to [email protected]. Rolling Application.