Regnerative Farming Internship

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Organization

Seminary Hill Farm

Job Posted

July 25, 2022

Job Category

Job Type

Remote

No

Location

Delaware, OH
United States
Seminary Hill Farm covers 10 acres of the 80-acre campus of the Methodist Theological School in Ohio. It is our mission to teach small-scale farming and produce good food for all in pursuit of a just, sustainable, and generative world. The farm produces vegetables for the campus dining hall, a community supported agriculture operation, and partners with multiple non-profit organizations to address food insecurity.

Summary

Position Description:  Seminary Hill Farm Fall Intern, Paid Positions

2022 Fall Internships are available between August 22 and Nov. 11, 2022. Applications are also being accepted for a March 2023 start date.  Interns fully engage in stewardship tasks for seasonal vegetable production, delivery, and farm-to-table processing for the Seminary Hill Farm kitchen. Prior farming and gardening experience not required.

Farm intern overview: Interns fully engage in stewardship tasks for seasonal vegetable production, delivery and farm-to-table processing for the Seminary Hill Farm kitchen. Prior farming and gardening experience is not required. Farm tasks include:

  • Seeding, seedling and transplant production, planting, and maintenance of fruit and vegetable crops
  • Harvest, post-harvest handling and packing of farm products
  • CSA, food bank and nonprofit distributions
  • Small and large equipment and hand tool utilization and maintenance
  • Crop water and soil moisture management (sprinkler, drip irrigation, mulching)
  • Pest management (monitoring, treating, and application of materials and techniques) of weeds, insects, wildlife destruction and diseases.

Who may apply: The intern experience is open to all who have a calling to steward the land and engage in justice-oriented personal and community development.

Compensation package

  • Wage and hours: interns will work 40-hour weeks ($12/hour, no overtime) while participating in all aspects of day-to-day farm work. Work hours are 8 a.m.-4 p.m., or 10:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m if helping with CSA distribution. Intermittent 4-hour shifts on weekends – with corresponding 4 hours off during weekdays – are required.
  • Food: Interns will have lunch at the dining hall (when open) and a free CSA share.
  • Housing: On-campus, unfurnished student housing is provided.
  • Academic credit: Interns who are also students can receive academic credit through approval and process of their home institutions.
  • Campus amenities: Interns are able to utilize the Dickhaut Library and participate in campus student activities and events.

 

See seminaryhillfarm.org for the full position description.

 

How to apply:

To learn more about this opportunity, contact Laura Ann Bergman, SHF CSA/Volunteer/Intern Coordinator at (740)409-1881 or seminaryhillfarm@mtso.edu. 

To apply, email resume and cover letter to Erin Wiggins: ewiggins@mtso.edu. Letters of recommendation are not required but can be helpful in your application.