As an intern at Snow’s Bend Farm, you will experience virtually every aspect of a successful commercial vegetable and cut flower farm. It is our hope that interns will leave with all the knowledge they need to start their own farms. Following our examples of possible activities:
Field work: harvesting, transplanting, weeding, pruning, thinning, irrigation, mulching, trellising
Tractor work: bed preparation, cultivation, bush hogging
Greenhouse operation: seeding, watering, soil mix, pest and disease management
Packing shed operation: washing, grading, quality control, storage requirements for all veggies and flowers, packing CSA
Marketing and Sales: delivering produce to restaurants, distributing CSA, working farmer’s market stands
Weekly readings and discussion: various farm related literature will be provided and discussed
Field trips: to one or more interesting local farms
Interns will be required to work 5 days a week, 6 – 10 hours each day. A stipend of $150/week will be provided. In addition to all the hands on experience and monetary compensation, interns may have all the produce they want for personal consumption.
Interns will get out of this program what they put into it. Those who work hard will be rewarded with a greater knowledge of what is required to succeed on their own farm.
For an intern application email margaretann@snowsbendfarm.com
or call 205-394-3561
