2
negotiable
negotiable
unpaid internship
asap
year round
Shelly Bentley
Students Choice:
BIO INTENSIVE GARDEN and ORCHARD – *Students learn the Bio-intensive garden bed preparation and companion planting techniques by preparing, designing a planting scheme, planting and maintaining one or more garden beds. Fall bed preparation.
*Blueberry Patch – 3 dozen mature blueberry patch – secure and adjust mulching fabric, learn winter pruning.
*Care of the apple orchard includes sheet mulching and late fall pruning around 4 of the Apple trees.
*Start House – setting of seeds into seed trays and soil blocks using heat pads and micro fiber fabric hydration for winter crops and late winter transplanting into the outdoor beds.
* Various research/design/build projects include: Grape Arbor, movable high tunnel greenhouse, mushroom cultivation.
* Wall murals on interior barn walls 4 spaces – each 8X12. Present portfolio – farm theme.
*Print interpretive native plant images and build posts for Native Plant walk.
*Restore Edible forest garden.
BIO INTENSIVE GARDEN and ORCHARD – *Students learn the Bio-intensive garden bed preparation and companion planting techniques by preparing, designing a planting scheme, planting and maintaining one or more garden beds. Fall bed preparation.
*Blueberry Patch – 3 dozen mature blueberry patch – secure and adjust mulching fabric, learn winter pruning.
*Care of the apple orchard includes sheet mulching and late fall pruning around 4 of the Apple trees.
*Start House – setting of seeds into seed trays and soil blocks using heat pads and micro fiber fabric hydration for winter crops and late winter transplanting into the outdoor beds.
* Various research/design/build projects include: Grape Arbor, movable high tunnel greenhouse, mushroom cultivation.
* Wall murals on interior barn walls 4 spaces – each 8X12. Present portfolio – farm theme.
*Print interpretive native plant images and build posts for Native Plant walk.
*Restore Edible forest garden.
Energy, curiosity, physical ability to handle demanding work, respect for the natural environment, flexible work schedule, vehicular transportation.
Learning Objectives (Required for Internships and Work Study)
Demonstrate a basic understanding and knowledge of permaculture and bio intensive farming techniques through hands-on activities of double dug bed preparations, companion planting , direct sowing VS transplant, mulching and composting techniques used for bedding plants VS, fruit trees and berry patch. Initial reading resource includes John Jeavons How to Grow more Vegetables.
Contact Farm owner by email. Submit qualifications and interest to