{"id":55424,"date":"2025-03-13T10:55:48","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T17:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=55424"},"modified":"2025-03-13T10:55:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T17:55:48","slug":"internship-farm-internship-grub-olympia-wa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/internship-farm-internship-grub-olympia-wa\/","title":{"rendered":"Internship: Farm internship, GRuB (Olympia, WA)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.prod.website-files.com\/5a0ca7f60d22aa0001465873\/6532ed521e954ed4823bc37b_GRUB%20Logo%20Brown.svg\" \/><\/p>\n<h1>\u00a0<\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Farm internship<\/h1>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%\">\n<p><b>Start date: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3\/31\/25\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>End date: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">6\/13\/25\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Schedule\/hours: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">10-20 hours per week\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Compensation: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">unpaid\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Priority Application Deadline: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">February 28, 2025\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Site Supervisor: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Farm Manager\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Location: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2016 Elliott Ave. NW, Olympia (on the 41 bus route)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodgrub.org\/grub-pathways-program?utm_source=GRuB+News+-+General+Contact+List&amp;utm_campaign=2b07ae9ff0-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_02_05_09_51_COPY_02&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-98154c9394-411368177\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Website<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgoodgrub.us1.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3Dd420621b2a28d2beb78028f5f%26id%3D497eebfc2e%26e%3D9cb9ec0bfb&amp;data=05%7C02%7CZoe.A.Ortega_Owen%40evergreen.edu%7C36220313d9bf468fb49008dd5dca0925%7C22adcff7c06f49a68f2050711c40ddaa%7C0%7C0%7C638769844522805822%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=O59SWrNuY3QUXJJ19B8IZcjpi1dAVlS82vAoHD4puWs%3D&amp;reserved=0\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">To Apply<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>What We Do<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Garden-Raised Bounty (GRuB) is a 501c3 organization based in Olympia, WA. Our mission is to grow healthy food, people, and community. With roots in the land, we create opportunities for people to learn, lead, and thrive. We envision an equitable world where we are all nourished by healthy relationships, resilient community, and good food. Visit <\/span><b>www.goodgrub.org <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">for more information.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Internship Description<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>General farm work tasks include but are not limited to<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Measuring, mixing and spreading soil <\/span>amendments\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Seed starting and planting crops\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Irrigation system set up\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Noxious weed management\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>In addition to farm work, interns will be expected to<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Equipment\/tool use and maintenance<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tending plants and harvesting crops <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pest management\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Large scale composting\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Engage with GRuB\u2019s mission and learn about curriculum foundations\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Collaborate and engage with community members and program participants on the farm\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Schedule:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> 10-20 hrs per week during GRuB\u2019s operating hours (9am-5pm, Monday-Friday)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Qualifications:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Must be motivated to work hard, learn a lot, and get dirty, in all weather\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Comfortable working independently and with groups\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b> <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Strong professionalism, communication skills, excellent work ethic, and reliability\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Physical demands, working conditions, and accommodations\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Interns work outdoors in conditions that can include varying temperatures and weather conditions <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Other physical demands might include lifting up to 40 pounds, walking on uneven ground, using hand tools such as shovels, crouching\/bending repeatedly, or spending long periods on your feet <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>To apply <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">please submit a cover letter and 2 references to <\/span><b>dusty@goodgrub.org<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Please address the following in your <\/span><b>letter<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Why do you want this position and what do you hope to learn and experience? <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How will this internship fit into your long term personal and professional growth. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What relevant skills and experiences will you bring?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> If this internship will be for credit, please list the school name, program or concentration, desired number of credits\/hours and faculty sponsor name and contact information.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> What is your ideal internship schedule?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10410,"featured_media":34096,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[18,26,208],"tags":[999,36,6661,7,9,247,6658],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55424"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10410"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55424"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55424\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55425,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55424\/revisions\/55425"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}