{"id":58718,"date":"2026-04-22T14:47:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T21:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=58718"},"modified":"2026-04-22T14:47:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T21:47:54","slug":"internship-heartsong-food-justice-regenerative-land-internship-heartsong-village-center-olympia-wa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/internship-heartsong-food-justice-regenerative-land-internship-heartsong-village-center-olympia-wa\/","title":{"rendered":"Internship: Heartsong Food Justice &amp; Regenerative Land Internship, Heartsong Village Center (Olympia, WA)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h1>Heartsong Village Center<\/h1>\n<p>A Living Lab for Food Justice, Regenerative Land Stewardship &amp; Community Systems<\/p>\n<h2>Heartsong Food Justice &amp; Regenerative Land Internship<\/h2>\n<p>Heartsong Village Center is an 8-acre home-based property and community space in SE Olympia, focused on wellness, education, and building sustainable, community-based food systems. This internship is a hands-on, highly experiential, and student-driven opportunity to help co-create a small-scale regenerative food system from the ground up.<\/p>\n<h3><em>What You\u2019ll Be Working On<\/em><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Soil building, composting, planting, and weeding<\/li>\n<li>Irrigation setup and garden maintenance<\/li>\n<li>Hands-on infrastructure projects (fencing and system building)<\/li>\n<li>Supporting chickens and animal areas<\/li>\n<li>Working in an established kitchen garden<\/li>\n<li>Native planting and invasive species removal<\/li>\n<li>Planting for high groundwater and flooding conditions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><em>What Makes This Internship Different<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>This is a self-directed, mentored learning experience where you will research, plan, and help design real systems for growing and distributing food\u2014gaining experience building something from the ground up.<\/p>\n<h3><em>Food Justice &amp; Community Impact<\/em><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Free or low-cost food distribution<\/li>\n<li>Donation-based systems<\/li>\n<li>Community meals and gatherings<\/li>\n<li>Cooperative or collective growing models<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><em>Community &amp; Learning Environment<\/em><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Workshops and skill-sharing<\/li>\n<li>Volunteer days and community events<\/li>\n<li>Small gatherings for connection and learning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><em>Food &amp; Kitchen Opportunities<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>Occasional use of a large on-site kitchen for preparing food, simple preservation, and experiencing the full cycle from growing to sharing.<\/p>\n<h3><em>Perks<\/em><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Free yoga and movement classes (as space allows)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><em>Schedule &amp; Structure<\/em><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Flexible scheduling (weekdays and weekends)<\/li>\n<li>8\u201312 hours per week (75\u2013100 total)<\/li>\n<li>Weekly check-ins<\/li>\n<li>Encouraged collaboration with other interns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><em>Location &amp; Transportation<\/em><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>SE Olympia location<\/li>\n<li>Bus stop ~1\u20442 mile away<\/li>\n<li>Possible pickup coordination<\/li>\n<li>Car recommended<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><em>Who This Is For<\/em><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Self-motivated and enjoys outdoor work<\/li>\n<li>Interested in food justice and ecology<\/li>\n<li>Wants real-world experience<\/li>\n<li>Comfortable with flexibility and initiative<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><em>Closing<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>This internship is an opportunity to help build a real, regenerative food system while gaining meaningful, hands-on experience.<\/p>\n<h3><em>To Apply<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>Please reach out to\u00a0<span data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 120, 215)\"><a class=\"x_ms-outlook-linkify\" title=\"mailto:heartsongvillage@gmail.com\" href=\"mailto:heartsongvillage@gmail.com\" data-linkindex=\"10\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 120, 215)\">heartsongvillage@gmail.com<\/a><\/span> if interested.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":11259,"featured_media":34096,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[18,4003,208],"tags":[540,4,423,215,976,901,8572,36,7,13,9],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58718"}],"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\/11259"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58718"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58718\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58719,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58718\/revisions\/58719"}],"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=58718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}