Type: full-time internship with room, board, monthly stipend (see below)
Organization: Wheelbarrow Farm
Location: Uxbridge, GTA / Durham Region, Ontario
Join a lively team of young farmers at Wheelbarrow Farm for a summer
apprenticeship, June-August.
If you are interested in learning about organic farming, raising
animals, or experiencing the rural life, then a summer apprenticeship
might be right for you. Some of the things you will learn on the farm
are:
• Seedlings and greenhouse growing
• Animal husbandry
• Cultivation
• Weeding
• Harvesting
• Marketing
• Organic growing practices
• Pest identification
• Organic fertility and soil amendments
• Compost making
What we provide interns
• Room and board. A room in the house or one of our many trailers or
cabins and 3 square meals a day.
• $500/month plus a year end bonus.
• Education. Learn about the many aspects of farming: from vegetable
production to marketing. We will take the time to make every activity
an eductional experience.
• We are members of CRAFT. This is an association of organic farms
that provide learning opportunities for prospective farmers.
Apprentices will participate in the monthly CRAFT workshop. To learn
more about the CRAFT network, please visit the website:
http://www.craftontario.ca/regions/craft-kawartha/
How to apply
Please send a resume as well as a cover letter explaining why you
would like to apply and what you would like to learn, to:
wheelbarrowfarm@gmail.com
For more information contact Tony Neale, wheelbarrowfarm@gmail.com
