Novice Internship Ignatius Farm - Ignatius Farm

Overview

Join our team! 3 senior internships, 3 full-season novice internships, and 2 short-term novice internships - Learn organic food production hands-on. - Become an integral part of our food community. - Develop your farming skills and knowledge. - Participate in the Collaborative Regional Alliance for Farmer Training (CRAFT Ontario). We are seeking individuals who have a keen desire to learn the practices and principles of growing food organically, who are interested in building friendships and community, who are enthusiastic, curious and open to new ideas. We are committed to making this internship a learning experience, and we expect hard work, commitment to the guiding principles of our farm, and the ability to work as part of a larger team. The farm team is made up of 8 interns, 4 farmers (Heather Lekx, Lorne Jamieson, Donald Bowyer, and Mike Smith), and numerous volunteers. We will be working closely together over the season and aim to make this a healthy and challenging experience.

Responsibilities

How is the Ignatius Farm Internship structured? We are committed to making this internship an educational experience as well as a working one. Through monthly workshops and fieldtrips, the CRAFT program, mentored field walks, intern field responsibilities and skill evaluation, we aim to increase interns understanding of sustainable growing. Novice Interns can expect to be involved in: greenhouse management, seedling production, bed preparation, tractor work, weeding, transplanting, harvesting, overseeing CSA distribution at pick-ups, attending periodic Core Group gatherings, participating in educational activities structured around intern learning objectives, and cooking lunches for the farm team.

Experience and Qualifications

fit enthusiastic willing to learn interest in organic agriculture and food systems