Farm Internships and Apprenticeships in Delaware

Posted on January 4, 2020 by Taylor in Animal Husbandry, Apprenticeship, Education, Farming, Internships // 0 Comments

Farm Internships and Apprenticeships at The Kranz Hill Farm in Delaware – 2020

The Kranz Hill Farm is a rapidly growing vegetable farm, CSA, and market, located in northern Delaware. Our CSA, begun in 2010, expands each year, and last year numbered at 100 shares. In 2018, we opened our market on location six days a week, selling our own produce and other local goods. In the fall of 2019, we added an online storefront, and expanded our operations to include three off-site gardens.

We are looking for an apprentice and intern to keep up with the busy pace of a growing business. During the occasional long periods of menial work, conversation about the science, business, and philosophy of small-scale farming is strongly encouraged. We also make a visit to a nearby farm each month to give apprentices and interns a rounded experience of local small-scale farming. Kranz Hill is hiring a farming apprentice and two interns for the 2019 season.

KRANZ HILL FARM APPRENTICESHIP

Through daily involvement in the running of the farm, close and consistent engagement with the farmer, and personal responsibility for the success of certain tasks or crops, an apprentice is expected to mature in his competence and understanding of small-scale sustainable vegetable farming. An apprenticeship requires about 50 hours work each week. The apprenticeship runs from March through October, though a shorter period may be accommodated. Due to the small size of the farm, an apprentice must be happy to work alone for hours at a time, and remain diligent and competent without supervision. At least one season of commercial farming experience is preferred but not required. Apprentices are given a stipend of up to $1000/month, ample produce and goods from the market, and on-site housing is available if requested.

KRANZ HILL FARM INTERNSHIP

An intern is expected to work at least 120 hours, be eager to learn, and enjoy the subtropical weather of a Delaware summer. No previous experience is expected, though Kranz Hill Farm welcomes experienced gardeners and farmers who would like to learn more about small-scale sustainable farming. Internships can be tailored to the interests, experience, and availability of the individual concerned. Stipends are available according to ability and need, up to $500/month. Nearby housing is available on request.

A Note to Applicants for Farm Internships and Apprenticeships: Kranz Hill Farm uses solely organic farming practices, but has no ideological opposition to conventional or large-scale farming. In addition to practical instruction and experience with small-scale farming, the farmers are also willing to talk about philosophy. The farmers take farming seriously as part of the world we live in, and will teach about the benefits and detriments of the type of farming Kranz Hill Farm engages in, and how it fits into society and agriculture at large.

HOW TO APPLY for the KRANZ HILL FARM INTERNSHIPS and APPRENTICESHIPS

To receive an application for the apprenticeship, send us an e-mail at oh.farm@yahoo.com, with a paragraph about your interest in agriculture. To apply for an internship, send us an e-mail at oh.farm@yahoo.com, with a brief explanation of your interest, experience, and expected availability.

Learn more about farming and food jobs, internships, and apprenticeships, and learn how to post a job, internship, or apprenticeship opportunity on beginningfarmers.org by going to https://www.beginningfarmers.org/internship-and-employment-opportunities/