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Permaculture Farm Internships (May-September 2019) at Unadilla Community Farm in West Edmeston, NY

Unadilla Community Farm, a 12-acre organic fruit and vegetable farm and off-grid permaculture education center in Otsego County, NY, is seeking interns for the 2019 season.

Our accredited permaculture farm internships have attracted interns from North & South America, Africa, Asia, Europe, and New Zealand. Permaculture farm internships provide hands-on experience in low-till organic farming, regenerative agroforestry, permaculture, natural building, and food preservation. We are seeking interns interested in disconnecting from the mainstream, learning to support ourselves by growing our own organic produce, utilizing natural building methods to construct our barn and dwelling structures, making our own household products like soap and shampoo, reviving traditional agricultural and lifestyle practices, and living in community.

We grow a diversity of organic annual and perennial vegetables, mushrooms, herbs, and fruits to sustain us throughout the year. We sell our surplus to local natural food stores and restaurants in our region, and we offer a CSA program for families in our area. Our orchard consists of over 50 varieties of cold-hardy fruit and nut trees and berries. We also forage for wild foods, and raise chickens for eggs. We follow a whole foods, plant-based, vegetarian/vegan diet and supplement our produce with organic American-grown grains, beans, and other staples.

We are using natural building methods, as well as local and salvaged materials when possible, to construct our farm’s infrastructure. Our completed projects include a mobile chicken tractor and a self-sufficient tiny home with solar panel, rainwater collection, and wood-burning stove. We are in the process of completing a traditional New England timber framed barn on a rammed tire “Earthship” foundation.

Permaculture farm internships involve a commitment of 6 hours/day, 5 days/week, and interns participate in tasks such as organic farming, landscaping, natural building, food preservation, seed saving, harvesting and prepping veggie boxes for sale, and firewood preparation. We provide room & board for interns, plus free monthly classes. All meals are organic and vegan/vegetarian. Examples of our free monthly classes include: soap making, lotions and salves, compost building, foraging/wildcrafting, food preservation, natural fibers and dyes, cast iron vegan cooking, and gourd craft.

Our season runs from May through September, and we ask interns to commit to a minimum of 1 month. Email us at unadillacommunityfarm@gmail.com for more information and to apply for the permaculture farm internships. If applying, please include your dates available and resume. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

 

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

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