Company description

Raven Ridge Farm sits on 3 acres with 1.5 acres in production of diversified vegetables. The land is rich with history of producing delicious organic vegetables for over 20 years. The model that we follow is primarily CSA or farm share, the Kalispell and Columbia Falls Farmers Markets, and some wholesale. The CSA is a 20 week season with a variety of seasonal vegetables.

The farm became Certified Organic in 2018 and the farmers work to maintain and improve soil health. Through crop planning/rotating, minimal tillage, and nutrient/compost amending, the vitality of the land is always a priority. Taking extra steps to practice sustainable land management adds extra steps to the farming process, but it is a priority for Raven Ridge Farm.

For the past few seasons, the farm has been run primarily by the two owners and some part time help.
Our goal is to work hard, grow food, and continue learning so that our community can enhance their connection with their food. We’re focused on a high quality product by putting forth a high quality effort. We take pride in what we do for our community and farm-ily.

Internship description

Start and end dates: 4/15/20 - 10/15/20
*Start and end dates may be flexible for the right candidate.

Our apprenticeship program is a fully immersive experience for someone who is committed to becoming a skilled vegetable farmer. The program will provide you with spreadsheets, dates, and other important information. It is a paid position that offers the opportunity to learn the details necessary for running a profitable, small-scale vegetable farm.

An apprentice will participate in many aspects of on-farm activities. This includes seeding, planting, cultivating, bed flipping, harvesting, washing, and packing of vegetables. Farm workers should have some experience and/or some familiarity with farm work, be able to lift 50 lbs, and be able to sustain an 8+ hour work day on their feet. No specific skills are necessary as we will train you on tasks specific to the way we do things on our farm.

We expect you to be focused, ask questions, and give your best effort especially when the going gets tough. We honor your time and will not ask you to work past your scheduled hours each week. We believe with proper rest, hydration, and nutrition, a week’s worth of steady, hard working labor, is a reasonable expectation. Please keep in mind that farm work is manual labor and can be difficult because varying conditions (rain, snow, heat, etc.).

We will do our best to make your experience fun, educational, and memorable.This job position best suites someone interested in small scale agriculture and/or interested in starting their own small scale farm enterprise.

Compensation

this position is: stipend / non-monetary compensation

Application instructions

Deadline

March 16, 2020