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Farm Volunteer Intern

Red Wiggler Community Farm

Date Posted April 17, 2020
Location Germantown, MD
Category Agriculture / Nonprofit
Job type Summer Job

Company description

Red Wiggler is a sustainable farm where people with and without developmental disabilities come together to work, learn, and grow healthy food. Over 30% of what is grown goes to low income residents of our area.

Red Wiggler is a leader in the care farming movement in the United States. Founded in 1996, Red Wiggler was created to provide meaningful employment and healthy food for adults with developmental disabilities and now serves over 1,500 people annually.

Internship description

Spend the 2020 season care farming with us here at Red Wiggler Community Farm, a 12-acre organic vegetable farm in Germantown, MD, where people with and without disabilities come together to work, learn and grow healthy food. Because we grow and distribute food, WE ARE CONSIDERED AN ESSENTIAL OPERATION, AND ARE OPERATING ACCORDING TO STATE GUIDELINES TO PREVENT SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS.

Responsibilities: To work alongside farmworkers with disabilities in everyday farm tasks, including planting, harvesting, composting, weeding, pest management, and some CSA and Farmer’s Market staffing, while keeping a positive attitude and maintaining a healthy and inclusive work environment.

Time Frame: A minimum of 10 weeks between May 2020 and November 2020, with availability between 8a.m. to 4p.m., Monday through Friday.

Compensation: $100/week stipend to cover expenses incurred during internship. Interns will receive farm-grown vegetables every week May-November.

Qualifications:

Interest in working with adults with developmental disabilities
Interest in sustainable agriculture
Able to keep a positive attitude!
Able to work in a team, as well as independently
Dependable
Comfortable working with volunteer groups, including youth
Able to perform demanding physical labor
Ready to work outdoors in all weather

Training: No prior farm experience or knowledge is necessary. Red Wiggler Staff and Growers will provide training to interns in all areas of organic vegetable farming. In addition, interns participate in the Chesapeake Collaborative Regional Alliance for Farmer Training (CRAFT) program which provides learning and networking opportunities with area farmers. We also offer on-farm seminars on various topics.

Compensation

this position is: stipend / non-monetary compensation

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