Company description

Meadow Lark Farm Dinners are a celebration of Colorado's farmers and food artisans. From June through September, we set our table in fields and pastures, barns and greenhouses, around Boulder County. Our menus are inspired by the morning's harvest, and are prepared on-site in our mobile kitchen and on our wood-burning grill. We are driven by the belief that the rituals of the table hold great potential for building communities. By cooking uncomplicated food on local farms, right beside the rows of crops, we strive to draw connections among taste and place and season.

Job description

Every year, we look for interns to join Meadow Lark Farm Dinners for the season. Our paid internships are require part-time employment (approx. 20 hours per week). The work is physically demanding and dependent on exceptional teamwork and communication skills.

MLFD prepares one dinner every week. With preparations for dinner, post-dinner clean-up, and other administrative tasks. The bulk of the work falls on dinner days. We strive to keep a regular weekly schedule, with dinners falling on Saturdays. However, weather and other unpredictable factors are likely to alter our schedule from time to time.

Our major equipment consists of a mobile kitchen (a 24-foot school bus that has been converted into a kitchen and pantry), a wood-burning grill that has been built onto a trailer, and a pick-up truck for pulling the trailer and transporting chairs, tables and tents. All of this equipment must be maintained in excellent condition, and moved from farm to farm according to the dinner schedule.

We look for responsible, hardworking individuals who are capable of working independently as well as with others. An interest in local food, farming, and the relationship between food, environment and community is important.

MLFD interns work closely with one another and MLFD staff throughout the season. In addition, interns interact regularly with dinner guests. For this reason, excellent communication skills are paramount.

Interns must be willing to work long hours, outdoors, in a wide range of weather conditions (summer temperatures in Boulder, Colorado, are regularly between 90°F and 100°F; by fall, nighttime temperatures can dip below 40°F).

All interns must possess a valid driver’s license, and be willing and able to drive a bus (24 ft) as well as a truck with trailer. In addition, interns must be willing and able to regularly lift heavy equipment (up to 50 pounds).

Commitment—Preference is given to applicants who can make a commitment for the entire season.

Housing & Transportation—Interns are expected to provide their own housing and transportation while in Boulder.

Smoking—Smoking is not permitted in and around MLFD equipment, or on farms that host MLFD dinners.

Compensation

this position is: hourly, $20/hr +

Application instructions

Deadline

March 31, 2025