Coon Rock Farm Intern Program

At Coon Rock Farm we believe part of our mission is training other like-minded people to grow crops and raise animals in a sustainable and earth-conscious way.  As many as 4 interns live and work on the farm in the busy summer months and at least one and usually two interns live and work on the farm year-round.  As a family farm, interns are expected to work and live along side family members in all normal farm chores including planting, weeding, and harvesting of crops and the humane care of our varied livestock (horses, cows, sheep, goats, pigs, chickens, and dogs}.  Our goal is to teach what we have learned from our years of farming and also to learn from our interns as they share the their own unique experiences and perspectives.

Here are a few more details:

1. 1) Interns are expected to work hard.  A typical summer schedule is 7am till 11:00am, eat and rest during the hottest part of the day, then work again from 4:00pm till 7:00pm at least 5 days per week and often 6 days in the busiest times.
   

2. 2)Interns are expected to participate in all farm activities including animal care.  We are a multi-species crop/animal farm and have no room for interns who are morally opposed to eating meat.  If you prefer a vegetarian diet for health or personal choice reasons, that’s fine and you are welcome.  But if you are offended by the raising and processing of animals for food, you will not be happy here.
   

3. 3)Tasks include planting, picking, weeding, feeding and watering animals, as well as some animal processing (we do the chickens on farm), and selling.  We have an on farm market as well as sell at several local markets.  There is always something to do.
   

4. 4)Interns are expected to be clean, neat, industrious, and tolerant.
   

5. 5)We provide each intern with a place to live, food to eat, and a small stipend for spending cash.  If you are looking for a high paying summer job, this is not the place for you.  If however you have a love of learning and want to learn more about growing healthy, sustainable food and local food economies then this just might be your spot.
   

6. 6)We prefer that you live on the farm for the internship as it is just easier and takes less fuel.  Accommodations may include a room in a house or a travel trailer parked in the woods (we won't know who goes where until all the interns are selected).  All in all we are pretty laid back and easy to get along with and like interns that are as well.  Again it's all about working hard while learning and also having fun.
   

To APPLY, CLICK HERE:  CRF Intern Application.doc

Email completed application to richard@coonrockfarm.com