Hi there, our names are Paul and Cassandra,  We are willing to travel anywhere in the country (or even outside of it) at this time for different opportunities. Really, this is a message to tell you a bit about our personality, work ethic, experience, and lifestyle, and if it resonates with you we would would love to take the next step and speak on the tele, skype, or email. We are emailing you specifically because we have an interest in what we have read about your farm and would like to know more. We are a strong couple looking to further explore homesteading/permaculture/ biodynamic farming and community living. We are on the search for where we would like to build a home and are taking this year to explore communities and hone in on our skills and interests together. We still have a lot to learn before we do it ourselves. We are more than willing to settle in one location for the season if we feel we have found a place sharing a common vision but are equally open to shorter stays. We would like to be around positive and uplifting people with a sense of humor and an honest outlook. We are looking for a welcoming atmosphere to share ourselves with and feel we have a lot to offer. We are social, artsy types, and thrive in creative environments where we can be of some use. About US We realize that one farm is not likely to 'do it all" but what we have listed are just personal interests of ours and even if you think you could trade labor for know-how on ONE topic, well that might be enough. It is one thing to read it from a book and another to successfully put it into practice. We are looking to practice varying tasks that can be use on a farm as we hope to someday run a country store that sells various farm made products as well as acts as a sort of social hub for music and artistic talents in the area. We also hope to eventually facilitate outdoor education and/or work with wilderness therapy programs. It's a mouthful, but one step at a time. Additionally, learning how to better work within a closed system and within a sustainable framework that is "oh so attainable" if the realization is there. While we have some base knowledge about a few subjects we are interested in learning more about things like properly tending bees for honey, cheese making, if you run a bakery and are willing to help transform our pie and bread skills into great masterpieces, making soaps from farm products, sheering sheep, companion planting, beneficial insects, soil health, making tinctures, show us more about medicinal herbs or plant id, work with dairy, beef and/or humanely tending all other animal counterparts (swine, swine chickens, horses, goats, sheep, etc), fruit trees, (importantly) business management, interested in creative artistic endeavors like pottery or woodworking shops, or if you simply have figured out creative ways to do the ordinary farm task... For the love of Pete, teach us more, and in turn, you will have two eager folks to help get to where you are going this season. We can't stress how excited we are for this new chapter and will likely be visiting farms for a few years before we settle in one place permanently. We are not strangers to hard work , getting dirty, or living rustically. We wear Carharts and bibs just for fun (because it's fun staying warm and dry). Additionally, we both can drive a stick shift, (Cassandra has been on a few tractors) and we have an all wheel drive vehicle. Paul 27, Cassandra 25. We both have four year degrees. Cassandra- Has two full seasons in and has about five years working "partial" seasons mostly on veggie farms. Has worked on two dairy farms, one commercial, the other small organic, greenhouse, landscaping etc. Strives to learn about care for livestock (weakest point of knowledge). Turned down farm manager position for this season to keep exploring. Competed on a timber sports team in college and is not a stranger to an axe, or a chainsaw. Went to school for hort. and conservation and BA in Anthropology. Paul- Grew up a farm boy in Upstate NY and wants to reconnect with the good life. While growing up on the farm which was mostly livestock, he had the experience of working with horses, cows, pigs, chickens and goats. He is looking to expand his knowledge in all areas of farm/homesteading/permaculture and self-sustenance to one day own a farm to raise a family upon. Willing to do any job thrown his way, loves people. Paul currently runs a kitchen in a place on the water in sunny Florida. Paul is looking forward to getting back to the land learning more skills to help him achieve a good life living simply. Has BA in Pol Sci and Creative Writing. Financially, we do need a way to make some money, at least enough for the essentials and a little something to walk away with at the end of the season to get us to our next destination. We plan to travel abroad in the cooler months. It's a fair request but I know some places can only offer so much and we are aware of the logistics of this type of endeavor. If you cannot offer much monetarily, is there a way we make make a living off the farm that doesn't come directly out of your pocket? Willing to try and make something work for both ends. We are folks that pull our weight and ask a lot of questions. Looking for a very interactive partnership as guests on your farm. There is a pup involved- a very farm oriented and gracious best friend, but we can only assume that some farms will be less accommodating here. Understandable. For farms that are doggie friendly- Sammy is great with the kiddos and other animals. It's not his first farm rodeo. Boxer/German Shepherd. Cassandra has raised him since he was 9 weeks old and is four years old. We are open to all possibilities so if what we have going on interests you, or you would like to discuss options, please give us a shout! Here is our phone number and email address, please get a hold of us anytime. Email or phone is the best means of contact. Paul, Cassandra and the Sam. 315.753.2041charring@oswego.edu

Hello! We are looking for self motivated people that want to work at our farm. We moved to San Marcos Sierras, ARGENTINA, few years ago and we started a permaculture farm. We need help for the 2013 season starting in july. We want to build a food forest, swales, ponds, extend our raised beds, start a worm farm…..many projects. We prefer people with experience in agro-forestry, permaculture or organic gardening and able to stay for at least 2 months. Please cheek our website for more information about us and our place at shamballapermaculture.com. Also you can friend us on facebook.com/shamballa.permaculture. Send us an email if you are interested in the position, we would love to hear from you!!!

Aloha, We are an organic tropical fruit farm with milk cows, sheep, chickens and goats. We are just about to start doing a pasture management system using two wean-off Angus or meat steers on some very lush land. If this interests you, you can come learn about it go to http://www.kumuainafarm.com and check us out and fill out an application. We look forward to hearing from you!

Hi!  Just updated our farm status.  Looking for 3 interns to start April 29 and work til Nov. 1.  Come join the team on our exciting, fun-loving and beautiful veggie farm on a super cool island in the Pacific Northwest!  Email me at willowoodfarm@gmail.com

Year long internships available starting in April.  Off-the-grid living: organic gardening, carpentry, animal husbandry, saw milling, and much more.  We train you in all the basics of homesteading in exchange for your help with our center.  Beautiful cabin for interns.   Located in the Nantahalla Mountains of Western North Carolina, one of the most diverse areas in the country.  See our host site here (Coweeta Heritage Center) here and email for more info.  

1 or 2 INTERNS NEEDED on our 100 acre family farm for the 2013 season. Sepascot Home Farm in Rhinbeck, NY is dedicated to raising our animals humanely and in such a way that the land ends up benefitting from their usage. We are looking for self-motivated, outgoing, hardworking, respectful, fun, energetic, easy-going, trustworthy, 'willing to learn' men and/or women that are interested in learning about all aspects of farming. We strive to grow new products each season. We currently raise 100% grassfed Scottish Highlanders, pastured GOS & Large Black Pigs, Pastured Freedom Ranger Chickens, Pastured Barbadoes Blackbelly Sheep. We also raise Jersey Dairy Cattle and offer Raw Milk Shares. We milk our Nubian cross goats as well. We make cheese, yogurt and butter from the raw milk. We make our own Maple Syrup during the winter. In the growing season we raise multiple varieties of berries & tree fruits and an extensive garden of all types of vegetables and herbs. This season we hope to raise our own honey bees and sell raw honey. We have a farm stand on our property in which we sell our products to our local community. We have open house events throughout the growing season to help educate the public about farming. We offer room & board to the right candidate and the possibility for commission work. We would prefer a committment of at least 2 months to 6 months beginning as soon as March 1. Must speak fluent english.  Contact us at: sepascothomefarm@yahoo.com for more information.

The Volunteer Farm in Woodstock, VA is in need of a Full-time Farm Manager who is experienced in cultivating, planting, producing fruits and vegetables on a large scale, 40 acre farm.  Please visit us at www.volunteerfarm.org for more details.  We wish to fill this paid position ASAP as the growing season is coming quickly.

ATTENTION all hardy travellers, beginning and experienced farmers, homesteaders, and teachers! We are currently looking for individuals or couples interested in doing a work-exchange on our farmsite located in the Amazon region of Peru. We are a young farming family (John originally from Lima, Peru; Lauren from the USA; and our daughter) that have been homesteading here in the region since 2009. We have recently moved onto a new 3acre site within walking distance of the small city, Moyobamba, also known as the City of Orchids. We are building a small market farm that will eventually fund an educational center for local youth,focused on teaching and supporting organic growing methods, traditional crafts (weaving, arts, cooking, building), and otherwise sustainable lifestyles that until recently were the norm here. We grow other 100 varieties of organic vegetables, fruits, flowers, medicinal and culinary herbs, and other useful plants. We combine organic growing methods, permaculture techniques, and traditional Peruvian agricultural methods to produce high-quality fresh produce, and are the only producers of organic vegetables in the region. We also hope to coordinate with local reforestion efforts to grow seedling trees of rare and native species. Future projects include building and promoting bicycle-powered farm-tools, preparing plant-based medicines, ecological building, building traditional mud oven, and more sustainable irrigation systems, and workshops for the public.   We are looking for helpers that are interested in working 4-6 hours a day in exchange for room and board. (NOTE: since we have very recently begun here, housing may mean tenting in the early stages, but there are opportunities to build ecological living structures on-site).  We work early mornings to beat the midday heat, but all volunteers will have plenty of free time to take advantage of local trails for hiking and biking, spend time in the city (we are a 20 minute walk from center town), and other pursuits. We invite individuals or couples with or without experience, but expect people that enjoy time working outdoors, spending some elbow grease, and can take the jungle heat!!! THere also exists the possibility of long-term position with living-stipend for dedicated individual. Opportunities abound for personal projects, we hope to inspire a collective shared space, and there are opportunities to connect with other local growers/ volunteer projects. Spanish speaking is very useful when travelling in Peru, but English is also spoken in our home. wonderful chance to get to really practice and learn Spanish! Moyobamba is a small city in the center of plenty of agriculture: reknowned coffee growing, rice production, tropical fruits, and medicinal plants. Large central market, decent nightlife, and a couple "super"markets in town center...   Please contact us for more information! We look forward to meeting some great people! My email is : lw.fermiere@gmail.com  

wrote on 02 2013 Sat 

I'm also interested, I send an email. I'm currently in Lima. 

Matt Nordstrom wrote on 11 2012 Mon

Hi, I'm interested in helping you out this winter. I sent you an email from golfnerd42@gmail.com. Let me know if you got it.

 

Hello there. My name is Kara and I'm in search of sustainable livestock farm to land on. I've already spent a full season on a vegetable farm that also raised a few pigs and 500 laying hens, now I'm ready to go more in depth into animal husbandry. If anyone's in need of a hand, please get in touch with me.

Grassland Organic Farm wrote on 02 2013 Sat

Hi Kara. . . Did you find a farm yet for 2013? We still have one position open in our dairy.

Grassland Organic Farm wrote on 11 2012 Sun

Hey there.  Are you at all interested in working on a certified organic dairy farm milking 45 cows and raising 90 all together?  We practice Management Intensive Grazing and make all of our own feed.  I would like to talk more if you might be interested.  What is the time period that you would be available in 2013?  Finally, if you are interested in working on our farm you should know that we have a very diversified farm.  Our interns all focus on certain parts of the farm, but even if the dairy is your focus you will still be doing some field vegetable work, moving chickens, feeding pigs, etc.  Let me know if any of this sounds interesting to you.   Thanks!

 

Farm to Table Garden Program Internship and Culinary Program Assistant positions available in Kinderhook, NY for May-October 2013.  Go to our profile for a full description or email: julie.cerny@sylviacenter.org

Wayback farm social/political ecological , comments on farm interships/ cheap labor.So with several thousand farms looking for summer help whats a 19/20 year old to think? stipend which works out to 2 to 3 dollars per hour for 12 hour days ? an ecological learning experience or your folks telling you you have to get paid !!! Do you stay home and get a job for 725 per hour in your home town ? or hit the road broke and have a "experience" before you get serious and go back to collage to become a good american ,which for 40 percent of 18 to 30 year olds means spinning your wheels at your parents suburbia house working to pay your collage bills or saving for some brief forays to tropical beaches or summer fun .  So the thought I had is that 30 years ago we just left the nest and moved to a cool rural place, broke no pay and were happy to get a shack to stay in , some good work and some odd jobs here and there  if we met some old farmers who needed a hand and could teach us something usefull like how to make hay or do carpentry or fire wood or grow food it was just a part of our life .  So I say throw your fate to the wind come up to waldo county maine and join the scene  , you wont starve or freeze ,if you work and play well with others like to get sweaty and dirty and love your planet, drop out! start a different life! and save your planet , Love  paul ,the old hippy  farmer !

VeteranMntnFarm / centralpafarm wrote on 02 2013 Mon

sounds great Paul.. i like you left over 40 yrs ago and have owned and partnered and owned and "helped" many many farms and it was great living experience. Today i am doing my own little place in central Pa. However if it wasn't for mom i might sell and go help some more. Oh i remember mt Kathadin back in 70 as a hitchhiker and that little town of millinoket.. go for it kids forget college and live a real life..

 

We are currently on the look out for a few interns for this coming season. We are looking for passionate people. Experience not needed, you will learn alot just being here! We start in May ususally but are flexible. E-mail if interested thank you! Marqui

Wayback farm social/political ecological , comments on farm interships/ cheap labor.So with several thousand farms looking for summer help whats a 19/20 year old to think? stipend which works out to 2 to 3 dollars per hour for 12 hour days ? an ecological learning experience or your folks telling you you have to get paid !!! Do you stay home and get a job for 725 per hour in your home town ? or hit the road broke and have a "experience" before you get serious and go back to collage to become a good american ,which for 40 percent of 18 to 30 year olds means spinning your wheels at your parents suburbia house working to pay your collage bills or saving for some brief forays to tropical beaches or summer fun .  So the thought I had is that 30 years ago we just left the nest and moved to a cool rural place, broke no pay and were happy to get a shack to stay in , some good work and some odd jobs here and there  if we met some old farmers who needed a hand and could teach us something usefull like how to make hay or do carpentry or fire wood or grow food it was just a part of our life .  So I say throw your fate to the wind come up to waldo county maine and join the scene  , you wont starve or freeze ,if you work and play well with others like to get sweaty and dirty and love your planet, drop out! start a different life! and save your planet , Love  paul ,the old hippy  farmer !

Tree of Life Gardens is accepting interns for the 2013 grow season! We love sharing the farm and teaching about this great way of life. Contact us at: tolfarm@gmail.comcheck out the website treeoflifecsa.com ~ some great videos!

New Earth Farm (Tierra Nueva) in Mount Vernon, Washington is looking for interns! We have different options depending on how long you can stay and how many hours a week you can commit to. See our profile and our website for more information: http://farm.newearthworks.org/get-involved/intern/ Hispanohablantes son muy bienvenidxs!

I am looking for a work exchange opportunity on a farm or garden in Asheville, NC or surrounding area. I am moving to Asheville to attend a three month herbalism program focussing on plant medicine and medicine making.  During this time I want to gain more skills in farming and gardening. I love being outside and getting my hands dirty while contributing to a community! I am new to the site and  I will be updating my profile with more info soon!

Everblossom Farm begins the 2013 edition Intern Search! The intern positions begin in April and last through October. We're flexible on timeframe and are happy to receive resumes any time of year, as we have job opportunities year round. We are located in a semi rural region of South-central Pennsylvania. Baltimore, Washington D.C., and Philadelphia are within a one- to two-hour drive of our farm. Smaller nearby towns and cities include historic Gettysburg, York, Harrisburg, Carlisle, and Hanover.Our farm is an ideal place to learn what makes a CSA successful and how to market quality produce in different venues. unique 190-acre farm offers broad experiences in sustainable agriculture and Certified Organic farming.  Every season we explore new ways to diversify our farm and meet local demand for fresh, organic products. For ten years we have been expanding the farm to include 15 acres of organic vegetable production for a 150-member summer CSA, a 90-member winter CSA, and sales at farmers' markets, a health food store, and restaurants. Products include organic seasonal vegetables and berries, and winter vegetables grown in our passive solar greenhouse. We sell only what we grow ourselves in our great soil at my family's historic farmstead. Additionally, every intern gets hands-on, practical training in all aspects of vegetable production - an education that's beneficial for a lifetime. Interns need not have experience, we are ready and willing to train! Housing is provided (at no cost, as part of compensation) for any staff member that requires it. Daily transportation is not provided. Staff members have access to organic farm produce and meat for meals, but are responsible for all other food and pantry items. This farm is a monumental labor of love, each and every day.  We cannot accept applicants who have a half-hearted interest in farming, or in food; the commitment and care required to do this job well can only be sustained by a full-blown interest and a readiness to escalate your work ethic.  We are also supremely dedicated to our CSA members, and refuse to offer them anything less than the very best.  Check out our website everblossomfarm.com and blog everblossomfar.blogspot.com.  Please send cover letter and resume to elaine@everblossomfarm.com

The Youth Garden Project in Moab, UT is currently seeking interns for our Summer/Fall Garden Internship and Summer/Fall Garden Internship programs. For detailed internship descriptions and how to apply visit http://www.youthgardenproject.org/internships

Homestead Farm Assistant Wanted for residential work trade.6 mo. to one-year position . Learn organic food production, permaculture, renewable energy, & community living.   24 hrs/wk in exchange for accommodations in our hand-built timber frame home, large shared common areas, off-grid utilities, hosting, supporting membership, and all fees for Earthaven Ecovillage, some food exchange, and opportunity for learning.

Hi! I would absolutely love to volunteer for you this summer. I am from Italy but I speak english. Please contact me!

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Enota Organic Farm is looking for hardworking volunteers to help us get ready for our harvesting season! Our beautiful property is nestled in a valley in the North Georgia Mountains and is surrounded on all sides by the Chattahoochee National Forest. Our entire 60-acre property is USDA organic certified, including our 5-acre organic farm. We also have tons of animals on the farm--rabbits, goats, miniature horses, chickens, turkeys, pigs, a cow (that we milk twice daily) and a bull. If you have a depth of knowledge about organic farming, we want you on our team! Help educate us more about farming so that we can continue to work on becoming more sustainable!

 * Eager new talent seeking short or long term work in the Carolinas.  *  I'm friendly, easy to get along with, have a camper, tools.  *  I will consider all work arrangements.  *  I'm sick of the rat race so I'm getting outta this subdivision and back to my organic roots!   *  Eventually I plan to build a self sufficient homestead.  *  I've 30 years experience including off-grid living, organics, gardening, natural healthcare, carpentry, construction, electrical, plumbing, some masonry, mechanics, engineering, electronics & more.  *   My passions are working, serving, helping people, the earth, simple living, homesteading, upcycling, green/alternative energy, earth friendly construction and tiny houses. 

Enota Organic Farm wrote on 02 2013 Sat

We are almost in North Carolina! We are located in Hiawassee, GA, and would be extremely interested in your skill set. Please email us at enota@enota.org!

EarlyBird farms wrote on 01 2013 Tue

your welcome to contact me if your still looking

Khakalaki Farm wrote on 12 2012 Tue

we are in SC and just starting our new farm...let us know if you are still interested, Kathryn and Joe

the good farm wrote on 12 2012 Sat

Should you consider a little more north, please look us up. We are located on the Eastern shore of Maryland.