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Colchester Farm CSA Internship Program

We are no longer accepting applications for the 2010 season.

Each year, Colchester Farm CSA offers internships to individuals interested in gaining hands-on experience in sustainable vegetable production and the marketing of produce through a Community Supported Agriculture project.

For the 2010 season, we are looking for a team of 3 to 4 full-time interns: one long-term position (mid-March or early April through end of November or December) and 2 or 3 short-term positions (May to August) are available. We are somewhat flexible with start and end times.

We welcome applications for the internship from hard-working individuals from diverse backgrounds; the internship is designed for individuals with a serious interest in gaining the skills necessary to farm, though prior farming experience is not necessarily required. Anyone with a serious interest in agriculture and the physical ability to work the long hours of a farming schedule will be considered.

CFCSA is a working/learning farm. Most of an intern’s time is spent producing vegetables (planting, seeding, weeding, hoeing, harvesting, washing, and packing) alongside the CSA manager and assistant manager. Interns learn by doing; fieldwork is the core educational component of the internship. Although CFCSA is a non-profit organization, we rely on farm income to sustain the CSA and we consider our interns an integral and indispensable component of this operation. Thus, we prioritize providing interns instruction and a working knowledge of all farm tasks. In return, interns are expected to contribute their labor to accomplish farm work, taking on greater responsibility as they learn.

More information is available in our Guide for Colchester Farm CSA Interns (pdf).

Learn more about the experience of past Colchester Farm CSA interns.
Check out Allie Welsh's blog where she recorded her experiences as an intern during the 2005 season or Ali Linthicum's blog who was an intern with us in 2008.