How long is it?
That depends. The farm needs interns year-round so we give preference to those willing to commit to a 9-12 month stay, but we also accept interns for shorter periods of 5-6 months, and strictly summer internships for 2-3 months.
What does it look like to be an intern?
At its heart, this is a sustainable farming internship program. The main aspects of work for interns will focus on our intensive regenerative produce production and will also entail significant involvement in our rotational, pasture, and woodland-based livestock systems.
Throughout the seasons, interns partake in all tasks on the farm. A sampling of some major elements of this work include:
- Sowing seeds
- Planting
- Harvesting
- Processing vegetables
- Prepping beds and soil
- Taking care of livestock
- Weeding
- Washing
- Transporting deliveries
- Hosting our Farmer's Markets and Barn Store
Internship Overview
As an intern at Third Way Farm, you will receive training from us, Tommy and Michelle, alongside our experienced staff, fostering teamwork. High level of responsibility, care, and excellence is expected in all aspects and levels of work done here. We expect speed, efficiency, precision, awareness, and adaptability.
At the same time, our farm seeks to cultivate an atmosphere of fellowship and fun in all we do, and we strive hard to make our work environment minimally stressful and maximally enjoyable. Community, faith, and justice are essential values that undergird the daily experience at Third Way Farm.
Intern schedules will be set but are flexible. Typically, interns work from 45 to 48 hours per week during our main growing season (April to October), and less during the winter season. Plenty of space for rest, self-care, and fun are built into that work time, including breakfast and lunch breaks, daily team moments, 1:1 check-ins, and vacation or sick/personal days to be offered as needed.
By the end of the season, we hope our interns leave feeling equipped to steward all aspects of a diversified, regenerative farm while walking away transformed and ready to dive further into the mission of cultivating community, faith, and justice for all through regenerative agriculture!
What do we desire from interested applicants?
- Positive attitudes and determination to overcome adversity.
- Mature communication skills and a willingness to be brave and vulnerable.
- Openness to working in a religious context.
- Eagerness to partake in the basic rhythms of intentional community, including weekly shared meals and scheduled gatherings, farm events, and Bible studies or other faith/perspective-growing opportunities.
Keep in Mind: We are disciples of Christ committed to peace, justice, and ecological regeneration. Therefore, all applicants must be willing to work within these core values, but need not share our tradition and perspective. In fact, people of all faiths or no faith are welcome, and encouraged, to apply.
