Reroot Organic Farm
2 Internships Available in 2012
reroot organic farm is a 70 acre diversified farm with a strong focus on market gardening, providing certified organic vegetables, fruits, herbs and cut flowers for 100 CSA shareholders, 2 weekly farmers’ markets and on-farm sales. 2012 will be reroot’s 6th growing season, our 2nd season on our own land located in Wellington County, 1-hour North of Guelph and Kitchener-Waterloo.
While the focus of the internship will be on market gardening, interns will also have hands-on experience beekeeping, working with our flock of free-range laying hens, and raising chickens, and Berkshire pigs for meat.
Interns will benefit from a very hands-on learning environment, working alongside reroot farmer Caitlin Hall, and participating in both informal and formal educational opportunities. Interns will benefit from bi-weekly structured education days including CRAFT days, field trips, and in-depth workshops. Weekly field walks and independent learning opportunities will round out our approach to education.
Skills to be learned include:
- Greenhouse management
- Transplanting & direct-seeding
- Harvesting & post-harvest handling
- Tractor use
- Weeding
- Soil preparation
- Seed-saving
- Food preserving
- Crop planning
- Marketing
- Small-scale animal husbandry
- Bee-keeping
We’re looking for inquisitive, versatile, hard-working and self-motivated individuals who are interested in a diversified farm experience. We are friendly, flexible and open to accommodating different learning desires.
In addition to educational experiences, interns will receive room & board, a weekly stipend, and lots of great food.
Internships run from May 1 – November 1.
Contact: Caitlin Hall, 5642 11th Line, RR#4, Harriston, ON, N0G 1Z0
e-mail: info at reroot.ca
website: www.reroot.ca
Tel: 519-820-1891
