Sustainability Internships - 2006
The following is a list of Sustainability related Internships (in chronological order). If you are interested in earning academic credit for internship work, please contact me at jgerber@psis.umass.edu and see “Internship Information” on the expectations and process. Also, for a list of internships from 2005, go here, and from 2003- 2004, go here. Many of these opportunities are available each year, so it is worth checking previous years. I search the web for “internships” and either “environment”, “sustainability” or other related words, you will find several web lists and search engines that may also help. Finally there is a separate list of sustainability jobs, here.
December
21, 2006
2007 Organic Gardening
& Marketing Internship: Cold Spring, NY
Glynwood is seeking
applicants for this internship, which runs from February 15 through December
15. Please pass this newsflash to anyone you know who might be interested. Click here for internship
details.
October
11, 2006
Biodiesel
Internship
I am offering an intership at this time. This is
for Homestead Inc., the developer and distributor of Yellow Brand PREMIUM
Biodiesel. Please read more about this biodiesel product at
www.yellowbiodiesel.com. Interns can hope to participate in some original
research on biofuels, most of which has potential for commercialization and
possible publication. Other related activities include the marketing of
biodiesel, participation in workshops and festivals promoting this product,
creation of written materials supporting biodiesel, writing original articles
for publication, etc.
Previous interns have developed new products (art cleaning fluid based on biodiesel),
publsihed numerous articles in the popular press, researched new chemictries,
such as biodiesel wax, sold biodiesel to prearranged customers, and
participated in several festivals.
Work is up to 8 hours a day, and the time is flexible. A stipend of $8 per hour
to start is offered. Interns driving diesel powered vehicles will also be given
free fuel. Contact Thomas Leue at 800 285-4533. The internshipis located
in Ashfield, MA.
October
5, 2006
Local
Organizer in Holyoke
MPHA ,WGBY /PBS Springfield, and the Holyoke Garden Club have secured funding to rehabilitate a greenhouse at Sullivan Elementary School in Holyoke Mass. The project is in need of an intern to help coordinate volunteers, organizer parents, and work on media relations and other related project activities. The greenhouse project will serve as an urban ecology classroom which will promote nutrition education and healthy living practices. This internship could be extended to include public health advocacy for the up coming legislative session. Contact AJ at… mailto:ellis6065@charter.net.
TITLE:
Ecological Living Internship at Earthlands
TIME-PERIOD: Oct. 15 ‘06 – Jan. 15, ‘07 with option for extension
HOURS PER WEEK: 20-25 with a flexible schedule and time dedicated for study
REMUNERATION: Lodging in wood-heated house, small food stipend, access to
Earthlands' programs
APPLICATION DUE: As soon as possible
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
1.) Involved in the day-to-day maintenance, operation, and improvement of the
thirty-bed, off-grid resident retreat and program facility; 2.) Help with
orientation and support of the various guests and residents at the Lodge;
3.) Assist with on-going Earthlands public programs and services;
4.) Contribute and participate in Earthlands strategic long-range plans, which
includes, but is not limited to, land preservation, staff housing initiatives,
sustainable non-profit management, and a higher education program known as the
University of the Wild.
5.) Explore one’s own connection and interrelationship with all life
6.) Focus on organic gardening & permaculture; green building; Deep Ecology
and Environmental Education; non-profit organization development and fundraising.
PERSONAL QUALITIES:
1.) Interest in sustainable living, solar energy, outdoor education,
backcountry travel
2.) Documented experience (academic, work, volunteer, personal) in ecology,
alternative building, communities, education, personal growth
3.) Ability to adapt to a variety of circumstances and maintain a sense of
humor.
September
22, 2006
Farm
and Garden Education Intern- part time
Land’s Sake, a community non-profit farm,
forestry and education organization in Weston,MA is looking for 2 Education
Interns for this fall and/or spring 2007.
Our education programs encourage children and youth in grades K-12 to connect
with the land through farming and forestry. As an education intern, one
can expect to work with our Education Coordinator to learn teaching and group
management techniques in an outdoor setting. Interns are encouraged to
help with curriculum and program development, teach classes to elementary
school children at the farm, our Green Power Youth Garden Program, and our Maple
Sugaring Program with Middle School Students in the late winter. Please
contact Mary Spaulding at greenpower@landssake.org
or 781-893-1162 for more information.
Mary Spaulding
Education Coordinator
Land's Sake
27 Crescent Street
Weston, MA 02493
(781) 893-1162
www.landssake.org
September
14, 2006
Check
out the jobs and internships related to Food Systems here… http://www.thefoodproject.org/blast/internal1.asp?ID=518
August
19, 2006
Intern Opportunity
with the Board of Health and DPW in conjunction with
the Center for
Ecological Technology (CET)
Focus on Environmental and Public Health Issues generated
by mercury.
Town of West Springfield, Massachusetts
Fall Semester, 2006
Mercury Pollution Reduction by Fluorescent Bulb Recycling
The Town of West Springfield and CET are developing a
project to increase recycling by businesses of fluorescent lamps and other
mercury containing items. An intern is needed to help with all phases of
the project, including but not limited to, compiling an up-to-date list of town
businesses, developing and sending a mailing to those businesses, accompanying
the Project Coordinator in on-site visits, making independent on-site visits,
and other activities as necessary.
The work schedule is flexible, with an estimated time
commitment of about 10 hours per week. An intern with reliable
transportation is preferred. The intern will also need their own
computer and the capability to email documents back and forth with the Project
Coordinator. CET will be the official sponsor and will directly oversee
all activities of the intern.
This is a paid internship to last through the fall semester
of 2006. The pay rate is $10/hr and there will be mileage reimbursement
for travel to West Springfield. There may be an opportunity for
additional work beyond this semester if required by the project and/or desired
by the intern.
Interested applicants should contact the Project
Coordinator from CET:
Lorenzo Macaluso
413-218-1543 (cell)
lorenzom@cetonline.org
June
27, 2006
Spend 2-8 months living and working in a spiritual
intentional community, eco-village, and Conference Center. As a kitchen
intern you will work approximately 25 hours per week in our kitchen in exchange
for room, board, and access to classes and workshops here. You will be
working in our organic vegetarian kitchen baking things such as granola,
breads, desserts, making foods like tempeh, and preparing meals for our
community members and guests. The intern will work closely with our
conference coordinator and other cooks in the community. While here, you
will have access to our beautiful 90 acres of land with trails, pond, gardens,
orchards, and buildings demonstrating alternative energy and natural
building. You will also be able to attend classes and workshops in topics
ranging from medicinal herbs to permaculture to tai chi. Those interested
should have experience cooking vegetarian meals for large groups of people and
working with natural foods. Please contact Tara Hiro for more information
and how to apply at apprentice@siriuscommunity.org
May
13, 2006
Learn about all aspects of organic
produce farming;
CSA, season extension, from seed planting to seed harvesting
and everything in between.
Well established farm with comfortable on-farm housing.
Contact Judy: terrapin@aboutmontana.net or 406-862-6362.
(Judy is one of the premier organic market farmers in Montana.
She is a long-time member of AERO.
If you are hardworking, dedicated and truly interested in learning
about intensive vegetable crop production, your experience as an
apprentice on Judy's farm will be rewarding.)
March
20, 2006
Licking Creek Bend Farm
Beautiful, quiet 60-acre organic
vegetable and fruit farm with a swimmable creek. Located in the Allegheny
Mountains, two hours from Washington, DC, in south central Pennsylvania, just
north of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia. Operating since 1972 with a
philosophy of raising healthy food, sold in mixed income neighborhoods at
reasonable prices.
Worker-Apprentices
Looking for 4 to 5 intelligent,
hard-working worker-apprentices with a good sense of humor, a love of the
outdoors, and a love of hard, meaningful work.
Prefer non-smoking vegetarians who
can work cooperatively.
Opportunity to learn all aspects of
production plus selling at farm markets. One-month or less non-paid
apprenticeship possible.
Worker-apprentices staying the full
season earn $525 to $1000 per month, plus bonuses, room and board. The
season runs from April through November.
Managers and Partners
There is also an opportunity to become a partner or manager after three years. First two years include training and salary. Third year offers a 50-percent share of the profit. Nice opportunity for someone who want to test her or his hand at farming without the immediate cost or investment.
Any non-U.S. citizen must have a visa. Contact: Mike TaborAddress: 706 Erie Ave., Takoma Park, MD, 20912Phone: Office (301) 587-2248FAX: (301) 587-7535
E-mail: lickingcreek@igc.org
March 12, 2006
Down to Earth Farm 2006 Internships (North Central Mass.)
May 1, 2006 - October 31, 2006. Work alongside organic gardener/educator and
homesteader with over 30 years experience in organic, no-till gardening,
raising dairy goats and laying hens, preserving and preparing whole foods,
baking bread, making cheese, heating with wood, creating home-grown health
products (tinctures, salves, oils, infusions), humanure and garden composting,
raising healthy children, homeschooling, living simply. We teach a wide variety
of skills that promote sustainable living, and we strive to meet the needs and
interests of our interns. Selected readings from our sustainability library
available to interested interns; these provide a good background for valuable
discussion and exchange of ideas during work and mealtimes.
In addition to sharing our knowledge and experience, we provide interns with
fresh-picked, organically grown lunches (with option for vegetarian and vegan
diets) and weekly supplies of organic produce, eggs and cheese. We are looking
for one or more hard working interns to work a total of 12-16 hours/week, rain
or shine.(Come for a half day/week, one or two full days/week) Although we hope
to have interns throughout the season, we accept student interns whose availability
is limited to summer vacation months. No lodging. available.
Contact: Karen DiFranza: karend@net1plus.com
March 5, 2006
Apprentice at the Sirius Community
Spend your summer living in an Eco-village
and Intentional Spiritual Community learning hands on about Organic Gardening,
Natural Building, and what goes into cooking and preparing space for our
non-profit educational and conference center. The apprenticeship is for
at least 2 months and apprentices spend approximately 35 hours a week working
and learning in the community. They are also integrating into the
community, living here, eating with the community, and attending our weekly
meetings where we govern ourselves by a process of consensus. The
community is a wealth of knowledge as well as a gorgeous place to live only 15
minutes from Amherst in Shutesbury, MA. For more information and an
application check out our website at www.siriuscommunity.org
and look under the Spiritual Community Apprenticeships section. Or, feel
to contact Tara Hiro, the focalizer of the program at tarahiro@yahoo.com or at
413-256-2349.
March 3, 2006
Tilth Producers of Washington has
updated its On-line listing of Farms seeking apprentices for the 2006 season. It's
at: http://www.tilthproducers.org
Click on "Tilth Placement Service".
Please Note: The actual apprenticeship arrangement will be made directly
between the participating farms and apprentices. As such, the Tilth
Placement Service and Tilth Producers of Washington cannot guarantee the
satisfaction of the farmers or the apprentices.
For more information, contact:
Tilth Producers of Washington
PO Box 85056
Seattle WA 98145
206-442-7620 phone
206-524-7702 fax
http://www.tilthproducers.org
March 1, 2006
Land’s Sake Farm Summer 2006 Internships
Land’s Sake is located 15 miles
west of Boston in Weston, MA where we raise organic food for local consumption,
teach about natural history and ecology, and provide ecological land management
services. At Land’s Sake we raise vegetables, berries and flowers on approximately
15 acres of town land. Our produce is sold at our farm stand, picked up
by CSA shareholders, and 30,000 lbs/year is donated to Boston area food
banks. All crops are grown using organic and sustainable farming
methods. We are currently looking to fill the following positions, please
send a cover letter and resume to: Land’s Sake, 27 Crescent Street,
Weston, MA 02493 (781) 893-1162.www.landssake.org
Farm Interns (4 positions)
Interns will participate and learn about
all aspects of farming (planting, harvesting, weed control, pest control,
irrigation) while working with our farm staff. Interns may also help with
the distribution of produce through our CSA, farm stand, and produce
donations. To further their educational experience, interns are
encouraged to participate in bi-weekly C.R.A.F.T. (Collaborative Regional
Alliance for Farmer Training) workshops at various farms in Eastern Mass.
Contact: Grey Lee or Mike Raymond at info@landssake.org for more information.
Farm Education Intern
The Green Power summer program at Land’s Sake teaches middle school students about farming and sustainability through hands-on farming and gardening activities. Land’s Sake is looking for an education intern to work with our Green Power program this summer. The Farm Education Intern can expect to learn about farming, gardening, teaching, and working with kids. This is a great opportunity for those interested in teaching and environmental education. Contact: Mary Spaulding at greenpower@landssake.org for more information.
February 26, 2006
Fay Mountain Farm Internships; Charlton,
MA
Contact us for information on our
internship program. See… http://www.faymountainfarm.com/index.html for more information.
February 20, 2006
Internships at Corporate Watchdog Radio
CWR is a radio program and podcast produced twice
monthly for original broadcast on Valley Free Radio, WXOJ-LP 103.3 fm, a
low-power community radio station in Northampton that is an affiliate in the
Pacifica network. The show seeks to fulfill the traditional watchdog role
of journalism, specifically in holding corporations accountable for their
social, environmental, and economic impacts. While addressing a broad
audience, we specifically target actors in capital markets, including socially
responsible investors (SRI) and shareholder advocates, corporate social
responsibility (CSR) practitioners (both inside and outside companies), NGOs
and activists, and government. The show is podcast from KPFT in Houston,
one of the five Pacifica flagship stations, and is rebroadcast on five other
Pacifica stations nationally from Alaska to Vermont as well as on two other
independent radio stations in Illinois and Hamilton, Ontario. Our podcast
from our own website currently receives about 250 hits per day.
Contact… Bill Baue at .. bbaue@verizon.net for more
information.
Farm Volunteer Coordinator – Grafton, MA
Do work you can really feel good
about! As a Farm Volunteer Coordinator, you’ll work with great people who are
volunteering their time to help other people in need.
Community Harvest Project, Inc. is seeking a positive, helpful,
outgoing person able to organize volunteers at our Brigham Hill Community Farm
in Grafton, MA. Good people skills are an absolute must, and some computer
skills are also required.
The duration of this position is
for the growing season of March through September, with flexible hours
averaging 10 to 15 hours per week. Some work during regular volunteering hours
will be necessary.
The position has the following
responsibilities:
Work with our 25 volunteer team
leaders to insure coverage for all volunteer visits to the farm.
Help recruit and orient new team
leaders, working with our Farm Manager.
Contact volunteer groups and
schedule them to work at the farm, based on coordination with our Farm Manager.
Maintain a computer database of
individual volunteers and volunteer group contacts.
Maintain an email list of
volunteers and send out weekly announcements of volunteer opportunities and
schedules.
Periodically check the volunteer
voicemail and email and respond as needed.
Work with other volunteer leaders
to develop content for a biannual volunteer newsletter.
Training will be provided for the
computer applications being used, but applicant will be expected to have
familiarity and complete comfort with the use of computers and email.
For more information or to apply,
contact Amy Navin at amy@community-harvest.org or (774) 249-2578.
http://www.community-harvest.org
February 8, 2006
Seeds of Solidarity Farm
Ricky Baruc and Deb Habib
165 Chestnut Hill Road
Orange, MA 01364
978-544-7564
www.seedsofsolidarity.org
Seeds of Solidarity Farm Apprenticeship Description, 2006
May 1-September 30,
Do you want to spend to a season immersed in the growing and marketing of salad
mix, specialty greens, tomatoes and garlic? Do you want to live and breathe
farming? Apprentices work four long, physically demanding days per week for
five months, May through September. Our farming philosophy emphasizes soil
building and worm production through permanent, no-till raised beds through
which high quality vegetables are grown for restaurants, food-coops and
schools. We use solar greenhouses to extend the greenhouses, solar electricity
to power our farm and buildings, and biodiesel and grease to fuel vehicles.
Apprentices work Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. On non-farming days,
apprentices pursue other interests or may choose to take part in programs of
Seeds of Solidarity Education Center, our non-profit wing, including SOL Garden
for local teens and planning for the North Quabbin Garlic and Arts Festival
that we organize with our neighbors. Farm apprentices live on site and receive
a monthly stipend, weekly groceries, education and inspiration. Check out our
website, then email or call to receive an application. The application process
includes an in-person interview.
HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE FARM CENTER
VEGETABLE PRODUCTION INTERNSHIP
SUMMER 2006
Positions available: 2-3
Starting date: May 22, 2006
Ending date: September 4, 2006
Stipend: $560 Bi-weekly
The Hampshire College Community
Supported Agriculture (CSA) internship program provides a hands-on
working/learning experience designed for college students interested in
sustainable agriculture.
Interns will work alongside the CSA
Manager to carry out the daily operations of organic vegetable production on
the Hampshire College Farm. Normal working hours are Monday-Friday 7am-4pm with
a one hour lunch break. Some weekend hours will be required.
Responsibilities include:
greenhouse seeding and watering
field preparation
transplanting and direct seeding
weed control including tractor
cultivation and hand hoeing
organic pest control
planting and managing cover crops
assisting Hampshire College
professors with on-farm research
Throughout the summer, interns will
be given written learning materials including information on soil health, plant
fertility, weed, disease and insect ecology as well as specific crop rotation
plans, seed orders, planting schedules and cover crop plans. Interns will have
the opportunity to conduct their own on-farm research projects if they wish.
The Hampshire College CSA is
looking for interns with a strong commitment to learning about sustainable
agriculture. Farm work is often strenuous labor that requires physically
challenging tasks. It is important for interns to feel physically capable and
willing to work hard in all types of weather. When interns are introduced to
new tasks they will receive appropriate training. Benefits include occasional
trips to other local farms and farm conferences including the NOFA summer
conference; some veggies, flowers and herbs; and a one week vacation which must
be scheduled with the CSA Manager during the first week of work.
For more information or an
application contact:
Nancy Hanson at 559-5599 or nhanson@hampshire.edu
Application deadline: March 11,
2006
February 7, 2006
Simple Gifts Farm
Amherst, MA
About the Farm:
Simple Gifts Farm is a small, diverse market farm located in Western
Massachusetts. We will be moving our operation to a new site in 2006, and
expanding production from about 5 acres in 2005 to about 10 in 2006. We
will be marketing through a new CSA, and at a farmer’s market, and will also
sell heirloom tomatoes wholesale. The new farm site is owned by North
Amherst Community Farm, Inc., an organization that formed in 2005 to save the
site from development.
Simple Gifts Farm has in the past specialized in
heirloom tomatoes, garlic, and salad mix. Starting in 2004, we have been
diversifying into broccoli, root crops, and other extensively-grown
crops. With the new CSA, we will diversify further to supply members with
a full range of produce. The farm will also be adding livestock into the
mix, and practicing mixed-species rotational grazing on our rotation
land. We also have two season-extension hoophouses that are used to
produce early crops for farmer’s markets and which also produce some greens for
sale during the winter.
One of the ways that we have developed a more reliable
farm income stream is to conduct farm-scale research projects. In the
past this has included work with organic disease control, heirloom tomato
variety trials, an agroforestry windbreak planting, and some breeding work
improving disease resistance in heirloom tomatoes and cold tolerance in salad
greens. The breeding work is a spin-off of the Restoring Our Seed
initiative of Fedco Seeds. More information on the Restoring Our Seed and
horizontal disease resistance can be found at www.growseed.org.
In 2006, we will also be investigating renewable energy options for building
infrastructure at the new farm.
We are seeking three interns to work from April 1st
to November 1st. There may be work extending into
November for one or more of the interns. The work week will consist of
approximately 50 hours, with 8-hour days on weekdays, and some Saturday market
days. We start work as early as 6 A.M., especially during the heat of
summer, and have more free time in the afternoon. Work outside of
normal work hours will be required for some projects. For example, the
apprentices may be responsible for watering and opening and closing the
greenhouses morning and night during April, May, and into June including
weekends. There will also be some evening times when interns will mind
the CSA distribution or the farm stand.
The work is often very tedious, and we spend long
hours in hot sun and cold rain. However, the rewards of seeing the very
tangible and delicious fruits of your labors are great (at least we think so).
The apprentices will be housed at the site, in housing
units to be determined. The farm site is in Amherst, within walking
distance to conservation land, a swimming hole, restaurants, other
businesses. Downtown Amherst is an easy bike ride away and hosts a
plethora of cultural activities. Lunch will be provided on weekdays, but
otherwise apprentices will be responsible for whatever food they need in
addition to the bounty of vegetables produced at the farm.
A stipend of $600/ month will be paid to the
apprentices. An end-of-season bonus will be paid for apprentices who
fulfill their full seasonal commitment. The size of the bonus will be
dependent on the performance of both the apprentice and the farm as a whole.
Apprentices will have some structured and many
unstructured opportunities to learn. The fact that we are a small
and relatively young operation means that apprentices remain very close to the
decision-making process, and will be assigned independent work assignments as
they demonstrate ability to complete them well. Apprentices will find
that they will gain the most if they show initiative, attention to detail, and
a good work ethic. Being small also means that we all end up doing
everything; so apprentices will be exposed to a diverse array of activities.
The move and expansion provides both a challenge for all of us and an
opportunity for apprentices to learn. Since the farmers will be learning as
they go, much of the thought processes behind the way the farm is set up will
be more transparent. Tractor work will be one of the apprentice’s
responsibilities.
We are associate members of the CRAFT program, which
brings apprentices to nearby farms for farm visits on a biweekly basis.
Positions will be filled on a rolling basis.
Please send a resume and a list of at least three work references. We
will contact candidates by phone to arrange an interview. Farm visits are
strongly recommended, though phone interviews can work for those living further
away.
Jeremy Barker Plotkin
22 Poole Rd.
Belchertown, MA 01007
(413) 323-9608
Pumpkin Brook Organic
Gardening Inc. seeks new crew members to join our community of committed
organic land care professionals in late March/early April through November.
Established residential clientele in Groton-Concord-Lexington, Mass. area.
You provide your own reliable transportation. A station wagon or small
truck is a plus.
We provide skilled
maintenance services--planting, transplanting, pruning and fertilizing--using
organic materials and methods per the NOFA Organic Land Care Standards.
This is a great opportunity to work with plants growing at various properties
and observe changes through the seasons.
Full or part-time
positions available. Workday is 9:30 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday.
Optional seasonal overtime and Saturday work available. Previous
horticultural experience and good common sense required. Love of plants
essential.
Pay scale is $12-16
per hour, depending on experience. Free registration to NOFA Summer
Conference and other educational opportunities as appropriate.
Contact Priscilla Williams, President and e-mail resume to phw@seedlingspecialist.com for consideration.
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January 26, 2006
The Western Organization of Resource
Councils (WORC) is seeking an intern to work in its Billings, Montana, office.
WORC is a network of grassroots organizations from seven states that include
9,500 members and 45 local community groups. WORC helps its member groups
succeed by providing training and by coordinating regional issue campaigns. Our
members are farmers, ranchers, small business and working people who seek to
protect the environment, family farms, and rural communities. WORC provides
research and community organizing assistance to its member groups to increase
their effectiveness on regional and national public policy decisions affecting
their members. For more information about WORC, see our web site at www.worc.org <file://www.worc.org>
.
Internship Description
The internship will provide an excellent
opportunity to be involved in national policy within the context of a rural, communityfocused
organization. It will be an opportunity to learn about community organizing,
advocacy, and research. Our current priorities are our Campaign for Clean
Energy and Responsible Development, which seeks responsible development in the
oil and gas industry and promotes the use of renewable energy; and our Farm to
Market Sustainability Project, which seeks safe food and fair trade policies,
economic justice in agricultural markets, , and opposes factory farms.
The intern will support WORC's program
activities. The primary focus will be researching and writing on energy and
safe food issues. Other responsibilities will include writing and editing fact
sheets, action alerts and assisting with other publications and work as
necessary.
The intern will receive an hourly stipend
and can build a flexible schedule. We are interested in at least a three month
internship and are particularly interested in a summer position.
Qualifications
Strong writing, research and communications
skills; a commitment to familyfarm agriculture, environmental protection and
grassroots organizing; and a familiarity with Windows computers and software
are required. Candidates must possess excellent organizational skills and enjoy
striving to achieve high standards in a hardworking, small office environment.
WORC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
To Apply
Send cover letter, resume and a writing sample to:
Patrick Sweeney, Regional Director
WORC
2401 Montana Avenue #301
Billings, MT 59101, 406-252-9672
billings@worc.org
Deadline
We would like to fill this internship position as soon as possible. We are
encouraging applicants to apply immediately, but no later than April 1, 2006.