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The Apple Farm
18501 Greenwood Rd.
Philo, CA 95466

Contact: Karen Bates, Sophia Bates

Phone: [Home] 707-895-2333
[Cell] 707-684-0028

Email: karenb@pacific.net, sophiamb@hotmail.com

Website: http://www.philoapplefarm.com

Last Updated: 02-17-2010

General Description: Biodynamic apple orchard, garden, cooking school, eco-tourism, animal husbandry, rotational grazing, homestead-scale goat milking, cheese-making.

Internship Starts: March-June
Internship Ends: Mid November
Number of Interns: 2
App Deadline: None
Minimum Length of Stay: Ideally all season

Meals: Many staples and garden products available to cook with, some shared meals with family, lots of leftovers from cooking classes.

Skills Desired: Strong, smart, good with hands,willing to learn, positive attitude, ability to process information. It is helpful, but not necessary if you are familiar with basic farm tools and basic plant characteristics. Lots of opportunities for self-motivated learners.

Educational Opportunities: Opportunity to learn biodynamic orchard practices, value added product production, kitchen-garden, small scale animal husbandry (chickens, goats, sheep, rabbits, pigs, horses), eco-tourism, farmers market.

Stipend: Part time paid orchard/processing employment coupled with animal and garden chores in trade for food and bed.

Housing: A tent cabin and homemade gypsy wagons in the orchard by the river with simple outdoor kitchen, shower, and outhouse. Access to laundry.

Preferred method Of Contact: Email

Internship Details: You must be willing to do anything and everything we do on this small diversified farm and be presentable to the public both on the farm and at the market. It's also helpful if you are enthusiastic about eating all types of food. We have learned that it is very important to us to meet you in person before either of us make a commitment, so preferably you can plan a trip to the farm to stay and work for a couple weeks before we decide to move ahead with a full live-work situation.

 

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This page was last updated on: 02-17-2010