Internship at Banyan Farm

Last Updated On: diciembre 18th, 2024 at 02:07PM MST

Contact information

Farm Address:
3400 Cedar Flat Rd
Williams, Oregon, 97544

Primary Contact: Keshari Das
Primary Phone:
    Type: Cell
    Number: 914 208 6092
    Email: education@banyanfarm.com

Website: https://www.banyanfarm.com

Internship information

General Farm Description: Banyan Farm is a 20-acre certified organic farm located in Williams, Oregon. We practice sustainable and regenerative agricultural practices, including a polyculture design, crop rotation, and composting, all of which support overall biodiversity. All vegetables and herbs grown on our farm are ethically grown, harvested, and filled with the vitality of the land and the people who nurture them. Our work is an invitation to join us in building a healthy, resilient community. In addition to growing vegetables and both Ayurvedic and western herbs, our farm hosts education through Banyan Botanicals’ Living Ayurveda Internship (LAI). Learn more at https://banyanfarm.com/about

CRAFT Member Farm? No

Internship Starts: May 21 2025
Internship Ends: July 31 2025
Number of Internship Available: 10
Application Deadline: Extended from January 6 2025 to February 28 2025
Minimum Length of Stay: 10 weeks (must stay for entire duration of program)

Internship Details:

The Living Ayurveda Internship (LAI) is an immersive program committed to inspiring the holistic stewardship of both our health and the environment through nature-based farming and Ayurveda education. LAI is an Ayurvedic and organic farming internship where interns explore key concepts of Ayurveda while gaining hands-on experience with medicinal herb and vegetable cultivation, including seed saving.

LAI is a 10-week intensive program at Banyan Farm in Williams, Oregon, blending together Ayurveda and herbalism in a field-based setting. Our interns walk away from LAI with a better understanding of Ayurveda, a deeper relationship with nature and their own personal health, and the skills to practice bioregional Ayurveda in their own home environments.

This program is rigorous: interns need to be prepared physically and mentally to immerse themselves in the program and in community, working, learning, and living alongside other like-minded individuals.

Learn more at www.banyanbotanicals.com/pages/plants-internship

Educational Opportunities: Classes are offered on weekday evenings and weekends throughout the internship, averaging 10–18 hours of learning time each week. Offerings include: basic Ayurveda training that covers Ayurvedic philosophy, history, and practice; cultivation of Ayurvedic medicinals; wildcrafting; botany; plant meditations; herbal medicine making; nutrition and cooking; yoga ; and much more.

Skills Desired: Farm tasks include: seeding, weeding, harvesting, compost making, washing plant material, apothecary and dry room maintenance, and general grounds keeping.

Meals: Interns have the opportunity to tend their own vegetable plot, from which they can harvest freely during the program. Meals are largely communal.

Stipend: No

Housing: Yes

Preferred method of Contact: Email