Food Systems Intern – Seminary Hill Farm

Last Updated On: octubre 27th, 2025 at 02:06PM MST

Contact information

Farm Address:
Seminary Hill Farm/MTSO
3081 Columbus Pike
Delaware, Ohio, 43015

Primary Contact: Laura Ann Bergman
Primary Phone:
    Type: Cell
    Number: 740-803-1444
    Email: seminaryhillfarm@mtso.edu

Website: https://www.seminaryhillfarm.org

Internship information

General Farm Description: Seminary Hill Farm Seminary Hill Farm is integral to the Methodist Theological School in Ohio (MTSO), 30 minutes north of Columbus in Delaware. The farm has capacity for ten acres of production that bookend the 82 acre campus. It is our mission to teach small-scale farming and produce good food for all in pursuit of a just, sustainable and generative world. Seminary Hill Farm is managed through the lens of agroecology. The farm is continuously evolving as we continue to learn about how vibrant ecosystems function. By mimicking nature, we tap into cycles that maintain the biodiversity, resilience, and integrity of soils. We seek to minimize off-farm inputs by utilizing more on-farm resources, considering soil health at the forefront of decisions. Vegetables, flowers and herbs are distributed through our three season Community Supported Agriculture enterprise, utilized in Dunn Dining Hall and delivered to non-profit organizations serving food insecure communities. Seminary Hill Farm is a reflection of MTSO’s commitment to a just, sustainable and generative world.

CRAFT Member Farm? No

Internship Starts: March 2026
Internship Ends: November 2026
Number of Internship Available: 1
Application Deadline: January 1, 2026
Minimum Length of Stay: Full season

Internship Details:

Local Food System Internship Overview

This is a full season internship from March-November 2026 designed to provide hands-on experience in coordinating a 60-share Community Supported Agriculture operation and assisting with farm experiential education and volunteer engagement.  Responsibilities include:

• Coordinating produce, herb and flower harvests on Tuesdays and Thursdays
• Organizing food demonstrations at the CSA distribution once a month.
• Preparing food pantry distributions
• Assist with maintaining a self-serve market
• Contributing weekly to the Fresh Sheet CSA newsletter with harvest projections and brief articles on farm happenings
• Collaborate on design, planning and facilitation of engagement experiences for children and youth during the Seminary Hill Farm distribution, an annual farm camp, and with visiting groups.
• Serve as a leader for volunteer engagement, including CSA work share members and the public.
• Engage in vegetable production tasks: cultivating, watering, mulching in all production areas as needed.

Primary skills developed throughout the food systems internship include:

• Timing, organizing, and presentation of harvests, storage and customer service skills to support a Community Supported Agriculture operation
• Communication skills applied to electronic newsletter publishing and social media
• Ability to learn, lead and teach volunteers
• Designing and executing education programs that nurture a direct relationship between people and the living earth
• Practicing radical hospitality
• Beginning vegetable, flower and herb production

Seminary Hill Farm Internship Environment

Internships are conducted in a collaborative environment with opportunities for growth, including:

• Learning to and from each other, including fellow team members, visitors and volunteers
• Interns will be able to establish personal learning goals and participate in check-ins with their supervisor(s) the first week of each month.
• Participating in extension opportunities including a minimum of two regional farm tours
• Communal luncheaturing Seminary Hill Farm produce is an important part of the farm day, allowing additional interaction with our permanent farm team, and a range of guests.
• Participating in marketing, communication, and community building aspects of the farm.
• Engaging with MTSO’s land stewardship initiative in prairie development, invasive species removal, and pond/stream management.

Qualifications

• Leadership capacity
• Comfort speaking to/with both groups and individuals
• Ability to continually adapt in a changing environment
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment
• Ability to work Tuesday evenings and occasional weekends
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Experience working with children and youth
• Minimum age of 18

Physical requirements

Must be able to accomplish the farm work listed above and have the ability to work outside in all types of weather. Self-pacing and ergonomics are encouraged.

 

Compensation Package

• Wage and hours: $15/hour, 40-hour weeks without overtime.
• Food: Interns will have lunch at the dining hall four days a week during the summer season and when open in other seasons, and fresh produce.
• Housing: On-campus studio apartments are provided furnished with a bed and table. All utilities are included.
• Academic credit: Interns who are also students can receive academic credit through approval and process of their home institutions.
• Campus Amenities: Interns are able to utilize the Dickhaut Library and participate in campus activities and events.

Schedule: This position is full-time, seasonal from March 2-November 13, 2026.

Supervisor: Seminary Hill Farm Liaison

FLSA Status: Full-time, seasonal, hourly

Application deadline for 2026: Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis. Early applications are strongly encouraged. To apply, email resume and cover letter to Erin Wiggins: ewiggins@mtso.edu. Letters of Recommendation are not required but can be helpful in your application.

If you have questions that are not answered here, please contact Laura Ann Bergman, SHF Liaison at (740) 409-1881 or seminaryhillfarm@mtso.edu.

Methodist Theological School in Ohio does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, ancestry, physical or mental disabilities, military status, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy and parenting status, creed or any other protected class, or other non‐merit reasons. See our notice of nondiscrimination. Notice of Nondiscrimination | MTSO

Educational Opportunities: A minimum of two regional farm tour days are organized during the growing season. In addition, we hold on-farm experiential workshops and smaller (partial day) learning opportunities.

Skills Desired: Please see full description above.

Meals: Interns will have lunch at the dining hall four days a week during the summer season and when open in other seasons, and fresh produce.

Stipend: Compensation: $15/hour

Housing: On-site studio apartment furnished with a bed and table. Utilities included.

Preferred method of Contact: email