Dickinson College Farm


Contact information
Farm Address:
553 Park Dr
Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania , 17007-9503

Primary Contact: Will Nelson
Secondary Contact: Jenn Halpin

Primary Phone:
    Type:
Cell
    Number: 9258192363
    Email: nelsonw@dickinson.edu

    Email: halpinj@dickinson.edu

Website: http://blogs.dickinson.edu/farm/

Internship information
General Farm Description: Dickinson’s College Farm is an eighty-acre, USDA-certified organic farm and a living laboratory where students can gain distinctive, hands-on learning experiences.

CRAFT Member Farm? No

Internship Starts: May 2020
Internship Ends: November 2020
Number of Internship Available: 4
Application Deadline: February 23, 2020
Minimum Length of Stay: 6 months

Internship Details:
Educational Opportunities: On and off farm educational opportunities are provided. Visit http://blogs.dickinson.edu/farm/apprentices/ for more information.

Skills Desired: No prior agriculture experience is necessary.

Meals: No

Stipend: Compensation Package: In addition to earning an hourly pay wage, apprentices are provided housing in one of the farm’s yurts which are off the grid and fully furnished. Apprentices will share a kitchen, common room, and bathroom facility. Food raised on the farm is up for grabs to our apprentices, including free produce and discounted access to retail items such as meat and eggs from the farm.

Housing: Yes

Preferred method of Contact: email