Full Sun Farm

Last Updated On: enero 12th, 2024 at 08:03AM MST

Contact information

Farm Address:
90 Bald Creek Rd.
Leicester, North Carolina, 28748

Primary Contact: Alex Brown
Secondary Contact: Vanessa Campbell

Primary Phone:
    Type: Cell
    Number: 828-712-2477
    Email: fullsunfarm@gmail.com

Secondary Phone
    Type: -----
    Number: 828-713 1077
    Email:

Website: http://www.fullsunfarm.com

Internship information

General Farm Description: Full Sun Farm is located outside of Asheville in the mountains of Western North Carolina. Since 1997, we have been growing vegetables, cut flowers and berries on about 6 acres of our most level land. We sell our produce and flowers at local farmers markets, through our CSA and do a small amount of wholesale. We have used and continue to use organic and regenerative farming methods, since 1997.

CRAFT Member Farm? Yes

Internship Starts: March-May 2024
Internship Ends: 11/1/2024
Number of Internship Available: 2
Application Deadline: rolling
Minimum Length of Stay: 6 months

Internship Details:

The apprenticeship at Full Sun Farm is an immersive farming experience. You live and work on the farm, seeing it in all weathers, all lights and moods. Skills you will learn and jobs you’ll do include field observation, greenhouse work, planting, cultivating and harvesting of vegetables and cut flowers, insect and disease management, machine maintenance and repair, irrigation, season extension, efficient systems set-up and work methods, work with CSA members and other volunteers, selling at farmer’s markets and marketing. You will also live and work with up to three other apprentices, sharing mid-day meals, farm jobs, and a bathroom!

Most days we work side by side with our interns and are always available to answer questions and explain the why and hows of our operation. Please check out our website site for lots more details and our application.

We are looking for experienced farm hands to either commute to the farm or live on site. Pay depends on experience, but starts at $10/hour with housing, $12/hour without housing. Couples welcome to apply.

Educational Opportunities: Weekly field walks to observe and discuss specific field and crop conditions, projects for the day and week, and the general big picture of farm, extensive on-farm library, local farm visits, small garden plots for intern experimentation, CRAFT members

Skills Desired: We are looking for people who are enthusiastic about working outside and serious about learning about farming. Your main farm tool is your body and you must enjoy physical work in all kinds of weather and being tired and, likely, dirty at the end of the day. Experience with doing strenuous physical work is a big plus, as well as having worked in a fast paced environment. Interns who have a sense of humor, a positive outlook, good communication skills, who enjoy the challenge of paying attention to details while working quickly and efficiently and are engaged enough to ask questions will get the most out of this internship. We are in a rural mountainous area with narrow winding roads, 45 minutes from downtown Asheville. You will need a car for transportation.

Meals: We provide food from the farm for interns and an 1.5 hour lunch break.

Stipend: The stipend starts at $1600/month and includes housing in a sweet cabin next to a pond and food from the farm; monthly raises, 40-45hr work week with Sundays and most Saturdays off, weekly yoga classes and one week paid vacation. Season end bonus is based on performance and skill mastery.

Housing: Shared 2 bedroom house with kitchen and bath, 2-room rustic cabin with electricity and insulation

Preferred method of Contact: Email