Jenny Jack Farm

Last Updated On: febrero 28th, 2020 at 06:32AM MST

Contact information

Farm Address:
603 white cemetery rd.
Pine Mountain, Georgia , 31822-4014

Primary Contact: Chris Jackson
Secondary Contact: Cell

Primary Phone:
    Type: Cell
    Number: 7064020500
    Email: jennyjackfarm@gmail.com

Secondary Phone
    Type: Cell
    Number: 7063334479
    Email:

Website: www.jennyjackfarm.com

Internship information

General Farm Description: The farm is located one hour south-west of Atlanta in beautiful Pine Mountain, Georgia. Jenny and Chris Jackson, along with 5-6 farm hands, grow a generous variety of fruits, vegetables, herbs, and flowers on 3 acres. In order to protect the life of our soil, as well as the health of our customers and staff, we use no chemical fertilizers or pesticides to grow our produce. The farm is Certified Naturally Grown. We farm to provide meaningful work for ourselves and to provide our customers with quality, naturally grown food. The majority is grown for our CSA, which consists of 150 families. The rest is sold at our On Farm market and through a couple of restaurants. 2020 will be our 14th season.

CRAFT Member Farm? No

Internship Starts: ASAP
Internship Ends: December 2020
Number of Internship Available: 1
Application Deadline: No Deadline
Minimum Length of Stay: Entire Season

Internship Details:

We are experienced farmers eager to share our experiences, our farm, and the workload with folks who are seriously interested in small, sustainable farm production. We have 1 available position for the 2020 growing season, which runs March through December, 2020.
Comfortable 2 bedroom house provided for the worker, 12 minute drive from farm. Screened porch, wifi, quiet neighborhood.
Work will include: increasing soil fertility through mineral amendments and cover cropping, greenhouse work, transplanting, direct seeding, weeding, harvesting, and marketing through our On Farm Market and CSA.

-Desire to learn farming as a career or lifestyle is required. We want to work with folks who are serious about sustainable agriculture. Our main objective is to grow the best quality food possible for our 150 member CSA, and that takes a lot of hard, long hours. It also takes serious attention to the smallest details, so if you are just looking for a place to find yourself, or kind of interested in what farming may be all about, no need to apply.

-Previous sustainable farming experience is required for this postion.
-Our ideal worker has a positive outlook on life and the ability to have fun and enjoy the work.

-Physical ability to carry out difficult and monotonous manual labor.
– Although we are a diversified operation, there are some tasks that are quite repetitive, such as weeding.

-Lots of energy and enthusiasm are needed!!

-The ability to work out in the heat/cold is necessary. It gets VERY hot and humid in Georgia in the summer, which sometimes lasts till October!

One can expect to work 45-55 hours a week with 2 days/week off. As a side note for days off, we are 1 hour south of Atlanta, 30 minutes from Columbus, and 10 minutes from Callaway Gardens and FDR State Park (hiking trails and camping).

Educational Opportunities: Farm tours, Potential Workshops, Access to farm's production/business records

Skills Desired: At least 1 year experience on a diverse, direct market style farm. We expect someone to be able to take initiative, work steadily without constantly looking at their phone, lift heavy farm things, be flexible, have a positive attitude, be able to work in high heat and humidity, be able to engage customers at CSA drops and market, and be genuinely interested in progressing in the world of small farming. Those looking to fill up a year before pursuing other work or folks looking to find themselves need not apply, we are looking for someone seriously interested in growing food as their livelihood.

Meals: We eat lunch together on the farm and a CSA share is provided to each employee for their own household use.

Stipend: A stipend of around $1500 will be provided in addition to housing and utilities. The stipend will depend on experience.

Housing: The employee will have a 1200 square foot house provided including utilities. The house is a 12 minute drive from the farm in a wooded neighborhood just outside FDR State Park.

Preferred method of Contact: Email