Market Garden Summer Intern – Hungry World Farm


Contact information
Farm Address:
PO Box #297,
19183 Plow Creek Road
Tiskilwa, Illinois, 61368

Primary Contact: Susan Kauffman
Secondary Contact: Susan Kauffman

Primary Phone:
    Type:
Cell
    Number: 3092879895
    Email: applications@hungryworldfarm.com

Secondary Phone
    Type:
Cell
    Number: 3092879895
    Email: applications@hungryworldfarm.com

    Email: applications@hungryworldfarm.com

Website: https://hungryworldfarm.com/

Internship information
General Farm Description: Hungry World Farm (HWF) is a 175-acre learning farm in north-central Illinois committed to a healthy, hopeful world through regenerative food and agriculture.

CRAFT Member Farm? No

Internship Starts: May 26, 2026
Internship Ends: August 7, 2025
Number of Internship Available: 1
Application Deadline: Prior to May 2026
Minimum Length of Stay: 10 weeks is full participation

Internship Details:

1/2-acre, no-till, raised-bed system with high tunnel, greenhouse, wash/pack, and cold storage; production for guests and community partners.
Summer: late May–early August 2026


Educational Opportunities: Seeding, composting, maintenance, harvest, farmers market; 5 hours per week of discussion combined with reading/structured learning

Skills Desired: People who thrive here are Hard-working, reliable, curious learners with strong communication People who are mission-aligned and community-minded Those who welcome feedback, take initiative, and finish what they start

Meals: No meals provided, but interns have unlimited access to market garden seconds, 1 dozen eggs per week, and venison if donated by hunters.

Stipend: Yes. $400 per month for a total of $1,000 over 10 weeks

Housing: Yes. 1 intern per bedroom, shared bathrooms

Preferred method of Contact: email