Tierra Vida Farm

Last Updated On: marzo 8th, 2021 at 11:20AM MST

Contact information

Farm Address:
385 County Road 225
Durango, Colorado, 81301

Primary Contact: Hana Fullmer
Secondary Contact: Daniel Fullmer

Primary Phone:
    Type: Cell
    Number: (970) 319-1099
    Email: hana@tierravidafarm.com

Secondary Phone
    Type: Cell
    Number: (970) 844-0387
    Email: daniel@tierravidafarm.com

    Email: daniel@tierravidafarm.com

Website: http://www.tierravidafarm.com

Internship information

General Farm Description: Tierra Vida Farm is a two acre farm committed to growing the most nutrient dense vegetables possible at the base of the San Juan Mountains. Soil health is essential for quality and production in the challenging mountain conditions of the Desert South West. ​ Soil is the home for plants, it is where they get their food, water, and protection. Roots are not simply straws sucking water and nutrients from inert dirt. Roots form a living connection to an entire underground community of micro organisms that rely on plants to deliver energy from the sun through the roots and into the soil, feeding those micro-organisms.

CRAFT Member Farm? No

Internship Starts: 04/01/2021
Internship Ends: 12/31/2021
Number of Internship Available: 1
Application Deadline: 03/15/2021
Minimum Length of Stay: Entire timeframe

Internship Details:

We are seeking an intern for the first half of the 2021 season (April – August) who will hopefully transition to a part-time, nearly year round, employee in October. We have decided to flatten our curve of production by adding one more large greenhouse to our operation. This will allow us to grow for 10 months of the year and offer employment for that entire time.

Qualified applicants will be detail oriented, have experience working outdoors in varying weather conditions, demonstrate the ability to maintain quality while moving quickly, be willing to receive feedback, and have the maturity to work unsupervised. Experience farming is helpful but not required. Due to the nature of farming, applicants must be physically capable of lifting 50 pounds and doing manual labor for 6 – 8 hours per day. Reliable transportation is a must. Seasonal housing (June – September) is negotiable.

Duties include: washing, packing, and labeling eggs (approximately 8 hours per week), harvesting, washing, and packing produce (approximately 8 hours per week), weeding, trellising, transplanting, etc. (approximately 8 hours per week). In the fall, you will also be trained to milk, feed, and water goats in preparation for the farm-sit during the winter.

Educational Opportunities: Duties include: washing, packing, and labeling eggs (approximately 8 hours per week), harvesting, washing, and packing produce (approximately 8 hours per week), weeding, trellising, transplanting, etc. (approximately 8 hours per week). In the fall, you will also be trained to milk, feed, and water goats in preparation for the farm-sit during the winter.

Skills Desired: Qualified applicants will be detail oriented, have experience working outdoors in varying weather conditions, demonstrate the ability to maintain quality while moving quickly, be willing to receive feedback, and have the maturity to work unsupervised. Experience farming is helpful but not required. Due to the nature of farming, applicants must be physically capable of lifting 50 pounds and doing manual labor for 6 - 8 hours per day. Reliable transportation is a must.

Meals: No

Stipend: This is a paid internship, $13 - $15/hour DOE

Housing: Seasonal housing (June - September) is negotiable (intern would need to find their own housing for April - May and October - December.

Preferred method of Contact: email