2 positions on a 62 acre farm – Radicle Farm

Last Updated On: February 6th, 2025 at 09:38AM MST

Contact information
Farm Address:
Po Box 1056
Covelo, California, 95428

Primary Contact: Blaire AuClair
Secondary Contact: Daniel AuCLair

Primary Phone:
    Type: Cell
    Number: 310-428-8857
    Email: radicleherbs@gmail.com

Website: https://www.radicleherbs.com/employment

Website: https://www.folklifefarmstead.com

Internship information
General Farm Description: We are a husband and wife family farm with 2 young boys and a third on the way. Blaire's path to agriculture started at Otis College of Art and Design where she discovered the damaging effects of industrial agriculture. Blaire changed paths to farming and landed on a Biodynamic farm in Hawaii for 2.5 year before apprenticing under Harald Hoven at Raphael Garden at the then Rudolf Steiner College. Daniel worked at a lettuce farm on the Big Island of Hawaii followed by an apprenticeship at Live Power Community Farm in Covelo in 2007-2008 after travelling the country looking for some kind of direction. He volunteered at Camphill Village Copake, Hudson House in 2009, creating the Rope Alley Garden before returning to Covelo where he continued his agricultural pursuits. After a chance meeting we combined their efforts and formed Folk Life Farm on a 62 Acre diversified farm. Located in Round Valley, just outside of Covelo in Mendocino County. Growing food, herbs and medicine for our community is our priority. We believe that healthy bodies come from healthy food. Our beyond organic approach create food and cannabis with high vitality. Here is a list of the many agricultural activities we grow/create on the farm: Vegetables - Fruit - Herbs - Flowers - Chickens - Cows - Merino Sheep - Sheep Shearing - Hay - Juice - Preserves Our produce is sold at our local weekly farmers market as well as through the MendoLake FoodHub. We apply a variety of different agriculture modalities including no-till and biodynamics. Building fertility on farm through cover cropping, farm-made compost and potting soil and using homeopathic preparations are key to vitality on the farm. The farm consists of an acre of vegetables/produce/flowers and 1/4 acre of cannabis production.

CRAFT Member Farm? No

Internship Starts: March/April
Internship Ends: November/December
Number of Internship Available: 2
Application Deadline: open until filled
Minimum Length of Stay: 6 months

Internship Details:

Our farm is a production farm and we grow and produce a diversity of products in a rural community. Here’s a list of what we do throughout the year (approx: 75% vegetable/fruit/herbs/animals, 25% cannabis production):

  • No-till vegetable/herb/cannabis production

  • Nursery work (starting vegetables, up potting)

  • Transplanting vegetables, herbs and cannabis

  • Weeding, cultivating, maintenance of vegetable crops

  • Harvesting and processing of medicinal herbs for value added products and wholesale

  • Orchard (mostly apples) Pruning/picking apples/pressing juice

  • Hay season: picking up and stacking bales from the field into the barn

  • Harvesting vegetables for weekly farmers market, CSA and wholesale orders

  • Caring for and harvesting of cannabis crops

  • Processing and preserving produce in a local commercial community kitchen

  • Chicken butchering 2-3x per year

  • Work with Merino sheep, rotational grazing

  • Small heard of cattle, rotational grazing

  • General Ranch Work: general cleanup, perennial zone maintenance, wood chipping, firewood harvesting, etc

  • We are looking for individuals who love to be outdoors and are looking to learn, work and participate in the variety of agriculture endeavors that we do on our farm. It is very hard but rewarding work. We are very passionate about farming as a way of life and hope to find individuals who are looking for that as well.

We provide housing in either a tiny cabin or large room. Seasonal produce from the farm will be accessible year round and occasionally meat. Bathroom/shower and Kitchen are communal spaces. WiFi is also included in communal spaces. Compensation $16.50-$18/hr depending on experience, minus room and board ($400-$500 depending on accommodations). Work week is 6-8 hrs a day/ 5 days per week. Also, 1 weekend per month working on farm. Hours change throughout the season to follow the change of daylight and heat of the day. Employment runs from approximately March/April through November/December. Must be 21 yr+ and a US Citizen


Educational Opportunities: The position is a learn through work experience. Time away from the farm for educational experiences is a encouraged as well. 4x per year there is a seasonal regional Biodynamic meeting.

Skills Desired: Some veggie production experience is preferred.

Meals: at this time no but produce is always available

Stipend: An hourly wage of $16.50-$18 depending on experience

Housing: yes, there are two different private cabins available for $400/month small cabin or $500/month on larger cabin. Kitchen and bathroom are shared spaces

Preferred method of Contact: email

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