Certified Organic Farm-Intern – Sublime Organics LLC

Last Updated On: March 4th, 2024 at 08:51AM MST

Contact information

Farm Address:
7908 Boedigheimer Rd SE
Sublimity, Oregon, 97385

Primary Contact: Ellen Wilt
Secondary Contact: Greg Wilt

Primary Phone:
    Type: Cell
    Number: 907-351-8352
    Email: sublimeorganicsllc@gmail.com

Secondary Phone
    Type: Cell
    Number: 907-306-4342
    Email: organicssublime@gmail.com

    Email: organicssublime@gmail.com

Website: https://www.sublimeorganicsllc@gmail.com

Internship information

General Farm Description: Our farm, which is entirely Certified Organic by Oregon Tilth, is 67 acres in total. We cultivate market vegetables on about 4 acres per year. In addition to our fruit orchard, we harvest raspberries and wild blackberries for market sales and for making delicious preserves. We raise Boer goats, Katahdin sheep, and Muskovey ducks for meat and eggs. In addition, the livestock contribute to the biodynamics of this farm by generating a plethora of fertilizer and by keeping weeds and nuisance insects at bay as they graze and forage. We are proud of our conservation efforts on the forested watershed and wetlands on the property, and we plant native vegetation that attracts and sustains native pollinators.

CRAFT Member Farm? No

Internship Starts: ASAP
Internship Ends: November, 2024
Number of Internship Available: 1
Application Deadline: Open
Minimum Length of Stay: 2 weeks

Internship Details:

Responsibilities:

• Care of livestock – daily cleaning, watering, feeding
• Planting – hand transplanting, direct seeding
• Cultivation – use of standing hoes, wheel hoes, and occasional hand weeding.
• Harvesting – hand harvesting and packaging for market
• Other fieldwork – Organic fertilizing and pest control applications, construction and maintenance of trellises, temporary electric fence etc.
• Irrigation – Set up, operate, and maintain overhead and drip irrigation systems.
• Cleaning and maintenance of facilities, grounds, and equipment.

Expectations:

• High attention to detail while maintaining proficiency and efficiency.
• Capable of physical work, including bending over for long periods and in all weather (including hot, chilly, rainy, etc.)
• Self-motivated, disciplined, hardworking, organized, responsible, independent, and positive.
• Competence in performing basic mental math including addition, subtraction, spatial relations, and estimating distance.
• Good communication skills.
• Willing to take instructions and accept feedback.
• Can work independently and/or with others.
• Ability to safely use special equipment, including walk-behind tiller, weed whacker, flame weeder, and possible ATV.
• Ability to adapt and be flexible with a positive attitude.
• Able to lift, carry, and maneuver up to 50lbs.

Educational Opportunities: Learn the daily operations of a small family farm, in which biodynamic principles are incorporated into daily life. Learn about the benefits and challenges of the "Organic" certification process. Observe and participate in animal husbandry activities. Experience the growing cycle from seed through harvest and marketing.

Skills Desired: Previous agricultural experience is desired. This may be substituted with a mature individual's sincere desire to farm.

Meals: Yes

Stipend: $200/week

Housing: Yes

Preferred method of Contact: email