PT work at Sqaushington Farm
Last Updated On: February 7th, 2024 at 10:04AM MST
Contact information
Farm Address:1129 LaFollette Rd
Mount Horeb, Wisconsin, 53572
Primary Contact: Sarah
Primary Phone:
Type: Cell
Number: 2392920510
Email: squashingtonfarm@gmail.com
Website: https://www.squashingtonfarm.com
Internship information
General Farm Description: Squashington is a small-scale, certified-organic, CSA , wholesale, and farmers market farm. Much of what we do is by hand, with non-mechanized tools. We recently purchased our own farm (!) so will be expanding slightly from our 3-acre production. Our farm is very dynamic, diverse, and ever-evolving. We are looking forward to hiring two part-time crew members from April - October to join our team to grow healthy, nutritious, high-quality food for our community. We want to foster a happy and healthy work environment and would love to retain committed employees long-term.CRAFT Member Farm? No
Internship Starts: April 1, 2024
Internship Ends: October 18, 2024
Number of Internship Available: 2
Application Deadline: March 1, 2024
Minimum Length of Stay: 3 months
Internship Details:
Squashington is a small-scale, certified-organic, CSA , wholesale, and farmers market farm. Much of what we do is by hand, with non-mechanized tools. We recently purchased our own farm (!) so will be expanding slightly from our 3-acre production. Our farm is very dynamic, diverse, and ever-evolving. We are looking forward to hiring two part-time crew members from April – October to join our team to grow healthy, nutritious, high-quality food for our community. We want to foster a happy and healthy work environment and would love to retain committed employees long-term.
Things to Expect:
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Working in all weather conditions all the time
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Standing, bending, squatting, lifting for hours at a time
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Harvesting, washing, weeding, seeding, trellising, packing, sorting, animal husbandry, cleaning, organizing and more!
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Taking verbal and visual instructions
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Learning on the job and applying what you learned every day
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Hard work. We won’t lie- farming can be really hard physically and emotionally, but it is some of the most gratifying work too
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Multitasking. So many things happen every day, and often times we need to be doing many things all at once. Being able to keep track of several things is extremely valuable.
Things We Expect
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A full-season commitment. We understand life is unpredictable and for those who have never farmed before, it’s hard to really imagine what to expect, but our small farm will depend on you. If a crew member chooses to leave mid-season, we will be left to scramble.
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Motivation. Our days can be long, but we all need to keep up our pace, efficiency, and motivation throughout the day to get everything done that needs to get done. Having a “what’s next?” attitude to keep the day rolling is essential.
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A positive outlook. Being able to laugh it off, laugh at yourself, laugh at us. Not letting the little things get you down. Being able to take corrections without getting your feelings hurt. We do not expect everyone to be in a happy mood every day, but we do expect people have a sense of humor, want to get along with everyone, and yearn for a positive experience. We do really appreciate cynical people too.
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Punctuality. Your day starts at 8:00am and ends at 5:30pm. Some days are shorter, and some days could be longer if you’d like to stay to help finish a task.
Educational Opportunities: Hands-on learning, access to lots of resources we have on hand, access to our diverse network of farm friends
Skills Desired: Ideally some farming experience. Any experience working with your hands and body are a huge plus.
Meals: No. But we would offer lots of farm fresh produce!
Stipend: Yes. Depending on level of commitment we can offer an hourly wage ($15/hr for the full season April - October)
Housing: No.
Preferred method of Contact: email