5 months that will change the way you look at farming

We work hard... moving, feeding, and watering the animals, cleaning eggs, processing chickens, building and maintaining infrastructure, making deliveries, helping customers in the Farm Store, record keeping, meeting other farmers, and more. Interns come to Whiffletree ready to learn, and leave our farm much better equipped to start their own! Interns receive a stipend and bonus upon completion (details below).

Sessions & Workweek

We have 2 intern sessions: February through July and July through December. Our typical workweek averages around 50 hours a week. Interns work from 7am-5:30pm 5 days per week (On Wednesdays when we are processing chickens, interns work from 6am-5:30pm.)  Occasionally interns will have some evening work for special projects like bringing in new flocks of hens.  

SESSION 1 | Feb 1 through Jul 1 - 5 months - 2 to 3 interns
SESSION 2 | Jul 1 through Dec 1 - 5 months - 2 to 3 interns

What Interns Learn

FARM-- Interns will become versed in all the pertinent farming practices of raising our animals, with exposure to all the animal work on a daily basis.

MANAGE-- Interns gain exposure to how we operate (business, marketing, customer service, record keeping, sourcing, etc.)

NETWORK-- Because we source from a diverse group of farming friends who are raising what we do not, interns have exposure to many knowledgeable people and farms.

Who We're Looking For

Candidates must be 18 years of age and have an excellent attitude and great work ethic. We are looking for a person who is cheerful, tidy, professional, honest, very willing to receive constructive criticism and desires to do the work excellently and quickly. No farming experience is required.

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HOW WE FARM

Stipend

Food & Housing

Interns purchase and cook their own food, but we have communal lunch 2 days a week.  And interns get a $200 food credit/month. We offer 3 accommodations to interns:

1. THE APARTMENT-- Our single-sex intern apartment is a finished space in the back of our historic Carriage Museum that fits 3-4 people. It has a shower/sink, full kitchen, bedroom, living room, woodstove, washer and drier, and heat/AC.
2. THE COTTAGE-- Our single-sex intern cottage fits 1-2 people and has a shower/sink, full kitchen, and heat/AC. 
3. THE CAMPER--Our camper trailer that fits 1-2 people and has a shower/sink, composting toilet, full kitchen, and heat/AC.  

Breaks & Days Off

Interns receive 45 minute breaks for breakfast and lunch, and 2 days off per week. So an intern is working 5 days/week, with two full days off.