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 Farm Internships & Seasonal employment 

 

 Our farm internship is a very important part of what we have always wanted to accomplish here at Madison Creek Farms. As a third generation farm we understand the importance of good mentorship and practical knowledge when it comes to working the land organically and trying to farm sustainable. Most of our intern requests have come from people who have dreams of one day operating their own sustainable farm. Some applicants come from as far as other counties and some from just a few miles away but all have one thing in common, they care about the future of the small family farm.   When we were planting our first crops almost a decade ago here on the farm we began a journey that we have shared with many along the way. We have chosen to open our farm to those that would like to live and work, learn, laugh and share the experiences (ups & downs) of the farming life. 

Internship application  & Information

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   Madison Creek Farms employment application and information

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~ How our internship program works ~

 Our typical season starts in March and runs through October. We usually host 2-3 full time interns that live here on the farm throughout the season. Some of our interns have shorter stays but we do require a minimum of 4 week stays. During the peak of our season we may have part-time employees and volunteers that work on the farm as well. Our interns have private on-farm housing that is a very comfortable 3 bedroom 2 full bath home that is walking distances from the production field. Our work days tend to begin early morning and then we break during the heat of the day and begin again during the evening hours. Our interns will be exposed to all the different facets of running a CSA, on-farm market, direct sales through 2 farmers markets as well as agritourism. We want our interns to have a well rounded experience here on the farm and that included learning to work independently and along side Mark and myself.  We encourage our interns to also be creative and explore ways in which they themselves can find niche markets to earn extra money while here on the farm. We ask that our interns provide us with 30/36 hrs a week of farm labor in exchange for housing & monthly stipend plus at least 3 to 4 meals (lunch or dinner) plus the vegetables from the garden.
Tasks will vary from day to day and as the season progresses. Below is an example of some of the tasks our interns can expect to be asked of them during their stay here with us at Madison Creek Farms.       

  • General care
     for farm animals, feeding, fencing, watering, collecting eggs, cleaning and preparing coops & stables.  
  • Vegetable Operation
    Seeding, transplanting, weeding, cultivating, mulching of vegetables as well as harvesting. preparing organic remedies for pest control as well as preventive measures and maintenance.
  • Cut Flowers
    Seeding, Transplanting, weeding, cultivating, mulching, building raised beds, harvesting, post harvest measures, pest management and maintenance.
  • Farm Maintenance & Farm improvements 
    Mowing, weed eating, brush removal, painting, fencing, landscaping, trail clearing and light carpentry. 
  • Home keeping 
    Food preservation including drying, canning and freezing. cleaning, watering plants, sweeping porches,  help when needed with childcare, group meal preparation, home tour & event decoration.    
  • Farm business & Record, Book keeping
    Seed & transplant schedule, daily, weekly and monthly farm production reports, permits, insurance, market day sales reports, inventory, sales orders, newsletters, printing, labeling, paper work  
  • Agritourism
    Helping with group visits; organizing farm field days, workshops and events, organizing activities and supervision. 
  • CSA/Farmers Market
    Harvesting and organizing CSA full and half share baskets; market set up, participation, manning farmers market booths, on-farm market set-up and sales.
  • Marketing, Outreach & Extended education
    Maintaining website, grass root marketing, devolvement of farm marketing material, school visits, farmers market management volunteers, community participation, floral design, value-added farm products, farm intern journeying,   

 

~A couple of things you should know about us~

  1.      Mark and I along with "Lucca" our young son --> are a fairly private family   given that we enjoy what little time we have alone together as a family during our busy season.  

  2. We prefer to keep our faith to ourselves.

  3. We are human and in that we are not perfect, it wouldn't be nearly as fun I think if we were. We like to laugh at ourselves and our mistakes, have fun in this good life we have been given and feel blessed to be able to do what we do for a living.

  4. Lucca sometimes pee pee 's outside......

 

   

 

 

 

Contact Us

Madisoncreek@aol.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Live close to the farm, and would still like to intern at Madison Creek Farms without living on the farm?
For interns that have off-farm housing we offer a gas allowance as well as a weekly CSA basket.

 

 

 

 

 

Transportation for interns while they are working on the farm?  
We prefer at least one intern have his or her own transportation. We do have our delivery van that can be used if important. 

 

 

 

 

 

Is the intern housing fully furnished?

The house is partly furnished. It has beds, couch, a few small tables and chairs. Interns will need to bring any items they would like is. dishes, TV, towels and their own bedding.

 

 

 

Do you hire any fulltime workers on the farm?

Not at this time. We only hire during our peak season.