Agriculture and Farm Hospitality Internship in CT

Posted on January 5, 2020 by Taylor in Education, Farming, Internships // 0 Comments

Summer Agriculture & Farm Hospitality Internship at Jones Family Farms in Shelton Connecticut – 2020

Objective:

To offer college students the opportunity to learn about modern sustainable agriculture, direct marketing and ecology while earning a fair salary in a pleasant family farm environment.

Major Responsibilities:

Harvest supervisor for strawberry and blueberry crops
Harvest-Your-Own operations (cashier, field supervision, parking, customer service)
Agricultural duties (weeding, pruning, harvesting)
Farm educator
Other farm maintenance tasks, such as: cleaning, painting, produce box folding, farm kitchen duties (post-harvest handling, produce preservation and food preparation)

Qualifications:

Team player, positive attitude, outgoing personality
Strong communication skills
Good physical health: comfortable standing for 8 hours, able to lift 50 lbs, and to perform demanding work at a fast farm pace
Able to work in all weather conditions (including extreme heat and rain)
Sincere interest in learning about sustainable agriculture, conservation, and eating healthy/locally

Time Commitments:

Full-time summer commitment from May 20 to August 8 (apx. 400 hours over 12 weeks; weather/crop dependent)
Must work weekend and some evening hours, including holidays (such as Memorial Day and July 4th)
Strawberry season (June) – 6 day work weeks, with Sunday afternoons and one weekday off, as assigned by managers
Blueberry season (July/August) – 5 day work weeks, with Sundays and Mondays off
One 3-day weekend granted in July, as assigned by managers
Work days can start as early as 7:30am and can finish as late as 7pm (varies); typical shift is 8 hours

Educational Experiences:

Strawberry/Farm training before start of retail season (apx. 15 hours of structured lessons)
Blueberry/Summer Agricultural Work training in July (apx. 8 hours of structured lessons)
Project-oriented, on-the-job instruction on agricultural techniques, farm products, and direct marketing

Compensation Notes:

Pay is at an hourly rate and payroll is on a bi-weekly basis
Compensation relates to amount of work and dedication to the completion of summer farm work
Successful returning farm interns will have experienced job status and can be compensated as such
Retail clothing (t-shirts, caps) provided
Housing/Transportation is not provided

Interested applicants for the Agriculture and Farm Hospitality Internship should submit an application through our website:

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