Internship Opportunities

Summer Agriculture & Farm Hospitality College Internship

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 for 13 weeks, from May 21 to August 11 (apx. 400-450 hours over 13 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
• 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

For other part-time/seasonal positions, applications are available at our Farm Office at 606 Walnut Tree Hill Road in Shelton.

Thank you for your interest in working at Jones Family Farms.