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Working on an Organic Farm Apprenticeship Program
VOLUNTEER If you are interested in volunteering on the farm, please read our Volunteer Guidelines and then contact
us by email or phone
(631.523-6608 ) to let us know when you'd like to come. We do take volunteers, sometimes have overnight acommodations available, and it can be a lot of fun to
see the way a farm works behind the scenes. We ask you to dress appropriately and be ready for the fact that farming
is hard work. If you are a chef, personal chef, nutritionist, holistic health counselor, etc. you have special skills which can be valuable to our farm - and you will benefit professionally as well as personally from the first-hand knowledge you will gain from growing, harvesting, cooking and eating seasonal organic vegetables. If you would like to volunteer for a longer stay (i.e. two nights to two weeks) and we supply free housing, perhaps you can practice your skills by cooking us a meal, or offering a cooking demonstration at our farmstand, for example. Contact us with your ideas. APPRENTICESHIPS We also have a season-long apprenticeship program from April to November. By working on the farm for a whole season, our
apprentices learn about all aspects of a diverse organic farm operation,
and learn the skills needed to manage their own farm someday. If you
think you might be interested in applying for an Apprenticeship at Garden
of Eve, you can send us your resume and a letter of interest early in
the season. Click here to read "Apprentice Testimonials"
APPRENTICES WANTED FOR 2008 SEASON
FARM DESCRIPTION: Garden of Eve is an 80-acre organic for-profit farm located in a beautiful area of Long Island’s East End (called the North Fork). We are about 2 hours from NYC in a great area of beaches, ponds, forests, farms, and great summer weather. We cultivate approximately 25 acres of mixed vegetables and cut flowers, focusing on great-tasting heirloom varieties of tomatoes, cucumbers, beans, potatoes, etc. We also have a flock of 400 laying hens, as well as raising turkeys for thanksgiving, and a few cows, sheep, and goats for milk, meat, and fun. We sell produce to approximately 500 CSA members at six locations in NYC, to local residents from a busy farm stand on the farm, and at Greenmarket in Brooklyn and farmers markets on Long Island. If you are interested in learning how to develop and run your own diverse sustainable farm to sustain you and your family someday financially as well as spiritually, you will find working with us very interesting. If you are just looking to learn how to grow your own food and relax in the country for a summer, you may not find it as enjoyable. We hustle. EXPERIENCE DESIRED: POSITIONS AVAILABLE:
Duties include: -Direct daily activities including planting, cultivating, harvesting, processing; - Managing and working with farm crew and other apprentices; - Monitoring packing room and inventory of harvesting supplies; - Driving box truck into NYC for CSA deliveries (if qualified). QUALITIES DESIRED This is an excellent position for someone planning to start their own farm in the next year or two, as the Farm Manager carries significant responsibility and decisionmaking independence. STIPEND: $1500+ per month depending on qualifications, plus on-site housing and year-end merit bonus & income from entrepreneurial activities.
Approximately 55 hrs per week will be expected (i.e. 8 am – 5 pm 6 days per week), with one full day off, and some schedule flexibility upon advance request. Special projects can include opportunities to make additional income through entrepreneurship, such as growing and marketing your own crops on unused farmland, pastured poultry, and production of pickles, cookies, jams, and farm arts and crafts for sale at farm stand. Other projects to improve the sustainability of our farm are welcomed including establishing educational gardens, teaching on-farm classes, and experimentation with alternative fuels (straight vegetable oil, bio diesel), etc. SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE: At Garden of Eve, education is mainly hands-on, learning-by-doing. We have a weekly meeting where the farmers answer questions in-depth, and many lunches turn into spur-of-the-moment lessons on everything from marketing plans to cultivating implements. We lend books from our sustainable agriculture collection and will make limited reading and writing assignments. We facilitate monthly exchanges with other area farms, including vineyards, tree farms, etc. and other organic farm apprentices, as well as social events with neighbors and friends. Enjoy our area's natural attractions on days off including kayaking, canoeing, hiking, and swimming. PERIOD OF INTERNSHIP: Farm Manager: April 1 - end of Nov. Other positions: May 15 or June 1 – end Nov. Novice Farmer: 1 or 2 month period during growing season. Please make the dates you are available clear in your letter of interest. STIPEND: $1500/month+, depending on qualifications for farm manager, $1000/month for other positions, $600/month for “Novice” position, plus housing-on site which is worth approximately $800/person/month in our area, and year-end merit bonus & income from entrepreneurial activities. HOUSING: We will provide housing at a farmhouse on the farm property which is fully furnished and includes bathroom and kitchen. Within walking distance of beach, 5 mins drive from town (also bikeable). MEALS: Meals and food in general will be the responsibility of the apprentice, but vegetables and other farm produce will be provided free of charge. MATERIALS TO BE SUBMITTED: All interested applicants should submit a resume, three references (of which two of which should be former employers), and a letter of interest explaining previous experience and skills, and reasons for interest in this position via email to farmer@gardenofevefarm.com.
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There are a lot of different things we do on the farm, depending on where we are in the season. We plant seeds in the greenhouse, transplant out seedlings into the field, weed the fields, pick flowers and harvest vegetables, feed and water chickens and other livestock, and collect and clean eggs, among other things.

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