Internship Position – DeLaney Community Farm

 

Start Date:                     May or June, 2007

End Date:                     Will be determined based on student requirements – August, September, October.

 

Hours:                          Minimum 5 days per week, 7 a.m.- 3:00 p.m., occasional Saturdays.

Benefits:                        Possible credit towards course work, organic agriculture training, free organic produce, possible stipend.

 

Job Description:            Intern(s) will work with the Farm Manager in the following activities:

 

á       Organically planting, cultivating, and harvesting vegetables, herbs, flowers, and other crops.

á       Selling produce at FarmerŐs Markets and distributing produce to shareholders.

á       Turning, building, and managing the compost system.

á       Supervising youth and adult workgroups.

á       Educating youth about organic gardening and composting.

á       Constructing farm related structures.

á       Constructing and maintaining irrigation systems.

á       Keeping a journal to record the summerŐs events and maintaining enthusiasm about the DeLaney Community Farm!

 

Please send resume and letter of interest by March 13, 2007 to:  Denver Urban Gardens                                                                                                                                                                  3377 Blake St. ste. 113

                                                                                          Denver, CO  80205

                                                                                        Fax: 303.292.9911

 

Denver Urban Gardens (DUG) is a nonprofit corporation with the sole responsibility to build and manage over 70 community gardens and the community farm in the Denver metro-area.  The DUG gardens provide food and green space for low income persons, affecting approximately 20,00 individuals.  In addition, the gardens and the farm provide surplus produce to needy shelters and soup kitchens.  In many inner-city neighborhoods these gardens have become a focus of neighborhood stewardship and direct community interaction.  They provide critically needed food, beautification, and tangible examples of neighborhood achievement. 

 

The Community Farm is an organic, community agriculture facility.  The Farm currently distributes food through a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program, FarmerŐs Markets, and local food shelters.  The Farm also offers courses in compost training, bee keeping, and various other workshops related to organic gardening and urban farming.  The Community Farm is located on 128 acres of historic farmland in Aurora with a preserved stream corridor, large cottonwood grove, and historic barns and houses on the premises.  As a result, the Farm is a wonderful place to educate children about wildlife and how natural cycles relate to the farm.  The programs at the farm offer agrarian job and skills-building opportunities to young children, troubled youth, and other at-risk individuals in the community.  Shareholders come from a broad range of backgrounds.

 

In addition to planting, cultivation, and harvest, the intern position includes assisting in skills training workshops and various educational programs.  Interns will be engaged in outdoor, physical work.  Day-to-day tasks will include working with hand tools and farm machinery.  Experience in both is advantageous, but not necessary.  Interns must be self-motivated; the work is physically demanding and often dirty, but rewarding.

 

The FarmŐs goal is to benefit the community and serve as an example of urban organic agriculture.  We are looking for motivated interns with a sincere interest in urban farming and willingness to do hard work.  The energy and motivation of the management team is essential to the farmŐs success.