Summer Urban Agriculture Intern:
Ekar Farm, a 501 (c) 3
non-profit farm is seeking summer interns for our urban farm in Denver.
6825 East Alameda Avenue, Denver, CO 80224
(720) 319-7001
Located near Alameda
and Monaco, Ekar is now starting its 6th growing season on 2 acres
in the heart of Denver. We are a community
based non-profit that strives to transform food consumers into food producers
while providing wholesome, local organic vegetables to the Jewish Family
Service Weinberg Food Pantry, SAME Café and many other recipients throughout
the Denver Metro area. To date, we have
engaged over 4,000 volunteers in growing and giving 20,000 pounds of food to
people in need in the Denver area!
Ekar is offering a fun
opportunity to gain experience in community-based organic urban
agriculture. Interns will have an
opportunity to look inside an urban non-profit farm to see how the organization
functions within our community. The
interns will be working directly with our Director of Operations, while gaining
experience in organic farming skills including drip irrigation, organic
mulches, organic fertilizing, cover cropping, cultivation, general plant care,
greenhouse development and much more.
We are seeking
volunteers to commit to 10-20 hours per week.
We are looking to take on three interns this Summer from April 1st
– October 31st but start and end dates are extremely flexible,
please e-mail to ask about different work durations. Any interested candidates please submit a one-page
“letter” explaining why you’d like to intern for Ekar Farm, any previous farm
experience (although not necessary), and some information about yourself. Please submit any letters of interest to Jason@ekarfarm.org. No experience necessary to apply.
This is a volunteer
position (unpaid) but accepted applicants will be able to take home a weekly
share of our harvest, enough to feed two adults per week through the entire
season, valued at over $500.
For
more information, please contact Jason Plotkin at Jason@ekarfarm.org or call (860) 716-9231.
Or
contact Aaron Ney at aaron@ekarfarm.org
or call (303) 520-7581.
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