Farm Crew Leader
Mahwah Environmental Volunteers Organization, Inc. (MEVO) —
Mahwah, NJ
It doesnt matter which end of the seed is down, or whether its 1/8 inch shallower than instructed. Itll come up. It almost always does. The only seed that wont come up is the one you fail to plant. This quote by Peter Fossell represents the way MEVO trains, recruits, and empowers our Farm Crew Leaders. We are looking for someone who wants to lead a passionate group of farming volunteers. This internship gives you amazing leadership experience outdoors, as well as a wonderful experience working with community members and plants. It does not matter what your experience in farming is; whether you are an avid gardener or simply a passionate environmental person, we would love to hear from you! Plants will grow and a huge bounty of produce will be harvested as long as there is a confident leader interested in planting the seeds and seeing our projects through. Our Farm Crew Leader will lead our team of Farm Crew Interns throughout the summer in building organic farms, installing compost systems, caring for our chickens and bees, teaching educational workshops on gardening to children and adults, and working with different volunteer groups that come to our farms. You and your farm interns will be in charge of building, growing, maintaining, and harvesting all of our 5 gardens throughout Northern, New Jersey. We will teach you the basics of gardening if you dont know how to do it, and once you are sufficient in working with plants, you will take the role of researching and developing your own knowledge on sustainable farming practices and implementing them into our gardens.
The Farm Crew Leader internship begins in March, when we start our seedlings for this coming spring. In March and April you will work with a small team of Farm Volunteers. In May, the Farm Summer Crew formally starts and will operate until August, which you will lead three days a week. From September to November you will work with another small team of Farm Volunteers finishing out the farming season. During March, April, September, October, and November your weekly schedule can be more flexible. From May August it is expected that you lead your crew three days a week. We are open to any ideas you might have on a custom schedule or time commitment, because we need all the help we can get. As long as you have a passion for organic local farming, we can figure out a way for you to work with us.