We are now inviting interns to join our 2024 farm community!
Exchange housing, food, and a unique educational experience for ~20 hrs a week on the farm. Work sessions include preparation of community meals, group meetings and farm-education sessions, and various field-trips to our partner farms. Schedule includes plenty of time for other part-time work and/or personal pursuits, and there are always extra work opportunities presenting themselves.
Interns will experience all aspects of running a very productive, no-till & hand-scale market garden & nursery. You'll be helping grow seedings, veggies, herbs, and flowers for the Woodstock Farm Market, our farm family, and our local friends and neighbors. Work is incredibly varied, we have fun!
You'll be welcomed into our Clove Valley family and exposed to a much wider community of amazing farmers and friends in the Hudson Valley. Many former interns have chosen to stay in the area and are now good friends!
A Uniquely Holistic Opportunity:
Since this apprenticeship is an educational exchange vs. farm job, an emphasis is placed on variety of activities and learning opportunities vs. straight-up productivity. We prioritize the success of the business, and are never too busy to take care of ourselves, never too busy to make and share delicious meals with the veggies we produce, and never too busy to grow flowers just for the pollinators and the pleasure of looking at them.
Clove Valley's internship program places a high priority on personal development and community-building, our activities are often geared toward holistic health of the soil, our farm family, and the greater community.
Weekly Schedule*: Monday 7:30-1 (including education session) lunch at 1 Tues 8-4 (with a long lunch-break) 4-5 community meeting Weds 7-12 (with breakfast break). Optional Woodstock Market afternoon! Thurs 3-7 (Community dinner & fire afterward)
*This is the summer schedule May-Sept. Hours are a bit different in early spring and late fall because of weather.
Living Situation
We are located in a STUNNINGLY beautiful valley right on the Shawangunk Ridge in High Falls, only 20 minutes from Kingston and New Paltz & 1.5 hr north of NYC. Depending on length of stay, we offer transportation to and from the Rosendale Bus-stop (www.trailways.com) from Port Authority, NYC.
Interns share our fully-stocked communal kitchen and living room (with wifi) on the ground floor of a gigantic Dutch barn. There is also an outdoor kitchen/patio for visitors. Sleeping arrangements include various fun, beautiful, and private "glamping" situations... platforms with tents and cushy beds, and tarped living spaces. We have 3 or 4 house tents large enough for a couple (see photo below).
If you aren't looking for a place to stay, you can still come to learn and experience the beautiful Clove Valley farm-life. It's a great way to meet new people, get your hands dirty, and you'll be sent home with extra veggies! Come sporadically, or once or twice a week... whatever works for you.
Come anytime during the community work schedule ) and if you'd like to focus on learning particular elements of the farm or specialize in an area let's talk about it. High School and College students welcomed!
Please inquire at [email protected] or text 570-762-2872, and set up a phone call or visit!
