WE ARE NO LONGER TAKING APPLICATIONS FOR 2009 INTERNSHIPS.

We will begin accepting applications for the 2010 season next February.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST AND, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SCHEDULE A 1 WEEK VISIT, PLEASE SEE OUR SECTION ON VISITING

2010 INTERN APPLICATION

Hello! Thanks for your interest in applying for an internship at Sandhill Farm. This page is also available as a Word Document

SANDHILL FARM / Attn: Gigi

RR 1, Box 155, Rutledge, MO 63563, phone: (660) 883-5543, email: interns@sandhillfarm.org

This application is an opportunity for both you and Sandhill to determine if your expectations and our internship are a good match.

Please review our entire website with particular focus on the Visitor Orientation document and the Intern Description.

Our growing season runs from March 1 st through November 1 st . We accept applications beginning

February 1st until positions are full.

Minimum stay is 10 weeks.   Priority is given to those who are available for longer stays and to those who wish to make agriculture and/or community a life path.

Please answer the questions below:  

Name:

Address:

Phone Number:

Email:

Male/female:                               Age:

1.How did you hear about Sandhill and our internships?

2.How long are you available for and when would you like to start?

3.What specifically interests you about the Sandhill Farm Internship program?

4 . What skills, experience, and prior interest do you bring to the internship (e.g. classes, workshops, work experience, hobbies, reading, etc.)?

5. What are you doing now? What do you plan to do when your internship is over? Are you interested in becoming a member of an intentional community in the future?

6. Please detail a few positions of responsibility you have held and any supervisory tasks you have managed.  

7. Do you prefer to work alone? with others? or a combination of both?  

8.The following are expectations we have of interns, please indicate if you can agree to make a good faith effort to comply with these norms. If there are particular points which you would like to further discuss, please note them below so that we can address them together during a phone interview.

•  Interns are expected to conduct themselves with high integrity and respect for the land, the people, the neighbors, the animals and the physical resources at Sandhill Farm.  

•  As a farm, we run on a day schedule.   We expect interns to begin their work day by 9 am and put in about 36 hours per week.

•  Interns take part in cooking for the community and doing regular housekeeping chores.

•  Interns are expected to attend both community meetings (2-4x per month) and garden meetings (1x per week). Community meetings include business agenda and personal sharing.   At garden meetings, we review the upcoming tasks and address any concerns in the flow of work.

•  We expect interns to be able to take on responsibility for specific crops and specific projects with guidance from the garden manager or other Sandhill members or interns.  

•  Interns are expected to bring their own tent, bedding and tarp for camping outdoors in both dry and rainy weather.

9. How do you feel about having gardening and food processing as a major focus of your day?   Are you able to work reliably in hot and humid, summer weather?  

10.   Are you skilled at maintenance and/or tractor work?

11. Please tell us something about your recreational interests (hobbies, passions, pastimes, etc.).

12. Do you have any allergies, food restrictions or physical limitations that might affect your ability to live in a rural setting and do farm, construction or kitchen work?

14. Do you have a history of alcohol or substance overuse? What are your current usage patterns?

15. At Sandhill Farm, we cultivate a rural, "alternative" culture. We want to make sure that you are aware of some elements of this culture, before deciding to come live here with us. While you would not be expected to believe in or actively partake in all that goes on, you should be aware that these are things commonly encountered here. Please let us know your comfort level with each of the following:

     a. no television/ few movie screenings

     b. clothing optional

     c. discussions of radical ecology/ feminism/ leftist politics

     d. honoring various spiritualities including earth based religions

     e. frank and open discussion of sexuality and acceptance of a variety of sexual and partnership orientations.

     f. we all participate in hosting visitors

     g. we all are involved with the children

     h. abundance of outdoor and physical work; no a/c

     i. outdoor dogs and cats; poultry flock

     j. consensus decision making process

     k. open communication and actively resolving interpersonal conflict

     l. shared computer access;   laptops in designated spaces only

16. Are you prepared to spend your summer in a tent? What is your camping experience?

17. Please list contact information for three (3) references and your relationship to each of them.   (We are particularly interested in talking to individuals who are familiar with your work experience and habits, your level of responsibility, and your group skills.)

Thanks so much   for taking the time to share this information.   I will be in touch with you regarding a telephone interview.

gigi