We are still accepting applications!
Whether
you are a teacher looking to increase your gardening skills or an
urbanite looking to enter the field of agriculture and food justice,
this training will bring your skills to the next level and connect you
to further opportunities.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM: Our
program offers adults the chance to experience what it takes to farm
and explore a career in organic agriculture through hands-on training on
a 1 acre diversified farm. As an apprentice at the Youth Farm you will
gain many valuable growing skills necessary for cultivating a wide
variety of vegetables and flowers appropriate to our region. Through
this intensive 20-hr per week commitment, you will gain the invaluable
experience of nurturing crops and soil day to day and gain a sense for
the physical and mental energy required to run a small farming operation
that produces high quality vegetables, beautiful flowers, and a rich
and harmonious community space. As in a rural farm apprenticeship, hands-on farm work is given priority; we balance this with a range of formal workshops and facilitated farm walks to help develop the wide range of skills necessary for farming.
If you have further questions, email molly (at) bkfarmyards.com!
