Chickabee farm is focused on education, every summer we accept interns from May until October for hands on learning opportunities.
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Four main enterprises form the base of the Chickabee farm model; Treatment free beekeeping, intensive vegetable production, Forest orchard management, and plant propagation/Nursery.
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Additionally a small flock of chickens managed in a rotational pasture system and open public workshops.
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Learning Oppurtunities
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Intensive vegetable production
Treatment free Beekeeping
Forest orchard design and management
Plant propagation/ Nursery management
Flock management/ rotational grazing
Permaculture design certificate (PDC)
Holistic management
Business skills, financial/ marketing/ planning
Work Requirements
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Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
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Develop competence in each enterprise through hands on experience from planning to execution.
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Remuneration; organic fruit and produce, pastured eggs and raw honey, multiple educational oppurtunities, assist or participate in on and off farm workshops, monthly stipend dependant upon skill and time commitment.
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Lodging is Not available, Interns must secure own.
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