Old Fort Internship Application
The Old Fort at Hesperus offers part-time, unpaid internships in market farming. Students gain vital skills in all aspects of sustainable small-scale agriculture. The internship is hands-on; interns participate in the daily operations of productive, fun, and fast-paced vegetable farm operation. Interns work both in the Education Garden and farmer-in-training plot, experiencing multiple scales of production, including high tunnel, hand-worked, and tractor-cultivated (depending on the season). Additionally, interns may take on special areas of responsibility (see descriptions below).

The internship runs from February 1 through May 7 (Spring), May 10 through August 27 (Summer), or August 1 through December 1 (Fall). Students must have access to reliable transportation and/or carpools, be willing to work in all weather conditions, and be able to commit to reliably showing up for scheduled hours. Summer hours available for interns are Tuesday through Friday 8am to 2pm. No farming experience is necessary. Apply if you are curious, enthusiastic, willing, and enjoy working as part of a team.

Indicate interest in these special areas of responsibility (choose all that apply; *summer only):
*Event planning – assist with coordination of fundraiser, including promotion and silent auction
Social media – create material for Instagram and Facebook
Farmers markets – help staff campus Farm Stand and/or farmers markets
Art and building – paint signs; create posters and marketing material; small building projects
*Harvest coordinating – take a leadership role on harvest days
Food security – coordinate food donations and collaboration with food security organizations
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What is your name, phone number, and email address? *
Why are you applying to the Old Fort internship program? *
Are you interested in receiving partial mileage reimbursement for your travel between FLC and the Old Fort, up to $400?
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For a limited number of Native American interns, we can provide $1,500 as a housing stipend through the Native American Agriculture Fund. Do you identify as Native American?
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Do you have any previous farming experience? If so, explain.
What is something you want to learn through this internship?
Do you have reliable access to a car? *
Can you commit to completing at least 150 hours within a 4-month time frame? *
Are you doing this internship for credit? If so, through what class, professor, and department? How many hours must you fulfill? By what date? *
What are your other commitments, including jobs, classes, trips, or family obligations? How do these commitments affect your ability to fulfill your internship hours? Write out weekly class if spring or fall. *
To complete your application, please email a resume to ewwhittlesey@fortlewis.edu (this will also confirm that I've seen your application). You can email questions or put any questions in the space below. Thanks for applying to the internship! We look forward to working with you.
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