Organic Farming Internship/Apprenticeship in Nova Scotia

Four Seasons Farm

RR#1, Maitland,
Nova Scotia, Canada B0N 1T0

Email: drnrjror@ns.sympatico.ca
902 261-2565
902-261-2345

Farm Description
Four Seasons Farm, family run since 1992, specializes in organic vegetable and herb production for restaurants and hotels in the Halifax area, as well as for the Halifax Farmers Market, the largest market in the Maritimes.

The farm is six acres of field crops, heated greenhouses and high tunnels. A nearby property of 65- acres is divided into cover crops, medicinal herbs and blueberries with further planning open-ended. Both farms are certified organic and are located alongside the mudflats of the Cobequid Bay of the Gloosecap bike trail.

Work Experience/Skills Desired
Four Seasons Farm offers internships /apprenticeships to those who are enthusiastic and motivated, with no hands-on experience necessary.

Specific Educational Opportunities Offered
Farm work provides experience and the opportunity to learn all aspects of growing organically whether in the greenhouses or fields from seed to harvest: compost making, soil and bed preparation, cover cropping, crop rotation, greenhouse building, season extension, tractor work, irrigation maintenance, trellising and pruning, harvesting, cooking with< quality ingredients and the farmers market.

There is individual instruction, group demonstrations, and working with one another to pass along skills. There is also the support of an agricultural library and the chance to meet many others involved in the field.

Stipend/Salary t.b.d.

Accommodations
Single or double room in a large, comfortable house or a two person trailer.

All meals, and a warm welcome to those who enjoy and celebrate hard work, tasty food, good conversation and music, and living with a diverse group of people.