The placements below represent MESA’s current and/or recent US Host partners. Their availability and/or interest in your Steward application is not guaranteed.
IMPORTANT: DO NOT CONTACT ANY HOST LISTED BELOW WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM MESA. ABUSE OF THIS POLICY MAY RESULT IN CANCELLATION OF YOUR STEWARD APPLICATION.
IMPORTANTE: NO CONTACTE A NINGÚN ANFITRIÓN ENUMERADO ABAJO SIN EL PERMISO DE MESA. EL ABUSO DE ESTA PÓLIZA PUEDE RESULTAR EN LA CANCELACIÓN DE SU SOLICITUD.
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Deck Family Farm
Oregon
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About the Placement:
Detailed Placement Description
We live in a community setting, where our family interacts closely with farm interns, as well as farm employees, who live both offsite and onsite. Our place is ideal for someone interested in community living and someone who wants to see the process of food production from beginning to end; growing the animals, as well as marketing and selling the final products. We also run 2 CSA programs on farm, one to market our own products and one which involves the distribution of products from local and neighboring farms in a full diet CSA.
Primary Production :
Bees/Honey, Cattle, Dairy, Poultry, Sheep, Tree fruits
About the Internship:
Training Hours:
40
Training Expectations :
weekly schedule, monthly check-ins, community meetings, community tasks and chores
On-Site Training, Steward’s primary activities :
Animal care and feeding, infrastructure upkeep
Climate and Location Description
rural location, the Willamette Valley is known for its wet winters and heavy rainfall.
Compensation :
Intern shared room, Free, daily food
Accommodations and amenities provided :
Interns live in shared room or rustic creek house cabin, when available. Another cob house is on site ideal for couples or longer stay interns, currently unavailable. Our kitchen is in the main house and communal with all the interns and family, internet is available in house, office, intern room, and cob house. We are located about 30 minutes from the closest large town and 15 minute drive from the closest grocery store.
Preferred start date :
any
Preferred length of internship :
7-9 months
