In conjunction with The Evergreen State College, and independently, the following Internships are available for the 2006 Season:

Sustainable Agriculture
Environmental Stewardship
GMO Moratorium (Crops)
Local Farm Calendar
Community-Farm Raising Events
Cooperative Warehouse
Marketing and Development of local farm products
Political Advocacy
Planning (Land use, growth, farmland preservation)
Create Your Own

Sustainable Agriculture
     We are a small scale farm looking for interns who want experiencs on a still-developing farm.  We grow mixed vegetables, a few small fruits, and our specialities are salad greens w/edible flowers, garlic basil dressing, and our ready-to-eat Stir Fry Mix and Dark Greens Blend.  Rainbow Salads, a new product just under development are colorful fermented vegetables individually layered in glass jars.
     Upgrading our 1800 sq. ft. greenhouse will be a major focus this spring.  Interns can choose to docus on a specific aspect of production, or all aspects if you want the full experience.
     We would also consider grooming someone for a Farm Manager position for the rest of the season (and beyond).  No stipend but we can provide food on a weekly basis.  A live-in situation is not desired, but we would consider it with the right dynamics.
     Winlock is 45 minutes south of Olympia.

Environmental Stewardship
     Winlock Meadows Farm, in its effort to respond to rapid industrial development in our rural community, would like to become an environmental monitoring farm.  Recently faced with a huge glass facotry a mile from our farm and the potential of expansion to a 950 acre heavy industrial park, (at the headwaters of the Olequa Creek that runs through our farm), we would like to monitor the environmental and social impacts.  Water, air, soil, light, noise, impacts on the rural community, benefits of jobs to cost of the environment, etc. will be monitored and published on our website.  We are looking for interns who would be interested in developing this project from the ground up.  We will obtain baseline readings before the glass factory begins production this summer.

GMO Moratorium (Crops)

*  Research other successful anti-GMO communities in U.S. and around the world (they do exist)

*  Develop a strategic plan

*  Education
         - films, flyers, website

*  Mobolize the community
        - G.A.G. Campaign (Genetically Altered Goods)
                ~ "Breaking the Chains" potlucks
                ~ Start "counting" GMO's (like calories) to begin to create awareness
                ~ Local Farm Food Fests
                ~ Tabeling

*  Social Actions
        -  Buy local and fair trade campaigns
        -  Support local farms
        -  Organize "Eat-local-only" activities

*  Create

Community-Farm Raising Events
...organizing, implementing, and documenting results.
PURPOSE:  To mobilize the community to raise the benchmark of sustainability in our communities.

Community-Farm Raising FORUMS...All day events with discussion groups, displays, demos, networking, films, potluck and music benefit.

Farm FILM FESTS...Films related to local agriculture, genetic engineering, sustainability and more.

Community-Farm Raising DINNERS...held at restaurants who support local farms.  Part of our Farm-to-Restuarant Project.