Unadilla is a 12 acre off-grid farm & non-profit education center following the principles of organic agriculture and permaculture design situated in upstate NY. Founded in 2014, This community farm provides space for the teaching & practice of sustainable skills through an internship program, which has attracted interns from all over the World. Interns gain hands-on experience in no-till organic farming, regenerative agroforestry, permaculture, natural building, and food preservation.

About the internsip & work exchange program

Over 200 varieties of organic annual and perennial vegetables, mushrooms, herbs, and cold-hardy fruits, nuts, and berries there are plenty of things to do from May to September on the farm.
Interns who join this wonderful permaculture program will gain hands-on experience in no-till organic farming, regenerative agroforestry, permaculture design, natural building, and food preservation.
On top of that interns will be learning how to utilize natural building methods to construct their own infrastructure, making household products like soap, reviving traditional agricultural and lifestyle practices, and living in community.
This program is also an opportunity for students and young people to learn and improve upon interpersonal or “soft” skills that can be applied to any type of workplace or community living, such as: time management; communication; organization; leadership; listening; teamwork/collaboration; and workplace etiquette.

Thanks to the generous support of Unadilla’s donors, the program covers all intern expenses including room & board, daily on-site training, and weekly classes/workshops meaning zero cost to participants. Inters are expected to stay for at least a month on the farm.

Your daily program will be the following

• 6:45am-8:00am: Breakfast
• 8:00am-10:00am: (Optional) Assist with vegan/vegetarian lunch prep
• 10:00am-12:00pm: Seeding; transplanting; irrigation; weeding; mulching; trellising; pruning; harvesting
  12:00pm-2:00pm: Lunch break
• 2:00pm-5:00pm: Natural building; timber framing; basic carpentry such as cutting, sanding, oiling, and assembly; lime stone masonry; firewood preparation; lawn mowing and weed whacking; no-till garden bed preparation
• 5:00pm-9:00pm: Free time: Swimming in the Unadilla River; dinner; board games; reading books from the Unadilla library

Every Wednesdays there is a so-called “Open Night,” which is a weekly opportunity for interns to teach and share their skills.  On Saturdays interns participate in the veggie box delivery program, from production to harvesting to the wash and pack station, to gain experience in operating a “CSA-style” farm model. Sundays offer free weekly on-site classes and workshops.

About food & accommodation

Sleeping accommodations include 2 single bedrooms in the barn loft, 2 double bedrooms in the skoolie (converted school bus), or tent camping. All organic gourmet vegetarian/vegan meals and snacks are provided, and typically eaten communally.There are both indoor and outdoor kitchens, indoor and outdoor compost toilets, and a gravity-fed unheated shower as well as access to the Unadilla River. The farm has an off-grid solar panel system for charging cell phones. Wifi is not available, but do have good cell phone reception.

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