Earth Keepers- for tweens & teens
Earth • Life • Change-the-World Skills
Summer Nature Experiences
Farmer In Training Program 2024
For ages 14 to 18
10 weeks: 6/10/24 to 8/16/24
Average of 20hrs/week
3 days every week (Wed-Fri) 10am-3pm
Additional Saturdays for Aspen Saturday Market (7:30-1:30pm)
4 paid positions/week @ $16/hour
Program Description
The Farm Collaborative is seeking teenagers 14-18 years old with an interest in the outdoors, food systems, farming, and/or a general interest in finding meaningful work for the summer. That's right! The Farm Collaborative is hiring four (4) Farmer In Training (FIT) positions this summer at our Cozy Point Ranch Campus. FIT hires will work side-by-side with our Agriculture Programs Manager in implementing our growing and harvest plan for the summer season, which includes responsibility for daily task such as irrigation, planting, harvest, weeding, wash/pack for market sales, working farmers market, and serving as a mentor to our Junior Farmer and Earth Keepers cohorts at the farm. The Farmer In Training participants will be hired as employees of the farm for 10-weeks from early June to late August (per participants summer break schedule), working 3-4 days/week with an average of 20 hours/week (Wed-Fri; some Saturdays on rotation for scheduled shifts at Aspen Farmer Market), and a starting wage of $16/hour. To apply please send a resume and completed Farmer In Training application to francesca@farmco.org. Don't have a resume? It's never too early (or late) to create your first one, use this template link or find a template you like on your own.
Junior Farmers for Ages 10-13
Through nature connection and mentoring, older campers begin to take an active role in caring for our animals, tending to garden spaces, and helping staff with projects around the FarmPark.
All while experiencing curiosity led, wild play and exploration.
Inspiring environmentally conscientious young leaders.
Awaken your unique gifts.
Enhance your relationships with nature. Empower and enrich your community connections.
Participants will learn the basics of growing their own food, raising animals, harvesting wild food from nature, preserving goods, making handcrafted products, cooking, learning survival skills, activism, and generally learning how to steward the earth. Campers will develop skills to become young leaders of a healthier future for our community and the planet.
Spring Startup
Initial sessions will focus on identifying basic wild foods, prepping and planting a garden, caring for young animals, and basic food preserving techniques.
Getting Growing
Gathering
Deep Summer sessions will focus on harvesting and wildcrafting what we gather, tending and caring for our planted plot, and rotating animals in the pasture, creating products, planning and managing weekly farmers’ market booths.
FOR MORE INFO: corina@FARMCO.ORG • THEFARMCOLLABORATIVE.ORG
*NEED BASED SLIDING PRICES AVAILABLE
Please do not hesitate to reach out for scholarship opportunities.
Register for multiple camps and experience how the changing seasons influences our activities and daily life on the farm, and watch as our gardens grow from seed to plate!
Aprendizaje Ecologico
Sesiónes
Usando las plantas silvestres y el arte salvaje, los cultivos de las verduras, la cría de animales, la preservación de alimentos, y los artes culinarios para inspirar líderes jóvenes y conscientes.
Plantar Primavera
Durante esa sesión enfocamos en la identificación básica de las plantas silvestres, la preparación y siembra de un huerto, el cuidado de animales recién nacidos, y la preservación básica de los alimentos.
Acopio de Julio
Durante esa sesión enfocamos en la cosecha y el arte salvaje con lo que recolectamos, la cuida del jardín, y rotar los animales en el apacentadero.
Verano
Durante esa sesión nos enfocamos en cosechar, fermentar, preservar, cocinar, y disfrutar la abundancia de las plantas silvestres y los cultivos que hay en nuestro valle.
Semana extra- La Cosecha!