Sustainable Agriculture Apprentice Academic Year 2026-2027

Chatham University

Posted 3 months ago

Internship

Matthews, North Carolina

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

Apprentices will manage various agricultural enterprises including organic vegetable production, orchard management, and mushroom production. Tasks include identifying pests, determining soil amendments, greenhouse planting, and harvesting planning.

Qualifications

You are excited about hands-on work and comfortable with outdoor tasks in various weather conditions. You will collaborate with teams to identify pests, manage soil amendments, assist with planting and harvesting, and participate in seasonal activities like maple sugaring and orchard management.

Must Have Skills for ATS

organic vegetable production

orchard management

mushroom production

maple sugaring

organic orchards

Job Description

We value our students! If you see an open position that is right for you, we encourage you to apply!

Join the farm team as a sustainable agriculture apprentice! Apprentices will work on a variety of agricultural enterprises which include organic vegetable production, orchard management, mushroom production, and other seasonal agricultural tasks on the Eden Hall campus.

Each week and shift will be different depending on the farm's seasonal needs. Employees will work collaboratively with crews to accomplish tasks such as identifying pests, determining soil amendments, planting in greenhouse, and working with Parkhurst to determine harvesting plans. In the winter, we also tap maple trees and manage our organic orchards. 

Shift logistics:

Shifts run Monday to Friday from 9-12 and 1-4 for farm tasks. Students can work up to 19 hours a week and they can also work as little as two shifts (5-6 hours) a week. 

Essential skills:

Collaboration, active listening, excitement about hands-on work and working outdoors in all weather conditions  

All current student employees should notify their other manager(s) if you work multiple jobs on campus at the same time. Additionally, students may not work more than 20 hours per week (combined between all campus jobs) during the academic year. Students may not exceed 980 work hours per calendar year.

Student jobs do not automatically roll over to the next academic year or summer.

Chatham University strives to promote a campus environment that understands and embraces multiculturalism while increasing individuals' intercultural competence. We actively work to build and sustain a diverse and culturally vibrant campus, which promotes employee and student success and retention.

Chatham University is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a strong commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity. Chatham University does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, age, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital or family status, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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