About.
*Accepting internship applications for May-September 2020.*
Unadilla Community Farm was founded in 2013 by a group of volunteers dedicated to the goals of the back-to-the-land movement. We are building an off-grid solar-powered homestead and education center following the principles of organic agriculture and permaculture design.
Our accredited internship program has attracted interns from around the world. Interns gain hands-on experience in no-till organic farming, regenerative agroforestry, permaculture, natural building, and food preservation. Our internship is more than just a beginning farmer training program. It is an immersion into a rural, sustainable way of life.
We grow 200+ varieties of organic annual and perennial vegetables, mushrooms, herbs, and cold-hardy fruits, nuts, and berries. We run a hyper-local CSA program for families within a 25-mile radius, and also sell to natural food stores and restaurants in our area.
Additional Information about Accommodations:
We are using natural building methods, as well as local and salvaged materials, to construct our farm’s infrastructure. Our completed projects include a skoolie (converted school bus), chicken tractor, high tunnel, and an off-grid tiny home with solar panels, rainwater collection, and wood-burning stove. We are in the process of completing a traditional New England timber framed barn on a rammed tire “Earthship” foundation.
Sleeping accommodations include 2 single bedrooms in the barn loft, 2 double bedrooms in the skoolie (converted school bus), and 1 large tent on a platform. You are also welcome to pitch your own tent on various tent platforms and camp spots around the property. All organic gourmet vegetarian/vegan meals and unlimited snacks are provided, and typically eaten communally.
Bookings.
Permaculture Internship (May-September 2020)
Sleeping accommodations include 2 single bedrooms in the barn, and 2 double bedrooms in the skoolie (converted school bus). You are also welcome to pitch your own tent. All organic vegetarian/vegan meals are provided. We have indoor and outdoor compost toilets, and an unheated gravity-fed shower. We have a solar panel system to charge cell phones. We don’t have wifi, but we take weekly trips to town to use the internet.
Key Stats.

Year founded
2013

Size of project site
4.8 hectares

Languages spoken
- English
- Spanish
- Catalan

People on site
2 - 13

Dry season
May to September

Wet season
October to April
Living Conditions.
Sleeping
- hammocks
- tent camping
- shared rooms
- private room
Vegetarian Food
- communal kitchen access
- communally cooked meals
- over 80% locally sourced
Internet
- None: Off the grid
Ongoing classes
- permaculturedaily
Opportunities
Unadilla Community Farm is currently offering the following opportunities:
- SEASONAL INTERNS (MAY-SEPTEMBER)
- LONG-TERM COOP FARM MEMBERS
- ORGANIC FARMING
- NATURAL BUILDING
- PERMACULTURE
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