If you are interested in being an intern at Red Earth Farms, please fill out this application form and either email or mail it to us. It may take a few weeks for us to get back to you, so please plan accordingly. Thanks!

This applications is also available in plain text, Rich Text, and Open Document formats.

Red Earth Farms
1 Smith Rd.
Rutledge, MO 63563
phone: (660) 883-5870
email: redearth@galatea.org

Name:

Address:

Phone Number:

Email:

Male/female:

Age:

1. How did you hear about us?

2. How long are you available for and when would you like to start? Internships are available April 1st - November 1st for 6 weeks or longer.

3. What specifically interests you in being an intern at Red Earth Farms?

4. What skills, experience, and prior interest do you bring to the internship (e.g. classes, workshops, work experience, hobbies, reading, etc.)?

5. What are you doing now? What do you plan to do when your internship is over? Are you interested in becoming a member of an intentional community in the future?

6. Please detail a few positions of responsibility you have held and any supervisory tasks you have managed. Do you prefer to work alone? with others? or a combination of both?

7. The following are expectations we have of interns. Please indicate if you can agree to make a good faith effort to comply with these norms.

• Interns are expected to conduct themselves with high integrity and respect for the land, the people, the neighbors, the animals and the physical resources.

• We expect interns to begin their work day by 9 am and put in 30-36 hours per week.

• Interns take part in cooking for the community and doing regular housekeeping chores.

• Interns are expected to bring their own tent, bedding, and tarp for camping outdoors in both dry and rainy weather.

• Interns should be able to work reliably in our hot and humid summer weather.

8. Please tell us something about your recreational interests (hobbies, passions, pastimes, etc.). Feel free to include any artwork, poetry, etc.

9. Do you have any allergies, food restrictions or physical limitations that might affect your ability to live in a rural setting and do farm, construction or kitchen work?

10. Do you have a history of alcohol or substance overuse? If yes, please share your history and let us know your current usage patterns.

11. Are you prepared to spend your summer in a tent? Do you have experience camping out for more than a few days?

12. Please list contact information for three references and your relationship to each of them. (We are particularly interested in talking to individuals who are familiar with your work experience and habits, your level of responsibility, and your group skills.)

Thank you for your time.