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INTERNSHIPS
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Crabtree Farms offers internships during the spring, summer and fall seasons to individuals, college students and high-school students. Internships are an excellent way to gain experience in agriculture and non-profit management. Crabtree Farms offers a structured program to all interns which incorporates reading, events, and meetings into the internship to give the intern a well-rounded exposure to sustainable farming and non-profit work.
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Internships Available
Student internships are an excellent way to apprentice at the Farm and to learn classroom subjects hands-on including: botany, ecology, agriculture, and sustainability. Other internships available include non-profit administration, marketing, communications, environmental education and volunteer management. Crabtree Farms seeks to have four to six interns throughout the year. Crabtree Farms will tailor an internship's requirements and focus to meet the needs and interests of the intern or school.
To Apply
Crabtree Farms welcomes interns throughout the spring, summer and fall seasons. Come learn and grow with us. Interested? Click on the below links to donwload informational brochures and an application. Please email your completed application to Vanessa or contact us for more information by email or by phone at 493.9155 x10. We hope to see you soon!
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Receive College Credit
Crabtree Farms has set-up credited internships with several local colleges. Check with your advisor to see if you can receive credit for interning with Crabtree Farms.
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
- Environmental Science Program, Sustainable Agriculture Internship
Available each semester to juniors and seniors enrolled in ESC 491. Receive up to 4 credit hours; 1 credit hour for each 30 hours worked. Students gain valuable hands-on experience in all aspects of sustainable farming, including plant propogation, soil management, direct seeding and transplanting, crop harvest techniques, post-harvest handling and marketing of crops. Volunteer unpaid internship. Weekly work schedule can be arranged to meet student needs. Contact Dawn Ford or faculty advisor for more information.
Human Services Management Program, Non-Profit Admin. Internship
Available spring semester to accompany Field Instruction Seminar. 350 hours of field practicum experience required. Internships will gain valuable skills in marketing, fundraising, program development, property and volunteer management. Interns will participate in all aspects of the non-profit from program planning and staff meetings, to budget analysis and event planning.
Contact Dr. Ralph Anderson or faculty advisor for more information.
Southern Adventist University
- Biology Program, Ecology Internship
Available each semester to juniors and seniors enrolled in Biology program. Complete 120 hours of service to receive 3 credit hours. Available during the fall, spring or summer semesters. Students must complete Biology Department's requirements and enroll under a faculty advisor. Interns will study greenhouse maintenance, plant propagation techniques, germination processes, weed, pest and algae controls and shiitake mushroom inoculation. Volunteer, unpaid internship. Weekly work schedule can be arranged to meet student needs. Contact Ann Foster or faculty advisor for more information.
- American Humanics Program, Non-Profit Admin. Internship
Open to juniors and seniors enrolled in the American Humanics program or the School of Journalism and Communication.
Available spring, summer and fall semester. Internships last 8-12 weeks and require 300 work hours. Practicums are 6-15 weeks with a minimum of 90 work hours for each credit hour earned. Interns will gain valuable skills in marketing, fundraising, program development, property and volunteer management. Interns will participate in all aspects of the non-profit from program planning and staff meetings, to budget analysis and event planning.
Contact Loraine Ball or faculty advisor for more information.
Covenant College
- Various Departments
Available spring, summer, and fall semester to students seeking practical experience. Students gain valuable hands-on skills in the following areas: sustainable agriculture, botany, ecology, non-profit administration, business, marketing, public relations, communications, design, event planning, and volunteer management. Volunteer, unpaid internship. Weekly work schedule can be arranged to meet student needs. Contact Marla Randolph, Internship Coordinator, for more information.
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