All
apprenticeships for the 2010 season have been filled.
Interested applicants for the 2011 season should contact
us in the fall.
About an Apprenticeship at Chubby Bunny Farm
We grow on about 10 acres and have a very labor intensive
operation. Our unique growing system blends biointensive
gardening methods with more traditional row crop growing.
We use tractors for tillage, bed shaping, mowing, and
composting, but are not heavily tractor oriented. Our
emphasis is on quality and yield, combining Eastern and
Western methods of growing. Most planting, cultivation
and harvesting is done by hand.
An apprenticeship at Chubby Bunny covers all aspects of
vegetable cultivation and marketing. We grow over 60
varieties of vegetables at our farm. Our season begins in
March with growing starts in our greenhouse. We grow many
crops in successions and will continue seeding throughout
the summer. In April and May we start plowing,
fertilizing and transplanting and cultivating outside in
the fields. In June we start harvesting for the CSA and
start attending our markets. By the end of August we are
finishing up with our vegetable planting, planting cover
crops and starting to bring in our bulk crops. In the
fall we continue to harvest and clean up the fields.
Additional Training
Chubby Bunny Farm also participates in the
Connecticut CRAFT (Collaborative
Regional Alliance for Farmer Training) Program.
Through CRAFT apprentices attend farm tours &
workshops at 7 other farms in the area. These
workshops occur about every three weeks during the
season and covers topics such as rotational grazing,
small scale dairies, vegetable production and
others.
Living Arrangements & Work Schedule
You are expected to work 5 days a week, about 50 hours
with the option to work at the Saturday market .
Attendance at CRAFT meetings is expected and is generally
during regular working hours. We offer a stipend of $800
per month. We will be working with 2 other apprentices
and the farmers.
Apprentices live in trailers with cooking facilities,
composting toilet and solar shower. You will receive
veggies, eggs, yogurt and some meat. You will be
responsible for buying your other food items and for
preparing your own meals.
Our Location and Community
We are in Northwestern Connecticut in the small town of
Falls Village with a population of around 2000. We are
about 2 and a half hours from New York City (by train)
and 3 hours from Boston (by bus). We are surrounded by
other small rural towns. We are not far from the Southern
Berkshires in Massachusetts which has many cultural
activities such as art galleries, theater and musical
events. Locally there are several places for shopping,
movies, restaurants, hiking, yoga and judo classes,
ultimate frisbee, bicycling, crafts.
To Apply
Applicants must be responsible, in good
physical condition, have an appreciation for modest
accommodations and a good nature. To apply send letter of
intent and resume . We also welcome WWOOFers and other
volunteers.
Please contact us for more
information.