Wolfscratch Farm

Come join the Wolfscratch Team for an exciting year in building our fledgling nonprofit educational hub! We are looking for 1-2 interns/apprentices to assist the farm manager in all farm and non-profit operations at Wolfscratch Farm—the site of the new nonprofit, The Learning Gardens at Wolfscratch—for the 2016 growing season. This internship will allow you to strengthen your passion, build your resume, acquire skills, create great contacts, and empower yourself to delve deeper into your love of farming. Our focus is to train you to become a successful farmer for your family or community. Please e-mailwolfscratchfarm@gmail.comwith subject line “Internship” for an application. Find out more about our farm and non-profit by visiting our websites:www.learningatwolfscratch.organdwww.wolfscratchfarms.wordpress.com In a world where it is easy to disconnect with nature and with where our food comes from, we believe that it is vitally important for families to change the way they view food. What is on your plate is an important part of who you are, but the current food system is broken. Unsustainable and environmentally damaging practices of large scale agriculture are killing the earth and harming our bodies. The Learning Gardens at Wolfscratch is providing a really amazing space that empowers and enchants kids and their families to rebuild their connection with food, making it easier to make responsible decisions that will be better for both our environment and your health. Come join us at Wolfscratch Farm on September 26 to learn more while we enjoy some good food, good music, and fun! Tickets available at EventBrite [click here] or at Wolfscratch Farm’s Saturday Market location at the Destination (old Big Canoe market location) We’ve got our work cut out for us this summer, and would love to have a bit of help and a bit of fun with our awesome community of supporters and friends. Anyone is welcome to join us at 2:00 PM Saturday, July 11th and 18th for a few hours of diggin’ in the dirt, followed by feasting and festivities among friends. We work hard here at Wolfscratch Farm, but we always strive to make it fun, too! If you’re interested in joining us, please RSVP by sending an us an email or signing up for a weekend (or 2) on Facebook! Kids are out of school, pools are open, ice cream shops are thriving — ah, the month of June. When I lived in the city, June meant iced coffee dates with friends, weekend trips to the lake, and bluegrass concerts at my favorite venues. Living on a farm, I am learning that June is also a great month for productivity and new growth! Coffee dates are replaced by farm meetings over breakfast, lake trips have been trumped by farmers’ markets, and as far as bluegrass goes — well, there’s always time for a little string music, even if it’s playing from phone speakers while I’m washing and market-readying our crops. This is not to say that life here is any less enjoyable than life in the city — quite the contrary! Every day on the farm is packed with opportunity and adventure. This week, for example, we are hosting 6 children each morning and afternoon for Camp Wolfscratch. So far, we’ve discussed soil health, mushroom life cycles, and the importance of various other elements in our system. The kids have planted squash, played in the creek, tasted farm-fresh goodies, and witnessed animal life most of them never had before experienced. All that before 2 pm! Once the kiddos leave, the work day continues on the farm, with harvesting, pest patrol, market evaluation, weeding, planning, digging, and so much more. The farmers work well into the evening, often after dinner, until a good night’s sleep has been well-earned. The work is hard, in that it is physically demanding and mentally taxing. There’s not a lot of “time off”. We don’t have friends over for dinner regularly, and we rarely go to their houses either. No one is making enough money to buy a new car, build a hot tub on the porch, or install a