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Internships Available Now

Flint Hill Farm Educational Center, Inc. is a nonprofit 501c3 agricultural education center located on Flint Hill Farm, a 27-acre preserved farm in Coopersburg, PA. The Educational Center offers year-round agricultural education, dairy, and herdsmanship internship programs open to individuals 17 years old and older. We have successfully placed all of our former interns in various, interesting vocations: chef, sales person for fair trade coffee, cheese monger at Whole Foods, AG-ED 4-H educator, teacher, herdsperson for sheep in Minnesota, and many others.

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Requirements:

  1. Be registered in a college internship credit-bearing program

  2. Complete and submit Pennsylvania Child Abuse clearances to FHFEC

  3. Schedule and complete an interview with a farm internship team member - either in person or by phone

  4. Must be able to walk 1 mile without difficulty on uneven ground, lift 20 pounds, and enjoy working with children and parents from all community groups  

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Some projects interns will experience:

  1. Assist writing creative AG-ED curriculum to be integrated into Summer or Fall

  2. Maintain throughout the internship a short weekly Blog on the AG-ED website

  3. Learn about and have hands-on experience with the various farm animals - handling, health and nutritional needs 

Farm Educator Internship

 

2 Educator Internship Positions Available in Spring and Summer

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BE A BUILDER OF HEALTH & WHOLENESS

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Be the one who plants the seeds that will grow into a harvest of life-changing dreams for others! We run a year-round educational program for the local school districts, education groups, and vocational schools, summer horse and farm camps, and offer year-round horseback riding lessons and community educational programs. The farm hosts about 700 students/teachers and parents each summer (end of May through mid-August). 

 

Spring and Summer Farm Educator Interns focus on community outreach, education, and curriculum implementation. Examples of groups that visit the farm include: PALS, Community in Schools summer camps, LVCC pre-k summer students.

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Topics Covered - Farm Educator Internship:

  1. Community education

  2. Political awareness and action

  3. Assist in summer school and community tours on the farm after orientation.

  4. Create projects and teach a simple craft 1 morning a week for parents of the Mommy, Daddy, and Me group, usually a group of 8 or less under 4 year old children

  5. Represent FHFEC to reading groups at 3 local libraries for story hour (usually taking a small farm animal that relates to the story) by setting up the opportunity, reading the story, and interacting with the library families and children

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Requirements are as follows:  

  • Ability to lift 20 lbs.

  • Reliable transportation to the farm

  • Good personal skills with the public

  • Ability to walk one mile without difficulty

  • Obtain PA child abuse clearance prior to starting

  • Ability to commit to three 8 hour days per week and one 4 hour block for 3 months - days flexible

  • Desire to enjoy the farm with us, have fun, and teach others about agricultural education!

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Cheesemaker/Herdsmanship Internships

 

3 Internship Positions Available for Spring, 2 for Summer, and 3 for Fall/Winter

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We run a Certified raw milk goat and Jersey cow milk dairy that sells its products year-round through two markets, on site sales, and at local hospital cafeterias and colleges. We have offered our Cheese Making/Animal Husbandry Internships from 2011 to the present. Our graduates have gone on to follow their dreams in some of the following venues: running their own dairy farm business, employment in various aspects of the hospitality trade, traveling and purchasing cheeses for international cheese buyers, organic food production and preparation, and the creation of various kinds of artisan home cheese production models.

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The Interns' experiences will cover the following areas during their time at Flint Hill.  Our present dairy herd consists of 4 Jersey cows, 14 Alpine does and 2 bucks and 4 East Friesian ewes. Hands on milking skills for goats, sheep and cows will be taught.  Seasonal changes of milk, effects of weather, feed, lactation and breeding cycles help develop awareness of natural conditions that effect the taste and production of cheeses and other dairy products.

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Topics Covered - Cheesemakers/Animal Husbandry Internship:

  1. Community education

  2. Political awareness and action

  3. Yogurt making - classic and smoothies

  4. Cheese making - theory and practice for soft and aged cheeses

  5. Packaging and labeling of dairy products for local Farmer’s Markets

  6. Marketing both at the Farm Store and through local Farmer’s Markets

  7. Livestock handling - cows, goats, sheep, horses. Use of horse power for farming

  8. Livestock health assessment - hoof care, famacha scoring, parasites testing, medications

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Requirements are as follows:  

  • Ability to lift 20 lbs.

  • Reliable transportation to the farm

  • Good personal skills with the public

  • Ability to walk one mile without difficulty

  • Obtain PA child abuse clearance prior to starting

  • Ability to commit to three 8 hour days per week and one 4 hour block for 3 months - days flexible

  • Desire to enjoy the farm with us, have fun, and make good cheese!

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Hear from previous interns:

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Call for information 610-838-2928

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