Local Food System Intern at Seminary Hill Farm

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THIS POSITION IS FOR THE 2027 GROWING SEASON. WHILE EARLY APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED, WE WILL NOT BEGIN INTERVIEWING UNTIL MID‑NOVEMBER.

Position Title:
Local Food System Intern

Seminary Hill Farm is integral to the Methodist Theological School in Ohio (MTSO), 30 minutes north of Columbus in Delaware. The farm has capacity for ten acres of production that bookend the 82 acre campus. It is our mission to teach small‑scale farming and produce good food for all in pursuit of a just, sustainable and generative world.

Seminary Hill Farm is managed through the lens of agroecology. The farm is continuously evolving as we continue to learn about how vibrant ecosystems function. By mimicking nature, we tap into cycles that maintain the biodiversity, resilience, and integrity of soils. We seek to minimize off‑farm inputs by utilizing more on‑farm resources, considering soil health at the forefront of decisions.

Vegetables, flowers and herbs are distributed through our three season Community Supported Agriculture enterprise, utilized in Dunn Dining Hall and delivered to non‑profit organizations serving food insecure communities.

Seminary Hill Farm is a reflection of MTSO’s commitment to a just, sustainable and generative world.

This is a full season internship from March‑November 2026 designed to provide hands‑on experience in coordinating a 60‑share Community Supported Agriculture operation and assisting with farm experiential education and volunteer engagement.

Responsibilities include:

• Coordinating produce, herb and flower harvests on Tuesdays and Thursdays
• Organizing food demonstrations at the CSA distribution once a month.
• Preparing food pantry distributions
• Assist with maintaining a self‑serve market
• Contributing weekly to the Fresh Sheet CSA newsletter with harvest projections and brief articles on farm happenings
• Collaborate on design, planning and facilitation of engagement experiences for children and youth during the Seminary Hill Farm distribution, an annual farm camp, and with visiting groups.
• Serve as a leader for volunteer engagement, including CSA work share members and the public.
• Engage in vegetable production tasks: cultivating, watering, mulching in all production areas as needed.

Primary skills developed throughout the food systems internship include:

• Timing, organizing, and presentation of harvests, storage and customer service skills to support a Community Supported Agriculture operation
• Communication skills applied to electronic newsletter publishing and social media
• Ability to learn, lead and teach volunteers
• Designing and executing education programs that nurture a direct relationship between people and the living earth
• Practicing radical hospitality
• Beginning vegetable, flower and herb production

Internships are conducted in a collaborative environment with opportunities for growth, including:

• Learning to and from each other, including fellow team members, visitors and volunteers
• Interns will be able to establish personal learning goals and participate in check‑ins with their supervisor(s) the first week of each month.
• Participating in extension opportunities including a minimum of two regional farm tours
• Communal lunch during the summer season featuring Seminary Hill Farm produce is an important part of the farm day, allowing additional interaction with our permanent farm team, and a range of guests.
• Participating in marketing, communication, and community building aspects of the farm.
• Engaging with MTSO’s land stewardship initiative in prairie development, invasive species removal, and pond/stream…