Farm Apprenticeship – Rancocas Creek Farm

Last Updated On: May 7th, 2026 at 07:38PM MST

Contact information

Farm Address:
Rancocas Creek Farm
17 Pemberton Rd
Southampton, New Jersey, 08088

Primary Contact: Jeff Tober
Primary Phone:
    Type: Cell
    Number: 6098598860 x 130
    Email: jeff@pinelandsalliance.org

Website: https://www.rancocascreekfarm.org

Internship information

General Farm Description: Rancocas Creek Farm is a venture started by the Pinelands Preservation Alliance (PPA) in 2020. We are undertaking an effort to transform a 72 acre conventional soybean farm into a diverse, chemical-free, regenerative farm. Our goal is to grow high quality produce by growing healthy annual and perennial crops. Our focus is also on managing stormwater and rebuilding soil health by using plantings, mulches, composts, cover crops and crop rotations. In 2020 we grew produce on 3.5 acres and sold produce to restaurants, markets, wholesalers and made donations to food pantries and soup kitchens. In 2021 we grew on 9 acres and established a CSA for150 families. We also sold produce to restaurants, a caterer and off-farm clients. In addition we raised 7 pigs on pasture and grew rye for straw. And in 2025 we had over 360 families join our CSA, we raised 12 pigs on pasture and we harvested our 3rd crop of Asian Pears from the orchard we started in 2020. The work we do at the farm is designed to help promote the mission of the Pinelands Preservation Alliance, a non-profit protecting New Jersey’s Pinelands since 1989. Farm staff are also part of the PPA team and all of our work helps protect New Jersey’s wildlife, waterways and provide greater access to natural spaces.

CRAFT Member Farm? Yes

Internship Starts: Mar-26
Internship Ends: Nov-26
Number of Internship Available: 3
Application Deadline: Ongoing
Minimum Length of Stay: 1 season

Internship Details:

Our goal is to find qualified individuals, provide them with proper training and oversight, and give them tasks working with others or individually that require responsibility and quality work.  The farm workload, especially in the summer months, is heavy, so we all try to approach jobs with the goal of getting them done in a manner that is “Thorough and Quick”.  That is, we want to do all of our jobs well and also in a timely manner.   Farm work can be tough and physically demanding; that is just the reality of the profession.  Our goal is to help beginning farmers learn the ropes, get acclimated to the pace and have success helping to run a productive farm operation.  Candidates don’t need to be physical superstars, but they should possess a certain level of fitness and ability to handle physical work, day-in and day-out in all kinds of weather.  We aim to provide Apprentices with a very full, productive and rewarding farm season.   At the end of the year, Apprentices will have developed a solid foundation for understanding the principles of sustainable, regenerative agriculture and how to manage the daily challenges and ins and outs of the farm season.

 

The Apprenticeship will run from Monday, March 16^th to Tuesday, November 24^th 2026.  The schedule will vary somewhat with the growing season:  for instance we generally start earlier when the weather gets hot and on distribution days.  The general schedule will be 8am – 5pm Monday – Friday.  Each Apprentice will generally work 2 half-day Saturdays a month and have chores one Sunday per month as well.  Each Apprentice will have 1 week off during the growing season and 3 personal days; these off-days will be scheduled with the Farm Manager.  There may be days where the Apprentices are asked to stay late to get a timely job completed (say a big harvest before a major rain event or help moving irrigation during a drought period).  Farming generally is not a 9 to 5 job!  But we do our best to respect everyone’s time and stick to as normal a schedule as we can.

Educational Opportunities: Apprentices have the opportunity to go off-farm twice a month (on average) to attend workshops, farm tours, or other educational opportunities. We are a member of NJCRAFT and are part of a network of small farms who employ new and beginning farmers.

Skills Desired: We are seeking candidates who are enthusiastic about growing food and working outside. The Apprenticeship at Rancocas Creek Farm is a commitment and will require participants to have a strong work ethic, positive attitude, can-do spirit and desire to work with all kinds of other people. This is an intensive, comprehensive and often fun opportunity for the right candidates! We are interviewing candidates on a rolling basis and will leave the job open until we find the right hires. Candidates must be minimum 18 years old and have a valid drivers license. To apply, please send a letter of interest, resume, and references to:

Meals: veggies from the farm; pork at the end of the season

Stipend: Yes

Housing: no

Preferred method of Contact: email