The Farm Collaborative Apprenticeship

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

Contact information

Farm Address:
210 Juniper Hill Rd
Aspen, Colorado, 81611

Primary Contact: Sonya Ferguson
Secondary Contact: Francesca Benedetti

Primary Phone:
    Type: Cell
    Number: 9709003276
    Email: sonya@farmco.org

    Email: Francesca@farmco.org

Website: www.thefarmcollaborative.org

Internship information

General Farm Description: The Farm Collaborative has served the community with summer programs and a Farm Park for 17 years. In 2019, after receiving 14 additional acres from the City of Aspen, we started an acre of vegetable production. We rotationally graze sheep and laying hens to increase the fertility and health of our pastures and produce eggs and meat.

CRAFT Member Farm? No

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The Farm Collaborative Apprenticeship

Location: Cozy Point, Aspen, Colorado 

Time Commitment: May/June through late October/early November, 4 days/week 

Compensation: Apprenticeship participants receive a monthly program stipend, on-farm housing including utilities (or an additional stipend for housing if farm provided housing is not required). There is additional compensation through farm produce, protein, and some staple pantry foods. The farm housing is located on the farm at 220 Juniper Hill Rd, Aspen CO 81611.

 

Application Deadline: Positions are open until filled.  

 

Requirements:

 

• No previous farming experience necessary 
• Strong, demonstrable work ethic 
• Curiosity, commitment to treating internship as learning experience
• Flexibility, patience, and a positive attitude 
• Ability to safely and successfully perform manual labor in varying weather conditions at an altitude over 7,000ft 
• Interest in organic agriculture
• Flexibility to do multiple on-farm tasks.
• The apprentice must arrange their own transportation to the apprenticeship if not living in provided housing on-site.

 

The apprentice(s) will help the Agricultural Programs Specialist and Site Manager in all aspects of the garden including plant starting, garden planning, irrigation maintenance, trellis construction, plant care, weeding, harvesting, washing produce and preparing for storage, keeping updated records, public events and tours, helping to organize and facilitate volunteer days, preparing produce for markets, and staffing market booths. Apprentices are expected to learn quickly and perform work in a thorough and efficient manner. The work will be hard and some days will be long, apprentices will need to be team players in accomplishing daily tasks. Apprentices will also have the opportunity to learn animal husbandry, can take part in optional butchering days, daily chores feeding animals, as well as farm maintenance. If apprentices have specific interests we are able to tailor work sessions and discussions to those areas, including but not limited to business planning, crop planning, setting-up a farm, etc.

 

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Preferred method of Contact: Email