Blue Hill Berry Co.

Last Updated On: May 7th, 2026 at 07:36PM MST

Contact information

Dirección de la granja:
95 Dunbar Road
Penobscot, Maine, 04476

Primary Contact: Nicolas Lindholm
Secondary Contact: Ruth Fiske

Primary Phone:
    Type: Cell
    Number: 2072666349
    Email: nicolas@bluehillberry.com

Website: https://www.bluehillberry.com

Internship information

General Farm Description: Certified organic wild blueberry farm in rural coastal Maine.

CRAFT Member Farm? No

Fecha de inicio de las prácticas: 3rd week of July
Fin de las prácticas: late August
Number of Internship Available: 8
Application Deadline: 20-Jul
Minimum Length of Stay: 4 weeks

Internship Details:

ORGANIC WILD BLUEBERRY PROCESSING CREW —processing and packing organic wild blueberries on family farm.  The harvest season typically runs from the 3rd week in July through mid- August.  We work alongside and train everyone —we usually have 5-6 folks on our crew.  Hours are pretty regular, Mon-Fri 9 am to 5 pm, with additional Saturday hours if needed due to rain and Sundays off.  Typically totals 40 hours/week, but we do pay overtime if it goes over 40.  The winnowing crew works indoors, in an air conditioned facility; tasks include winnowing, packing, and daily clean-up.  Pay is hourly –depending on experience/maturity, starting wages range from $17.75 to $18.50/hr –returning crew we pay $19-$21/hr.  Plus we give an end of season bonus to everyone who stays thru till the end.

We’ve been farming certified organic wild blueberries for 26 years now, currently managing about 50 acres and harvesting and processing 25,000 to 30,000 lbs. per year.

Our farm is in rural coastal Maine.  Our primary markets for berries are local customers, CSA, group orders, other farms; we focus on packing bulk sizes (10 lb. boxes) for both fresh in-season and frozen year-round sales. We have a new processing facility which has a large open room for the winnowing and packing, a CoolBot walk-in and two big walk-in freezers, nice break room/kitchen, bathroom, office, and more….air conditioned by heat pumps, it is so nice to work in!

Educational Opportunities: We train and work alongside the crew. Learn farm skills and everything about Maine wild blueberries.

Skills Desired: It is detail-oriented, repetitive work. Prior farm work a plus, but not necessary. Just need the will and desire to work on a family farm with a crew harvesting and winnowing our annual crop.

Meals: No --see above.

Stipend: Starting pay range is $17.75 to $18.50/hour depending on experience, and we pay an end-of-season bonus to everyone who stays through to the end.

Housing: We have camping facilities on the farm, including outdoor shower, outdoor cooking area, refrigerator, access to internet, some produce from our gardens.

Preferred method of Contact: email