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Group of Careers in Conservation Interns in nature study at Caldwalder park in West Trenton NJ
Male intern planting on a Mercer County NJ farm during his Agrihood internship

Our 2023 FoHVOS/OEA Agrihood Internship
is underway now!

FoHVOS/OEA 2023 Agrihood Internship

March 2nd – June 3rd, 2023 | 10-12 Hybrid Sessions

BELOW FIND INFORMATION ON OUR 2022 FOHVOS/OEA
AGRIHOOD AND CAREERS IN CONSERVATION INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS.

FoHVOS/OEA 2022 Agrihood Internship

Applicants are required to commit to the full program. This is a Paid Internship. Your paid time is spent on zoom trainings, field trips, and project work.

Learn marketable skills that contribute to college and career readiness while engaging in service learning. Experience for your resume or college application!

Requirements

  • Internet access: This can be over desktop, laptop or phone.
    Half of our sessions are over ZOOM.
  • Clothes and shoes that can get muddy and dirty. Farming
    work includes digging, planting, watering and harvesting.
  • Textbook and transportation are provided.
  • Applicants are required to commit to the full program.

Learn About Farming

The Agrihood Internship is intended to impart lifelong skills that reinforce self-reliance and reduce food insecurity and food deserts for underserved communities.

What You’ll Learn

  • History
  • Techniques
  • Why It Matters
  • Making It Sustainable
  • Career Options

Meet Our Farmers

Logan Davis, Capital City Farm

Logan Davis
Capital City Farm

Rob Flory, Howell Living History Farm

Rob Flory
Howell Living History Farm

Tomia MacQueen, Wildflower Farm

Tomia MacQueen
Wildflower Farm

Tyrell Smith, Trenton South Ward Garden

Tyrell Smith
Trenton South Ward Garden

Les Summiel, Jr., Central Love Garden

Les Summiel, Jr.
Central Love Garden

Amanda Crooke, Locust Light Farm

Amanda Crooke
Locust Light Farm

Source Materials & Field Trip Sites May Include:

Bartram’s Garden
Capital City Farm
Free Haven Farm
Gravity Hill Farm
Howell Living History Farm
K&J Farm
Locus Light Farm
Northeast Farmers of Color
Sankofa Farm
TCNJ Greenhouse
Trenton South Ward Garden
Truelove Seeds
Soul Fire Farm
Wildflower Farms

For more information, contact Renata Barnes, Associate Directer using our contact page.

FoHVOS/OEA 2022 Careers in Conservation Internship

Work with Peers and Experts – 20 High School students were selected from various Mercer County neighborhoods to work with community experts. Collaboration and teamwork among diverse groups is featured in all FoHVOS-OEA internships. Expert partners may offer fulltime or summer work to graduates.

20 Students • 20 Hours • $250* Upon Completion (*choose pay or service hours)

Paid Internship – Your paid time is spent on zoom trainings, field and project work. Learn marketable skills that contribute to college and career readiness while engaging in service learning. Gain experience for your resume or college application!

Requirements

  • Internet access: This can be over desktop, laptop or phone.
  • Half of our sessions are over ZOOM.
  • Clothes and shoes that can get muddy and dirty.
  • Transportation is provided.
  • Applicants are required to commit to the full program.

For more information, contact Renata Barnes, Associate Directer using our contact page.

OEA/MCCC TRIO Upward Bound Program Internship

The Upward Bound Program Internship is a condensed version of our Agrihood internship, run in partnership with the Upward Bound Program at Mercer County Community College.

Similarly to our regular 10-12-week spring internships, this program runs over just 5 weeks long and consists of 4 ZOOM sessions, 1 orientation session, and 2 field trips.

Upward Bound was a great candidate for this smaller internship because it was already structured and we were able to nicely blend into the MCCC’s mission and curriculum. The interns from Upward Bound are motivated and committed to learning and generates significant ongoing interest our upcoming Spring Agrihood Internships.

Alex Rivera and Upward Bound participants
Upward Bound Internship participant in the field

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