Lavender Farm Internship

Deep Creek Lavender Farm is a small farm located in Accident, Maryland just a few miles from Deep Creek Lake. Focusing on agritourism, Deep Creek Lavender Farm is open Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays through the summer and has nearly 1500 lavender plants, flower gardens, sunflowers, chickens, bees, bokoshi composting, shitake mushrooms, and more for visitors to see and learn. The farm also has a farm store focusing on lavender based products, various classes and events, garden tours, teas, yoga and more.

We are close to Deep Creek Lake for boating, swimming, fishing. In addition the county is filled with great hiking, mountain biking, kayaking and other outdoor activities. The towns of Accident, Friendsville and McHenry have a great local foods vibe with Moon Shadow Café, Firefly Farms, and Jubilee restaurants. In addition the farm is 50 minutes from Morgantown, WV the home of West Virginia University.

The intern will work 25-40 hours per week with two weekdays off per week. Intern must work the days the farm is open unless agreed to ahead of time. Fresh eggs and produce from the vegetable garden will be provided as well. A monthly stipend of $600 will be paid (or prorated if only a portion of the month is worked). The internship will run from Mid-May through mid-August or other agreed to dates. Private housing is included should intern need housing. We hope to learn as much from our intern about his/her life experiences and knowledge base, as we teach about lavender, agritourism, business management, networking, marketing, customer service and more.

Duties of the internship include any of the following:

• Planting, pruning, harvesting lavender
• Weeding fields when needed
• Drying and processing harvested lavender
• Feeding chickens (when owners are away)
• Teaching classes, giving tours
• Making products for the store
• Waiting on and checking out customers in the farm store
• Assisting with marketing, advertising, events as necessary
• Working with owners on farm projects

Please email Anne Davidson at deepcreeklavender@gmail.com or call 240-481-9114 if interested and tell us a little about your goals and why this internship is of interest. You may check out the farm at www.DeepCreekLavenderFarm.com .