Linnaea Farm Internships

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Start Date: April 1st, 2026
 

We’re offering a hands-on, immersive 3 month long (can stretch to the full season) internship rooted in real work, real responsibility, and real mentorship. This is experiential learning in its truest form: Boots on the ground and hands in the earth. If you’re looking for an experience that will challenge you, ground you, and leave you with real competence - this is it.

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The Structure:

• 20 hours/week

• Work will cover a broad array of Linnaea Farm’s systems. You’ll work closely with the Linnaea Farm Team and Intern Manager Nola McPhail

• This role is part of our food security project.
   

Housing:

• You will be housed in the Farmhouse 

• Independent rooms and shared living

• All utilities and Wi-Fi included

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Focus Areas (including but not limited to):

• Rotational grazing and fencing 

• Livestock care

• Garden care- weeding and harvesting

• Value-added product development 

• Lawn Maintenance

• Basic farm maintenance

• Broader farm operations and infrastructure assistance  

• Linnaea Field school’s and events assistance

 

What You’ll Learn

• Hands-on, lifelong skills and practical knowledge you’ll carry for the rest of your life

• Working within livestock systems
  How to care for animals ethically, read their behaviour, and understand their role in a balanced farm ecosystem.

• Eating directly from the garden
  Harvest, prepare, and eat food straight from the soil—learning where nourishment truly comes from and what it takes to grow it.

• Community-based systems
  How farms function as living communities, including shared responsibility, cooperation, and mutual support.

• Covenants and stewardship
  Understanding agreements, trust, and accountability—between people, land, animals, and future generations.

 

Compensation:

This position is compensated through experiential learning and housing, while living on Linnaea Farm in the centre of Cortes Island. This includes all utilities and Wi-Fi.

Who This Is For

You don’t need to know everything - but you do need to show up fully.

This internship is best suited for someone who:

• Is an independent learner with a strong work ethic

• Has the financial resources to support themselves independently

  • With a 20-hour weekly farm commitment, there is ample time to pursue outside employment

  • Any outside work must not interfere with this internship’s schedule or responsibilities

 

Application deadline:

We are taking applications now, and will keep the application up until the positions are filled.

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