Twining Vines Application

Apprenticeship/Internship Application

We accept applications for the following season anytime, though we generally do not begin our formal interview process until the fall. Eligible applicants will be contacted to schedule an interview over Zoom.

If you have any further questions or to check on the status of your application, please email
hortonroadorganics@gmail.com

First name

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Date of Birth

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Are you applying for the full season apprenticeship (May-Oct) or part time internship (Jun-Sept)?

Full Season Apprenticeship

Part Time Internship

Are you able to commit to the entire (26 week or 12 week) season?

Yes

Full time apprentices drive U-haul like trucks to market. Are you comfortable doing this or learning how?

Yes

Describe your interest and experience with organic farming or gardening. What do you hope to learn or experience over the course of a season? Where do you see yourself utilizing this in the future?

Daily field work requires whole body engagement and attaining a certain level of effiency and focus. We work outdoors in a wide range of weather conditions - 32 degrees to 95 degrees. Do you have any physical limitations, such as past injuries or chronic

Tell us about your interest in our "Inner Farmer" and Zen curriculum. Describe relevant practices, study or experience. (Eg. meditation, mindfulness, healing work, communication skills, spiritual pursuits, reading or coursework) What do you hope to learn?

Tell us about your interest/ experience in building community. Do you have any experience living and working together with others? What have been the benefis and challenges? What do you hope to learn?

We are committed to approaching conflict in community wisely and compassionately. What experience have you had in the past addressing conflict in group settings or one on one? What helps it go well or not well?

For Full Time Apprentices: Do you have any experience living in unconventional dwellings or simplifying your lifestyle? (Foreign travel, camping or backpacking, other residential centers)

What are a few things you like to do with your free time? What are some things you'd like to share with a new community?

What are three of your best strengths? What are three areas of potential growth?

If you have a resume, you may upload it here.

List two work/mentor/teacher references relevant to our program. Provide their preferred contact information and indicate their relationship to you. (If you have not uploaded a resume, please list recent employment/educational experience here.)

Twining Vines Application

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