In cooperation with InternNE, Grain Place Foundation is offering a six week paid student internship at The Grain Place farm this summer. Below is a brief description. The scheduling is flexible between June 1 and August 15. On farm housing provided. If you know of someone who might benefit from this have them register on the InternNE website or contact Glenda Vetter at gvcp@charter.net or 308 383-1716.
The intern will learn the history of The Grain Place, Inc. and what has been done the last 40 years in regenerative and organic farming. This includes a 9-year crop rotation and use of livestock in building soil health and carbon sequestration and how it affects the day to day decisions in farming. Knowing the history of the farm will help them understand current and future research. The intern will make suggests for the current data collection and documentation. The intern will help us to document ecological diversity. They will be looking at natives in terms of plant, animal, and insect species and their density.
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