Job Description:
Program Description: Farmers-in-training (FITs) gain hands-on experience growing vegetables at high elevation. Through morning field work and afternoon classes and field trips, the FIT program provides a strong foundation for aspiring and beginning farmers. FITs work with program staff to tend 2-3 acres of vegetables, learning new and traditional skills and techniques vital to farming at high elevation. FITs join the Old Fort staff and program partners in a network committing to supporting beginning farmers through incubator and other land access opportunities, business planning, and community support.
Farmers-in-training assist with daily farm operations, including harvesting, weeding, irrigating, packing, assisting with markets, and other responsibilities, as assigned.
Read more about our programs at www.fortlewis.edu/oldfort.
