Sam& Myra Ross Institute Nature-Based Internships Horticulture Track

Room/Board (based on availability) and Stipend Included

Horticulture Internship-January to August 2019
Interns have an opportunity to observe and participate in classes, facilitate1:1 activities with individual students, and may explore independent projects that can enhance the garden program. Interns also guide therapeutic/recreational activities such as creating bees wax candles, mixing organic lotions, drying culinary herbs or preparing fresh chicken eggs for sale to the public. Interns in the horticulture area will be immersed in both educational and vocational aspect of horticulture, and participate in activities offered both on campus and at Boni-Bel organic garden. During the spring, summer, and fall months activities are held in our gardens, where planting, maintenance and harvesting of crops take place. In the winter,students are exposed to the scientific side of horticulture, such as plant anatomy and seed propagation in our greenhouses.