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“I started the internship with a little farming experience and an interest in our food system. Over the summer I was lucky to become a part of the community at Mossy Willow, sharing and learning about small scale farming - the day to day farm management as well as the joys and challenges that come with working with the land. Farming is definitely not easy, but there is something magic about watching seeds grow into veggies that nourish communities. Kez and Mikey have so much knowledge and my time was filled with lots of learning and laughs while weeding the salad bar! I’m not sure where this experience will take me, but it has sparked a joy for growing and supporting those who are doing amazing things”
Georgia
“For me, it seemed like the decision was the simplest to make, so the moment I stepped out from my busy work environment, into the intense but very natural farm daily routines a big burden fell off my shoulders. Week after week, without asking many questions but by simply being with the loving and sharing team, I found myself quickly equipped with practical skills to conduct a variety of tasks on the farm. From occasional adventures with the bees, daily tasks tending to vegetables and supportive customers, and growing together with a team of committed people, I felt a door of possibilities had opened up for me. This way of being brings beautiful and meaningful encounters which open a larger space for inner growth. Having read about regenerative farming and fantasising about the lifestyle it wakes up for modern society, for me, the inner experience started taking shape only after I had immersed myself with the right people, and the team at the Mossy Willow Farm provided just the right environment.”
Luka Ivanovich
“Interning at mossy has been a life absorbing process in the best way. I like to learn by doing and seeing, this experience has been so meaningful it’s hard to put into words but I’ll give it a red hot shot. Farming is not just, prep soil, plant seed, water, harvest, sell. It is a myriad of competing needs and limitations that requires problem solving and calculated risk taking. What I gained from the internship was an opportunity to experience all these parts of farming in the moment, and it allowed Mikey and Kez to take time to teach me and work with me without the pressure of money. Margins are tight and trading your time for knowledge helps to continue the development of the small scale farming industry while also enabling you to learn skills that have been developed over years of hard work. It’s truly a trade, one with great respect - Mikey and Kez have given their time to many other people’s projects and now have the great responsibility of steering the ship.”
Charlotte Barlett-Wynne
“I began this internship thinking I would just learn about vegetables – the step by step process of how to plant them, grow them, harvest them. I realized very quickly I would also be getting an experience in cooking and eating, in empathy (for the snails and the weeds who contribute to our system) and – maybe the most important – in community building. The people you see around the table every day, or at market every week, are the ones that keep you going on a bad day and set you up for the good days, because although farming isn’t easy, no one farms alone.”
Nicola Turner
“I came to the Mossy Willow internship after running a (much smaller) market garden of my own, which, whilst enriching, made glaringly obvious my need to learn from seasoned farmers before embarking on another summer season by myself. I had pretty clear goals in mind when I started the internship: from how to use the current market gardening gadgets and tools, to the skills required to run a professional nursery and quick, streamlined harvest. Whilst I achieved these goals (and a bunch more besides), I unexpectedly also gained a whole lot of new friends – a farm family -- which has made the last six months at Mossy Willow full of laughs, smiles and stimulating conversations. Mikey and Kez have an fierce work ethic – we worked hard and got very dirty, but I always looked forward to work, markets, and sharing the farm and its ups and downs which such a loopy, fun group of people.”