Believe it or not, I am half way through the internship already. Time flies when you’re having fun! In honor of the half way mark, I thought I’d share some life lessons that I’ve learned during my time here [...]

Well, I decided to try something new this week. This week's post is a vlog. I have to admit, talking to a camera every day was a little strange, but I enjoyed putting this together. So sit back, grab [...]

What a week! The last 7 days have been something else. The days ran together even more than normal, so you’re going to get a smattering of thoughts today. The heat has come. Prior to this week, we’ve had [...]

This week I had my first few opportunities to work with Joel. My official chore title was “Joel Helper.” What does that mean? Well, every morning during chores, I’d head out with Joel as his assistant. Normally, that involves [...]

The longer I am here, the more I realize what an immense blessing it is to be surrounded by such an encouraging, hard-working tribe of people. I love this place, this community. It really is something special. Farming alongside [...]

This week was full of various tasks, so I’m laying out this blog post a little differently than the others. Gardening I was one of the “Garden/Kill Floor” people, so most mornings this week, John (another intern) and I [...]

Wow! What an amazing week! For chores, I was one of the “Broiler Managers.” I cared for 1 row (12 shelters) of broiler chickens. It was easy to get into the rhythm of it. Dolly under shelter. Remove feeder. [...]

The days are becoming harder and harder to tell apart. I started this week with the plan of being intentional about taking daily notes so that I had something to refer to when writing this blog. However, I ended [...]

With each passing day, Polyface is starting to feel more and more like home. The routine is feeling normal, the work rewarding and my friendships here are deepening. For chores this week, I was in charge of the Feathernet. [...]

Wow! How has another week flown by already? This was my first full week of work and now I feel like I’m starting to understand the daily rhythm of the farm. We meet for chores at 6:00am every day. [...]