Student Opportunities
Employment | Resident Program | Work Study
Student Employment
Shone Farm has student jobs available in the garden department. What better way to learn how a small farm operates than with hands on experience?
These jobs average 15-24 hours per week, and can be scheduled around your classes.
To be considered for one of these positions, a student must be enrolled in 6 units in the Fall and Spring, and 3 units in the Summer. Possession of a valid California I.D. card, or CA driver's license is required.
Starting pay is $14 per hour, and increased with accumulated hours worked.
Garden Assistant
Job duties may include:
- Learning the ins & outs of growing produce at Shone Farm
- Helping with planting, irrigation, weeding, harvesting, etc.
- Picking & packing produce with quality control in mind
- Learning the different varieties, and what grows best in our climate
- Developing awareness and skills for farming during a drought
If you would like more information about the available jobs at Shone Farm, please e-mail shonefarm@santarosa.edu
Resident Program
Shone Farm offers students the ability to reside in Resident Housing located on the farm. In lieu of rent, student residents are able to do a work exchange of approximately 12 hours per week. Applications are accepted year round. Move-in dates correspond with each semester.
Work Study
Agriculture Enterprise Project
Agriculture Occupational Work Experience
Independent Study in Agriculture
Please review the Volunteer Agreement prior to your discussion with the Farm Manager.
WE ARE CURRENTLY NOT ACCEPTING VOLUNTEERS AT THIS TIME