2025-2026 Internship Application Now Open!
Published
2024-10-22
ECHO North America is now accepting internship application for the 2025-2026 Internship Program!
- Applications open October 16, 2024
- Application due by January 20, 2025
- Interviews are conducted in January 2025
- Internships are assigned in February 2025
- Internship begins May 28, 2025
Internship Description
ECHO interns receive academic and hands-on training at ECHO's Small Farm Resource Center learning from experienced farm, seed bank, propagation, appropriate technology, animal specialist, and community development staff. At the end of this 11-month internship, interns will receive a certificate in Tropical Agriculture Development and gain valuable hands-on experience in growing tropical foods, creating trainings in agriculture or community development, harvesting, cleaning and processing seeds, supervising the work of local volunteers, learning to care for livestock, and maining various farming demonstrations.