Biodynamic Ranch Internship

Last Updated On: May 21st, 2026 at 09:30AM MST

Contact information

Farm Address:
6107 highway 133
Carbondale, Colorado, 81623

Primary Contact: Jared Minori
Primary Phone:
    Type: Cell
    Number: 8143125379
    Email: info@sustainablesettings.org

Website: https://www.sustainablesettings.org

Internship information

General Farm Description: At its heart, Sustainable Settings is an entrepreneurial nonprofit organization advancing whole-systems sustainable development — integrating regenerative agriculture, land stewardship, green building, and community solutions that harmonize people with the biosphere. Rooted on a working ranch and Whole Systems Learning Center in Carbondale, Colorado, we reconnect soil to society, research to practice, and culture to ecology.

CRAFT Member Farm? No

Internship Starts: April 2026
Internship Ends: November 2026
Number of Internship Available: 1
Application Deadline: There is none
Minimum Length of Stay: Till the end of season. There are opportunities to stay on for a second year.

Internship Details:

Sustainable Settings is not purely a farm or ranch. It is a hybrid — a working ranch and Whole Systems Learning Center. Every day is different on the ranch. Every year our programming evolves to suit what is needed. We live seasonally. Our schedule shifts with the increasing and decreasing daylight. We have thousands of visitors throughout the year. We engage all our senses here. We research, work, think, laugh, discuss, and find solutions leading us to a saner daily life.

Sustainable Settings fosters intensified learning-working in the various field areas of the Whole Systems Learning Center. To accomplish this we have established a limited number of internships — two to four, and no more than six people at any one time. Seven-month commitments are the normal intended length of internships. The specific duration is negotiated between each intern and the Director. Interns may be offered additional time in the program or an opportunity for more permanent employment upon completion of their internship, at the discretion of the Director and contingent on funding, however this should not be expected.

Sustainable Settings’ internship is a subsidized learning situation — we do not charge tuition. Interns are temporary staffers who typically come after completing advanced study and wish to apply and expand their knowledge and skills. Interns have a high degree of self-motivation and a desire to apply themselves to practical problems, with exceptional reading and writing skills and a strong interest in sustainability and culture issues.

The intern’s responsibilities first and foremost are to participate in the daily workings of the ranch. Through immersion in daily chores and activities, interns learn about the realities of sustainable livelihood and the various systems we are merging to create our whole ranch organism. Interns may also conduct hands-on research in sustainable agriculture, green building, report writing, leading site tours, educational programming, and assisting in the development and upkeep of Sustainable Settings’ facilities and grounds.

Educational Opportunities: Please see our internship description and website. We are a non profit centered around education, demonstration, and research so we offer extensive learning opportunities in agriculture, the arts, food preservation, and all other ag adjacent imaginations.

Skills Desired: Nope.

Meals: yes

Stipend: For second year interns yes.

Housing: yes

Preferred method of Contact: email