Student or Group Info
Name: Zoe DeWitt
Term: Summer 2022
Credits: 10 credits
Title of ILC: Adventures in WWOOFing: Moon Valley Organics Herb Farm
Internship Info
Internship hours/wk: 28 hr/wk (9-5 Mon-Thurs)
Internship credits: 8 credits
Academic credits: 2 credits
Field Supervisor
Field supervisor: Dylan Brady
Title: Farm Manager
Organization: Moon Valley Organics
Sponsor
Name: Sarah Williams
Organization: Evergreen State College
Program of Project Description
Narrative: Adventures in WWOOFing: Moon Valley Organics Herb Farm will highlight the work and learning of the student as they embark on a WWOOF USA experience hosted at Moon Valley Organics Herb Farm. Through the summer months of July and August, the student will learn about and participate in the work that goes into running a commercial herb farm. Working four days a week with support from the Moon Valley farm manager and fellow WWOOFers, the student will harvest and process herbs, keep up with general farm maintenance, work with the farm chickens, and help out on any other projects needed in the time that the student is working. The student’s work and learning will be highlighted through weekly posts with photos and writing on a WordPress website. In addition, the student will explore annotation techniques and connection-making through engagement with two books, Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer and The Organic Medicinal Herb Farmer by Jeff and Melanie Carpenter.
| Learning objective | Activity | Deliverable |
| To learn about working with herbs in a commercial farm setting | With support from the farm manager and fellow WWOOFers, I will participate in all farming aspects of operating a commercial herb farm, including harvesting and processing herbs, weeding, and other general farm projects. | Weekly WordPress posts that communicate my experience through pictures and text |
| To explore annotation techniques and connection-making through herbal readings | I will read Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer and choose excerpts from The Organic Medicinal Herb Farmer by Jeff and Melanie Carpenter. I will annotate my readings using a variety of methods including hypothesis, and I will make connections between my readings, my summer work, and past classes and internships I have participated in. | Weekly WordPress posts that communicate my annotations and connections through text |
Evaluation of Work
- WordPress ePortfolio
- Final week ten presentation
- Narrative evaluations from field supervisor and/or subcontractor
- Narrative mid-quarter and final self-evaluations