Plainsong Farm is a living laboratory where young adults can experiment with how to pray, belong, grow, rest, and play. Plainsong’s fellows grow food for local pantries, help out with farm camp, host volunteers, care for the land, and share stories from the farm. The Young Adult Fellowship program is designed for four young adults, aged 21 to 32. The fellowship offers immersive experiences and education in small-scale regenerative agriculture, spiritual practice, and communal living.
Service Activities
Over the 10-months Plainsong Fellows will experience:
-a balanced life of prayer, feasts, play, rest, study, conversation, retreats, and work
-immersion in regenerative agriculture and contemplative practice for health and healing of all creation
-contextual analysis of power, possession, people, and place, both in history and today
-life in community with one another and the various intergenerational communities of Plainsong Farm
-the joys and opportunities for conflict transformation that comes with living in community
-embodied practice.
Community Need Addressed
Our mission is to cultivate connections between people, places and God by making a place that nurtures belonging and the radical renewal of God’s world.
Here, volunteers and staff grow local, healthy food for our neighbors, including people who can't afford to buy it. People learn how our food connects us all to the earth and one another.
We're seeking to shift our culture toward equity and resilience. In a time of disconnection and disease, Plainsong seeks to be a place of hope and healing.
Position Outcomes
The farm offers seasonal, nutrient-dense food to community members and acts as a demonstration site for hands-on environmental education.Young adults will participate in the work of the farm, daily contemplative prayer, land based faith formation with the wider community, seasonal events, garlic planting and special events with national leaders. A course of readings, discussions with the farm’s co-founders, program staff, and guest facilitators will provide experiential learning in regenerative agriculture, justice and reconciliation, and Christian spiritual practice.
Plainsong Farm is a living laboratory where young adults can experiment with how to pray, belong, grow, rest, and play. Plainsong’s fellows grow food for local pantries, help out with farm camp, host volunteers, care for the land, and share stories from the farm. The Young Adult Fellowship program is designed for four young adults, aged 21 to 32. The fellowship offers immersive experiences and education in small-scale regenerative agriculture, spiritual practice, and communal living.
Benefits
Health coverage, Housing, Living allowance, Stipend
Housing, health coverage, spiritual direction, mental health support, and fresh produce will be provided as well as a small stipend to cover incidental costs.
Education Benefits
GED/High School Diploma
Skills you will gain
leadership, advocacy, sustainable farming, event planning, regenerative agriculture, justice and reconciliation leadership, spiritual practice leadership
Competencies You Will Develop
Communication
Demonstrate sensitivity and empathy, Lead group discussion, Listen to and consider others' viewpoints, Maintain open lines of communication with others, Speak clearly, in precise language and in a logical, organized and coherent manner, Turn taking, Write cleary and effectively
Creativity & Problem Solving
Able to identify and define the problem, Capable of generating possible solutions, Communicate the problem to appropriate personnel, Improvise
Teamwork
Derive consensus, Develop constructive working relationships and maintain them over time, Establish a high degree of trust and credibility with others, Interact professionally and respectfully with supervisors and co-workers, Stay positive and outcome oriented, Use appropriate strategies and solutions for dealing with conflicts and differences to maintain a smooth workflow
Decisions
Accepts responsibility, Anticipate the consequences of decisions, Identify and prioritize the key issues involved to facilitate the decision making process, Involve people appropriately in decisions that may impact them, Quickly respond with a back-up plan if a decision goes amiss
Tools
Operate tools and equipment in accordance with established operating procedures, safety standards, and ethical guidelines, Seek opportunities to improve knowledge of tools and technologies that may assist in streamlining work and improving productivity
Planning
Able to prioritize various competing tasks, Create environment of contribution, Demonstrate the effective allocation of time and resources efficiently, Facilitate group planning, Set goals
Service
Be pleasant, courteous, professional and respectful when dealing with internal and external customers or clients, Honor the privilege of being able to work with and for those being served, Recognize the importance of maintaining privacy and confidentiality of those being served, Understand and anticipate the needs of others, Understand the importance of one's role in the functioning of the organization, Understand the significance of maintaining a healthful and safe environment