Description

Interns at MMRF work in all aspects of the farm, from the kitchen to animal management, to gardening and nursery work. When we host student groups or training, interns are expected to help facilitate that training. Expect to get dirty.

Highlights

MMRF is in a beautiful location. With the Columbia Branch of the Rio Grande at its door step, and with the vast expanses of the Maya Mountains behind it, MMRF is located in a critical location for conservation. Wildlife is abundant here, with hundreds of species of birds, mammals like jaguar and peccary.

A high percentage of the food eaten at the facility is produced on site. Most of the work here is agrarian, involving planting and maintaining plants, harvesting and processing food. We make our own soaps, jams, vinegars and chutney. The researcher cabins, classroom, kitchen and dining area are all powered by photovoltaic or photovoltaic/wind systems.

Located near the Kekchi Maya village of San Pedro Columbia and the maya ruins of Lubantuun, close to the source of the Rio Grande, where the river bubbles out from the ground, there are plenty of options to get out and see things.

Qualifications

Interns need to be flexible, hard working, team players.

Intern Types

• Agricultural Sciences
• Development

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

USD600 a month, or USD175 per week

Program Fees Include:

The cost includes all food at MMRF, predominantly local and organic, much of it grown on the farm, and housing in one of our solar powered buildings, with sheets and blankets, mosquito net and towels.

Not included is transportation costs or field trips to other farms, food eaten off farm.

Salary/Pay

This is not a paid position.

Experience Required

no

This Program is open to

American, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

Independently or in Groups of depends on amount of interns/time of year

Application Process Involves

• Letters of Reference
• Resume
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

2 working days

Maya Mountain Research Farm's Mission Statement

Toledo District is the most marginalized district in Belize. Predominantly indigenous rural communities in Toledo face environmental damage and land degradation from increasing population densities and migration from Guatemala. Agroforestry has a significant role to play in solving many of the problems that face Belize in the 21st century. Maya Mountain Research Farm is a small Non Governmental Organization working to repair damaged agricultural land using permaculture techniques. The farm was purchased in 1988 as a citrus and cattle farm, but in the intervening years it has been transformed into one of Belize's most developed model agroforestry systems. Our mission is to research and demonstrate sustainable agricultural techniques and technologies appropriate to Belize that promote and ensure food security, economic security and environmental conservation and to transfer this information to farmers and extension workers in Toledo and other interested people.

Year Founded

2004