North American Biodynamic Apprenticeship Program > Becoming an Apprentice

"I am motivated to enroll in the North American Biodynamic Apprenticeship Program because I want to be a farmer. I have been living and working on one of the program's mentor farms for over a year and have become acquainted with the challenges and joys of farm life. I wanted to be more intentional about my farm education and decided to enroll in the program."

- Ruth, NABDAP apprentice

If you would like to participate as an apprentice in the North American Biodynamic Apprenticeship Program:

1. Send an email to the NABDAP Coordinator, Thea Maria Carlson, at nabdap@biodynamics.com to let us know you are interested. Please include your full name, phone number, the state, province or country where you currently live and which regions you are interested in for your apprenticeship. Feel free to ask any questions you have about the program (please look at our frequently asked questions first).
2. Review the list of NABDAP participating mentor farms. These listings will give you basic information about the farms in the program, including start dates for apprenticeships and contact information for the farmers. Each farm’s profile also includes their Skills Checklists, indicating what you might expect to learn at that farm.
3. For the farms that interest you, contact the farmers about current openings for apprentices, either by email or by phone. Usually a farmer would like to see your resume and a letter of motivation. When possible, it’s a good idea to arrange a visit to the farm as well.
4. Once you’ve been accepted as an apprentice at a participating mentor farm, you will need to sit down with your mentor farmer and fill out the Skills Checklists, agreeing together about which of the skills you will be learning during your time at the farm.
5. Now you are ready to officially enroll in the program! You can request an application packet from Thea at nabdap@biodynamics.com.

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