Fordhook Farm Intership
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Start Date: 04/01/2026 Compensation: $18/hour
Seasonal Fordhook Farm Internship
This is a special year at Fordhook Farm as we celebrate our 150th anniversary. Join the nation’s leading home gardening brand for a hands-on, immersive internship experience. Interns will support special 150th anniversary open-house events and related experiences, contributing directly to this historic milestone for the Company.
In addition to $18 per hour, earn up to a $1,700 Scholarship! More details below.
About Burpee: Located in Doylestown, PA, Fordhook Farm is a 61-acre historic farm and garden estate with historic buildings established by Burpee Seed founder, W. Atlee Burpee in 1876. Passionate about quality, innovation and making home gardening a successful experience, Burpee is the most trusted brand in home gardening for millions of people nationwide.
Fordhook Farm continues to be a working site for trialing new Burpee vegetable and flower seeds and plants in outdoor gardens.
Other gardens on the estate include:
- Extensive perennial gardens for sun and shade
- Large Kitchen Garden for annual vegetables, fruits, herbs and flowers
- Stream and Creek Gardens
- Stumpery Garden
- Veranda Garden
- Conifer and Deciduous tree collections
Learning opportunities - In addition to gaining horticultural experience, interns will participate in workshops; field trips to area public and private gardens; visit the Burpee Company; and help with two ‘Fordhook Open’ days in spring and summer when the grounds are open for the public to tour.
Location - Fordhook Farm, Doylestown PA. Monday-Friday 7:00 am - 3:30 pm with rotating weekends, as needed.
Responsibilities/Duties
Interns will support the planting, watering, and ongoing care of display gardens, greenhouses, perennial gardens, and research gardens, and assist with irrigation installation across display, trial, and perennial areas. Interns may also work alongside the Field Research team to help plant, water, harvest, and maintain research trials, including assisting with data collection, labeling, recording, and basic database updates. Additional responsibilities include maintaining and cleaning garden areas, research trials, and farm buildings; supporting the photography team, product managers, and both public and private events; and operating hand tools such as pruners, saws, rakes, shovels, and leaf blowers as needed. Interns will also perform other related duties as assigned by their supervisor.
Qualifications/Requirements
Scholarship – How to qualify for up to a $1,700 scholarship
To qualify, the selected intern must be enrolled in a four-year or graduate-level horticultural/agricultural/plant science program. A minimum of four months is required for the scholarship opportunity for qualified applicants. Interns who complete a minimum of three months may qualify for a $1,200 scholarship.
Off-season employment may also be available at the Burpee corporate office for interns (who are not currently in school) when they complete their seasonal gardening internship.
Qualifications: able to work outdoors in the summer weather, able to work 40+ hours per week during busy season with rotating weekends for watering, ability and willingness to communicate with supervisors, product managers and farm guests, capable of working independently as well as part of a team, able and willing to lift 50lbs, valid driver's license required, plant and weed identification abilities preferred, the desire to work, learn, and be a part of Burpee seed innovations, prior experience preferred, but can be candidates with an interest in learning horticultural skills.
Contact Information
Burpee Gardening
Contact Name: Jennie Michener
Email: jmichener@burpee.com
Website: Apply Online