Due to staffing changes and funding, the Kerr Center will not be soliciting applications for interns for the coming summer. Thank you for your interest. We hope to have an intern program in future years.
The Kerr Center offers student internships to individuals wanting hands-on experience in sustainable agriculture.
Student activities revolve around Kerr’s sustainable livestock and organic horticulture demonstrations, education, and research.
These internships are designed to appeal to college students and are structured with time for reading, personal research projects, and opportunities to attend educational events.
Both summer and extended internships may be available. Internship positions are limited, so prompt inquiries are encouraged.
Meet Our 2015 Intern
Thanks to funding from the Tulsa Community Foundation, the Kerr Center was able to host a student intern in 2015. Jayla Roath is a native of Leflore County and an undergraduate at Carl Albert State College in Poteau. She has assisted both livestock and horticulture programs, and undertook some diverse and unique tasks such as updating MSDS records, planting and harvesting sweet potatoes, and building fence. She was also involved in our initial efforts to document the biomass yields of cover crops. This information will be used in future Kerr Center publications and presentations. It has been a great pleasure to work with Jayla these past few months and we look forward to hearing from her in the future.
Intern Publications
Exploring Biochar
This intern report consists of an annotated research bibliography on biochar.
Agroforestry Report
This intern report covers general concepts and approaches in agroforestry.
Beyond Local
This intern report explores various considerations involved in growing, selling, and buying food sustainably and locally.
The Cattle and Chickens
This intern presentation presents the results of a summer project that investigated multi-species rotational grazing with cattle and pastured laying hens.
Setting up a Management Intensive Grazing System
This intern report presents the results of a summer management intensive grazing project.
Using OSU Extension Service for Pest ID
This intern report outlines two different methods of submitting a plant sample to the OSU Extension Service for plant pest and disease identification.
Foundation Farm Visit: A No-Till Farm Adventure
This intern report describes a visit to Foundation Farm, a no-till market garden, and reflects on the role of no-till in sustainable agriculture.
The Effects of Added Mineral Salts on Biochar Yield Using a Two-Barrel Nested Retort
This intern report describes the results of a series of trials designed to determine whether adding different mineral salts affected the quality of biochar produced in a two-barrel retort of a design used at the Kerr Center.
