Hiring: Part-time seasonal farm work opportunity, Chelsea, VT

• Regenerative agriculture practices with a heavy focus on environmental conservation
• We will be milking 5-6 Jersey cows, we are raising 5-10 beef yearlings/calves a year; we have about 40-60 sheep total a year, and we will be milking 18-24 of those sheep and raising some lambs for meat. We also have a horse & a donkey.
• We rotationally graze ~30 acres of pasture
• Hillside property with a few hundred feet of elevation change from the barn to the upper pastures
• We make cheese usually 3-4 days a week, field work is usually 2-3 days a week, and 1-2 farmers market days per week
• Work is mainly with 1 of the farm owners, who manages the farm. The other co-owner works full-time off the farm, but may be onsite occasionally weekly.

Work Description:

• Assisting with moving and setting fencing for livestock rotational grazing
• Filling and moving troughs for water, minerals, feed, supplements, etc.
• Supporting pasture management activities such as brush clearing, removing undesirable plant species, mowing, repairing fencing, etc.
• Assisting with livestock handling and health checks, help with administering medications or vaccines as needed
• If interested, opportunity to help with milking, creamery, and cheese care, but not required.
• Other farm activities as interest and time allow.