Why We Are Here
Shelburne Farms is a nonprofit educational organization whose mission is to inspire and cultivate learning for a sustainable future. We believe in the power of farm-based education for creating a better world.
Who We Are and What We Do
Our home campus is a 1,400-acre working farm and National Historic Landmark located on the homelands of the Abenaki. Our education programs, farming, forestry, property stewardship, and hospitality operations are at the heart of who we are and what we do. The farm’s award winning operations include a high genetic milking herd of 110 purebred registered Brown Swiss cows, farmstead cheesemaking, 80 ewe flock of sheep and 20 head beef herd, 6 acre organic market garden, and 400 acres of managed woodlands with a 2,400 tap sugarbush. We are nationally recognized for our education for sustainability programs, beautiful pastoral landscape, and the food we produce and serve, including our raw milk cheddar cheese and maple syrup.
As a nonprofit we:
- Engage youth and people of all ages in learning experiences that inspire them to build just, diverse, resilient, caring communities.
- Steward our working lands and heritage buildings as we embody values of place and community through caring for and sharing our natural, agricultural, cultural, and human resources.
- Collaborate with educators and other local, national, and international partners to advance education for sustainability worldwide
Who We’re Looking for
Someone who loves being a farmer, wants to grow professionally, and is excited to become part of the farm-based education community at Shelburne Farms. Someone who is deeply committed to pasture-based livestock agriculture, conserving a beautiful agricultural landscape for public enjoyment, and continuing the legacy of the Brown Swiss dairy herd at Shelburne Farms, including the quest for the grass-based Brown Swiss dairy cow of the future!
You will play an important role in implementing our food system vision, providing management leadership and support in collaboration with the dairy and livestock team and other farm staff, to produce and share our farmstead cheddar cheese, pasture-based meats and other farm products.
Position Objective
To provide day-to-day management coordination and oversight for our pasture-based dairy and livestock operations, collaborating with farm colleagues to advance the mission, vision and goals of Shelburne Farms.
Key Responsibilities
The primary responsibility of this position is to lead the stewardship of high quality farm livestock operations at Shelburne Farms. It is expected that this position will be a hands-on, working manager. Important management considerations and responsibilities include soil, animal, and human health, water quality, biodiversity, carbon sequestration, operations planning, staff support, budgeting, and performance monitoring.
More job details and how to apply: click here to visit our career page.