Rebop Farm is hiring for an employee to work year round on our diversified livestock farm.  

Brattleboro, Vermont

Year round; 50/50  farm worker & retail assistant manager

Rebop Farm 

Position start date: December 2024

Hours: variable depending on the season; this position requires weekend work.

Wage: $18/hr starting, with 2 weeks PTO yearly on an accrual basis.

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Rebop Farm is a small, diversified, grass based, and primarily organic practice livestock and dairy operation in Brattleboro, Vermont. We focus on producing high quality products using intensive rotational grazing practices, interspecies grazing, and systems stacking. Year round, we manage a small herd of Jersey dairy cows for raw milk production, as well as a 55 ewe, avg 100 lamb flock of Katahdin sheep, bee hives, 500 tap sugar bush, and seasonally produce 1700 mixed poultry, and 80 feeder pigs. We slaughter 1000 poultry on-farm yearly. We believe that these systems and diversity of animals allow us to be better stewards of our soils and watershed; of our animals’ health and well being, and ultimately, the health of our customers and the community we feed. 

Our products are distributed through a raw milk and meat CSA, wholesale and restaurant accounts, through farmers’ markets, and an on-farm retail store that we stock with our products, as well as over 90 other farms’, bakers, and specialty food producers’ products. The farm also maintains a small event space that hosts farm dinners, concerts, workshops, and provides space for other organizations to hold events. 

Qualifications & Expectations:

• Strong interest in livestock farming, specifically small scale dairy 
• Able to maintain a positive attitude in a fast paced work environment 
• An efficient worker
• Self-motivated and self-aware
• Dependable and have access to reliable transportation
• Willing and able to accept feedback gracefully, and adapt accordingly
• Eager to learn
• Comfortable working both in groups and independently
• A problem solver
• Detail oriented and observant
• Comfortable working outdoors in all weather conditions
• Able to lift and carry 50 lbs, stand for extended periods of time, and crouch or bend over for extended periods of time. This job can be very physical.

 Responsibilities:

• Shared barn/non dairy animal chores
• Working in the dairy room, jarring milk, washing bulk tank and maintaining clean, sanitary and functional workspace
• General farm work, including but not limited to fence moving, weed wacking, animal care, pasture maintenance, sugarbush work
• Helping with poultry slaughter days 
• Garden and orchard harvesting, cultivating, and maintenance 
• Some winter processing of farm products (ie: preserving, canning)
• Helping with farm events: set up, break down, assisting with various agritourism related tasks 
• Stocking and maintaining farm store, helping fulfill CSA and special orders
• Working 1-2 farmer’s markets weekly, depending on season

We have a variety of on-farm housing options available. 

We are especially interested in applicants that are excited to become a long-term employee, as our farm continues to grow. 

To apply for the Rebop Farm position, please email a resume and cover letter to: [email protected] 

Cedar Circle Farm & Education Center (East Thetford, VT) is looking for a detail oriented, positive team member to manage our greenhouse and outdoor cut flower systems, develop a robust native perennial plant enterprise and make an impact in a mission driven organization that focuses on agricultural education and research.
                                                           

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Annual and Perennial (A&P) Manager is responsible for all of Cedar Circle’s annual and perennial plant growing environments, including propagation areas, retail greenhouses, garden retail area, outdoor cut flower garden, and perennial nursery. This position is responsible for all annual and perennial growing environments and the management of a team of seasonal staff to accomplish department goals. The ideal candidate will be excited about developing educational opportunities and finding creative ways to connect community members and visitors to our farm and production systems. By working closely with our retail, education, and marketing staff, the A&P manager ensures that visitors are provided with top notch customer service and are educated about the products and systems at CCFEC.

We are currently in a transition period where we are focusing both our retail perennial area and cut flower garden on perennial ‘Plants with a Purpose'—native, local ecotype, pollinator support, and herbal plants that build ecosystem function on our landscape and empower our community members to have a positive impact in the face of biodiversity loss and climate change. Candidates for this position should be excited about native plants and eager to help build out our nursery and educational offerings to this end.

Read the full job description and apply on our website: https://cedarcirclefarm.org/about/job/annual-and-perennial-department-manager.

Apply by November 30th for first consideration. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis after this date until the position is filled.