Position: Seasonal

Schedule: 40 hours per week, evening livestock chores and greenhouse watering one weekend a month (Friday - Sunday)

• Vegetables: Monday - Friday, 7:30AM - 3:30PM
• Livestock: Monday - Friday, 7:30AM - 3:30PM OR Tuesday - Saturday, 7:30 - 3:30PM OR Sunday - Thursday, 7:30 - 3:30PM, TBD by manager

Employment Period:

• Vegetables: March 29, 2027 - October 29, 2027, with optional extension November 1 - December 24, 2027
• Livestock: March 29, 2027 - October 29, 2027, with optional extension November 1-December 24, 2027 *potential for extension through end of February of 2028

Compensation: $20/hour (Please read below for details and other benefits information)

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The Sky High Farm Livestock Fellowship provides an educational work experience focused on livestock management. As a livestock fellow, the candidate is provided a comprehensive experience stewarding a beef cattle cow/calf herd, sheep, egg laying flocks and broiler chickens. Animal husbandry and management skills include but are not limited to, breeding, calving, vaccinating, egg collecting, washing and packing, bird crating, cattle loading, and keeping inventory and packing of meat for donation. The livestock fellows will work closely with the livestock team to carry out daily tasks across all livestock operations, focusing on regenerative, ecologically driven practices and goals. We seek to follow these values through adaptive, rotational animal movement and pasture observation and monitoring.

The Livestock Fellowship is 9 month opportunity with potential to be 11 months pending needs of the farm. Fellows will begin at the end of March and their weekly work schedule is to be determined by the manager as outlined at the top of the job description.

Livestock Tasks:

Report to work on time when scheduled and work closely with the Livestock Manager and rest of the livestock crew on daily tasks and weekly planning.

• Interact with livestock with care and respect, and strive to develop a unique relationship to the animals and landscape.
• Learn and distinguish animal welfare cues and signals, adapting daily plans based on animal observations.
• Careful monitoring of spring calving and summer breeding.
• Work with cattle in handling equipment, corral and livestock trailer.
• Move livestock across fields daily based on observation of pasture quality and animal grazing behavior.
• Learn to assemble portable fencing such as poultry netting, polywire and energizers with skill and efficiency.
• Operate small engines such as string trimmer.
• Drive farm trucks and other vehicles safely.
• Opportunity to learn how to operate small tractor or mower for jobs around farm property if proven to be a safe and competent operator.
• Regular on-farm processing of eggs, and optional poultry slaughter workshop.
• Small team, partner and independent work are all required regularly.
  • Due to the constant movement of the animal groups across larger acreage, there is both need and opportunity for substantial independent work, often working alone with animals. This will be expected only after adequate skills and level of comfort have been established. There is potential opportunity to work full days independently if there is an expressed interest, or if the rare need arises. All work will always be appropriately supported by management based on both assessment and fellow feedback.

To Apply: Fill out this Google Form and attach your resume to the space provided.

The Sky High Vegetable Fellowship provides an educational work experience focused on vegetable cultivation and soil health. Vegetable fellows are provided a comprehensive experience in all aspects of a no-till vegetable program. Our 1-acre garden is managed with a biological approach. Prioritizing the health and diversity of our soil food web builds a foundation for growing resilient, nutritionally balanced vegetables that nourish the communities that consume our produce.

Vegetable Tasks:

Report to work on time when scheduled and work closely with the Vegetable Manager and rest of the vegetable crew on daily tasks and weekly planning.

• Participate in day-to-day tasks in vegetable fields, including seeding, field preparation, planting, weeding, compost making, fertility applications, irrigation management.
• Greenhouse work, including seeding, watering, thinning, potting up plants.
• Participate in farm volunteer days with community members, youth, and other visitors.
• Harvest, wash and pack produce for distribution to our community partners, including occasional deliveries.
• Operate small engines such as string trimmer.
• Drive farm trucks and other vehicles safely.
• Use walk-behind tractor or mower for jobs around farm property if proven to be a safe and competent operator.

To Apply: Fill out this Google Form and attach your resume to the space provided.