*All positions would start March 2025, this date is flexible though*

If you are interested in any of these opportunities please call or text Logan at (7I7) 86O-I568

apprenticeships

We are excited to finally offer an apprenticeship program. We are at the point in our farming journey that we feel confident in teaching others and sharing our experiences. The goal of our apprenticeship is to impart the knowledge and know how so that whoever completes our program will be able to leave and start their own farm from scratch with the best chance of being successful. We intend on sharing the economics and financials of farming all the way through production, harvest and marketing. We are a very diverse regenerative farm that tries to recreate as many natural processes as possible while also keeping in mind the economic reality of needing to make money. Through our apprenticeship, you can expect to learn about the following and more that I’m sure is escaping me at the moment:

• Pasture raised laying hens integrated with cattle grazing
• Pasture raised meat chicken production
• Grass fed raw milk dairy (we only do this for ourselves and do not sell milk or dairy products but have about 5 mini jerseys)
• Grass fed beef cattle using intensive rotational grazing
• Pasture and mountain raised mangalitsa pigs and the infrastructure involved in raising them
• Selective breeding pigs and raising your own stock for both breeding and feeder pigs
• Establishing and maintaining alley crop systems using berries and fruit & nut trees while still maintaining pasture
• Transforming scrub woods into Savannah like environments to graze cattle and pigs.
• Cultivating mushrooms and setting up the proper fruiting environment
• Making compost using chickens
• Basic vegetable production
• Marketing direct to consumer via farmers markets and online channels
• Maintaining a Shopify website and shipping frozen meat
• Acquiring new customers via traditional and advanced methods
• Building farm infrastructure and putting in water systems
• How to keep financial records, manage cash flow and depreciate infrastructure costs.

Apprentices would work closely with myself, Logan, on day to day tasks such as weeding, moving fences & animals, harvesting, washing eggs, packing, catching animals, doing tractor work, occasional dirty work such as shoveling manure and other random farm tasks. Apprentices will also be expected to be able to work alone and assume responsibility for these tasks on some occasions. Being self motivated, driven, RELIABLE, responsible, willing to learn, friendly, and having persistence is a must for this apprenticeship. It is hard work but what makes it great is we are never on one task for very long. There is variety from day to day.

The apprentice also must be willing to drive 1.5 hours each way, one or two Saturdays and Sundays a month to run the farmers market stand alone. A vehicle will be provided but you must have a drivers license.

As for compensation, this is what I am thinking but I am open to negotiation. I can provide housing that is about a 600 square foot house located a 5 minute drive from the farm. Compensation would also include access to any food that we produce on the farm. The house does have a full kitchen. Monetary compensation may be considered for any extra work that is deemed outside of regular apprenticeship work. I want this to work for both sides.

I built this farm business from the ground up and it is just me doing all of the work currently. All of this to say the selection process will be very strict. For the sake of the apprentices sanity and my own it’s imperative that our personalities work well together. We will do a zoom call initially, those who seem interested will be asked to do a second zoom call. If both of us are happy with each other it would be ideal if you could come to the farm for a day to check it out and make sure it is what you want. If that’s not possible that is okay though.

Veggie Grower

We are also looking for someone that has the knowledge of growing veggies on a market scale to start a veggie operation on our farm. We have the compost, water systems, land, and market for veggies, I just don’t have the time to grow them. The farmers market we go to on Sundays is looking for a veggie vendor for 2025, so the market is already there. Whoever fills this position could keep 100% of the profits in exchange for 1.5-2 days of help on the rest of the farm and veggies for our family of 3. Housing & food trades can be negotiated as well. Experience growing vegetables in the past is a must. We will ask for references.

Chef / Farmer

This position is reserved for a one of a kind fit. We have a PA Dept of Ag approved food truck called "The Fulton Farmer" that we started two years ago. However, due to no time, we only ran it two days in 2024. I am looking for a self motivated chef that is passionate about local food, and also wants to learn about / help on the farm. You would be responsible for making the menu from what is fresh on the farm. You will have to be a self starter and be able to self manage yourself. You will essentially be managing the food truck and can leverage me as help in the Food Truck on events that aren't during Farmer's Markets on the weekends. A Serve Safe Certification is a must as well as a valid drivers license. Compensation will be some sort of profit sharing which we can negotiate if we decide we are a good fit for each other.

If you are interested in any of these opportunities please call or text Logan at (7I7) 86O-I568