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This job expired on March 21, 2021

Apprenticeship Outlier Farm

  • Date Posted January 20, 2021
  • Location Mancos, CO
  • Category Agriculture
  • Job type Full-Time
Company description Outlier Farm is a place where the practical realism of vegetable farming meets the hopeful prospects of apple orchards. Formed in 2019 through the partnership of Max Kirks from High Pine Produce and Sam Perry of Fenceline Cider, Outlier believes in blending these two production models in a way that one supports the other, creating a beautiful and resilient farmscape where biodiversity and productivity are at the forefront. While we patiently wait for our young apple trees to bear fruit, we are keeping busy by producing high quality, beyond organically-grown vegetable varieties utilizing low-tech hand tools and market gardening practices. It’s our aim to preserve soil structure and eliminate weeds through keeping the soil covered as much as possible, all while producing an abundance on a small acreage of land. However, once the apples start falling from the sky, we look forward to supplying our community with holistically-managed, heritage cider and eating apples grown right here in Southwest Colorado. Job description

April 15th-September 30th, 35hrs/week, roughly 7am-3pm with unpaid 1hr breaks.

By apprenticing at our farm you will get hands-on experience and training in all aspects of our operation including seed propagation, transplanting, direct-seeding, fertility management, cover cropping, crop rotation, irrigation, pest/disease control, harvesting, post-harvest, crop planning, marketing, and customer relations. You will also have opportunities to help with daily layer chicken and orchard chores to gain insight into farm diversification strategies for high desert growers. Regular lectures and relevant off-farm learning experiences will be readily available for those interested.

Our apprenticeship program is a great opportunity for someone who has had at least 6 months outdoor work experience and has demonstrated interested in diversified agriculture. This is a physically demanding and intense position that requires enthusiasm, open-mindedness and a positive attitude. Many of our former apprentices went on to paid positions with us the following year and some have even started their own farm!

This is a paid apprenticeship opportunity at $12.10/hour with access to veggies and eggs from the farm as well as comfortable housing on the property.

Compensation this position is : hourly Application instructions
This job expired on March 21, 2021
DeadlineMarch 31, 2021

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