Company description

Located in Ashland, Oregon majestic oak meadow hillside minutes to downtown resides a 28 acre, off grid + solar powered small fruit, produce + meat farm.

We are UPROOT!

Our primary focus has been on sustainably raised, slow grown heritage pork + chicken for over 11 years. This last growing season we have integrated a permaculture designed produce garden to our existing meat production.

Our expansion includes fruits, vegetables, flowers from our perennial + pollinator garden within our dope off grid, dry food forest + culinary offerings to the Rogue Valley.

This is an amazing opportunity to live in one of the most beautiful and unique communities in the country. We are offering a full time, long term employment and housing opportunity on our private, tranquil hillside acreage with vast outdoor space to explore + enjoy breath taking valley views + solitude.

Our focus is on the education + creation of the highest quality nutrient dense proteins + dry farmed low input foods for local chefs, consumers + retailers. This season, our emphasis is on providing healthy food access to all with the opening of a new retail shop in Phoenix, Oregon.

Our farm is actively working with Oregon Pasture Network to guide operation and land needs. The crew of heritage pigs + chickens rotationally grazed is over a larger acreage. We are looking for a lead to create a cross fencing plan within the space and manage a more intensive grazing program for the production.

We believe in bringing together people of different ages, background, and experiences through our small scale food production + preservation to create a diverse, ever learning + sustainable farm community.

Job description

The Livestock Lead maintains the following roles:

- rotational grazing, fence building + hotwire planning, implementation + management

- general groundskeeping following the farm SOPs ensuring a safe, clean sustainable execution of the meat production

- livestock care planning, management + production

Assist and lead community education on livestock + grazing management.

Educational work looks like:

- weekly social media posts + engagement (2-3/week)

- lead in person on farm workshops (quarterly)

- lead farm tour special events (quarterly)

- occasional hours at our retail storefront + butcher shop (apprenticeship opportunity)

- participate in convos at farm to table dinners (monthly)

- manage farmstore (hours flexible)

Requirements :

- holds a strong work ethic, adaptability + love for animals + sustainable living.
- self starter with clear communication + attention to detail.
- passionate food production, preservation + education enthusiast.
- experience with + a love of animals is required.
- ability to lift up to 40 pounds + perform long hours of physically intense work required.
- willing to relocate to Ashland, Oregon.

ideals/+ (not required):

• 2 years minimum experience in full time grazing management educational program or hands on farm labor, butcher +/or kitchen-related field.
• background in dairy goat husbandry + management.
• background in livestock raising processing specifically meat poultry.
• interest in farm housing for 10 - 15 hours per week work trade.
• part time or full time work available (DOE + ideal work load)

Compensation

this position is: hourly, $20/hr +

Application instructions

Deadline

no deadline