Company description

Shepherd Moon Farm and Creamery is a small-scale, queer-led sheep dairy and creamery. We are a young business; 2026 will be our second season of cheese production. We milk sheep and produce artisan cheese. We practice managed intensive rotational grazing and produce grassfed lamb. We have two young draft horses which we plan to train to work and incorporate into the farm operations as they are able. We raise a couple of whey-fed pigs every year. We plan to develop the business into a worker-owned operation over time.

Job description

We are seeking a part-time employee for the 2026 season. This person should be someone with an interest in learning about small-scale dairy and cheesemaking, shepherding, and managed intensive/rotational grazing. Previous experience is not necessary. A desire and openness to learning and an ability to be independent both during working and non-working hours will help someone thrive here.

Logistics:

The length of employment is somewhat flexible, beginning between late March and May 1 and ending between mid October and the end of November. Throughout that time, hours will vary week to week depending on the time of season and interests and abilities of the person. Work will be varied and seasonal. We will not follow a typical work week schedule but will create one more based on the weather and our individual schedules and desires. There will be harder/longer days getting urgent tasks done, and easier days with much more free time or ability to choose what you’d like to do that day. Work will sometimes be alongside Dani and will sometimes be independent.

Job Duties:

15-20 hours/week of work.

Once trained and comfortable, milking 2-3 times per week including set-up and wash-up
Grazing chores; taking down and setting up electronet fencing; moving the sheep
Mowing paths for fences
Weedwaacking and clearing fencelines to maintain them
Affinage: caring for, brushing, and flipping cheeses
Packing cheese for retail sales
Washing up in the cheeseroom

Compensation:

Hourly wage, $15/hour + housing + some farm food

On farm housing will be provided in a comfortable tiny house. The tiny house is well-insulated and cozy, has running water, internet, electricity, and a wood stove for heat. There is a small but full kitchen in the tiny house, a shower, and a compost/bucket toilet system as well. A washing machine for laundry will also be available to you in the milkhouse at the barn.

Meals will be on your own and we also provide pork, some lamb, and any vegetables in season in our garden.

Compensation

this position is: hourly, $15-20/hr

Application instructions

Deadline

no deadline