Company description

About Mill Creek Hollow
Mill Creek Hollow is a small regenerative-minded farm and orchard in Dallas, Georgia. We are still very much in the “building something from the ground up” stage — planting trees, tending animals, growing flowers and food, hand-milling lumber from the land, improving pastures, building systems, and slowly shaping a beautiful, productive farmstead.

We raise sheep and poultry, have grown flowers and vegetables for market, grow a diverse array of fruit in our growing orchard, and are working toward a diversified farm that combines good land stewardship, practical farm production, and a deep love for the place itself.

We are looking for someone who is excited by that kind of beginning.

This is not a highly polished, fully built-out farm operation where every system is already in place. This is an opportunity for the right person to help us build the systems, rhythm, beauty, and production capacity of the farm — and to grow with us as the farm grows.

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Job description

About the Role
We are seeking an enthusiastic, reliable, hands-on person to start as a farm caretaker/farmhand and grow toward a farm manager role as the farm can support it.

The right person does not need to arrive with a perfect farming résumé. We are happy to train someone who is curious, dependable, observant, and eager to learn. That said, we would be thrilled to find someone with experience — or genuine interest — in regenerative agriculture, animal care, orchards, flowers, vegetables, carpentry, equipment, or small farm business development.

You will work alongside us in weekly farm work, but we are looking for more than an extra set of hands. We are looking for a farm partner: someone who can gradually take ownership of projects, help plan and improve systems, notice what needs doing, and bring energy and creativity to the next chapter of Mill Creek Hollow.

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What You’ll Help With
Responsibilities will vary by season, but may include:

Animal Care

• Daily and seasonal care for sheep and poultry, including feeding, watering, observation, and general welfare
• Rotational grazing and pasture movement
• Basic sheep care such as hoof trimming, FAMACHA checks, parasite monitoring, and recordkeeping
• Breeding-season planning and lambing support
• Maintaining clean, safe, functional animal areas
• Fence checks, repairs, and improvement

Orchard, Garden, and Land Stewardship

• Orchard maintenance, tree planting, pruning, mulching, weeding, and expansion planning
• Planting, tending, and harvesting vegetable and flower beds
  No-till, organic, naturally grown, and/or regenerative growing practices
• Irrigation planning, setup, troubleshooting, and maintenance
• Seasonal planting and harvest planning
• Soil building, composting, mulching, and general fertility work

Farm Infrastructure and Maintenance

• Landscape management, mowing, trimming, and general property upkeep
• Fence repair and installation
• Small carpentry projects and farm builds
• Tool, equipment, and workspace organization
• Safe use of hand tools, power tools, and farm equipment
• Operating or learning to operate equipment such as tractors, mowers, chainsaws, and similar tools

Harvest, Marketing, Sales, and Farm Business

• Harvesting, processing, and packing flowers, fruit, produce, eggs, wool, and other farm products
• Helping prepare products for farm stand, farmers market, or direct sales
• Supporting social media and simple marketing
• Helping us think through what products, systems, and sales channels make sense as the farm grows

We’d Be Excited If You Have Interest In
No single person needs to know all of this. We are looking for enthusiasm, reliability, and the desire to learn. Experience or interest in any of the following would be a plus:

• Rotational grazing
• Sheep, poultry, or other livestock care
• Organic, no-till, naturally grown, or regenerative farming
• Permaculture orchards
• Flower farming
• Vegetable production
• Basic carpentry
• Fencing and farm infrastructure
• Tractor, mower, chainsaw, or small equipment operation
• Farmers markets, farm stands, or direct-to-consumer sales

The Person We’re Looking For
You might be a good fit if you:

• Like working outside in all kinds of weather
• Are observant and notice when animals, plants, tools, or systems need attention
• Can work independently once trained
• Are comfortable with physical work, mud, heat, cold, bugs, and the unpredictability of farm life
• Are gentle and attentive with animals
• Are curious about how soil, pasture, animals, trees, and people fit together
• Take pride in making a place more beautiful, functional, and alive
• Are excited by the idea of helping a young farm grow into its next form
• Can communicate clearly, ask questions, and receive feedback
• Are dependable — especially when animals are relying on you

Physical Requirements
This is active outdoor farm work. Applicants should be able to:

• Lift and carry 40–50 pounds
• Bend, kneel, squat, walk on uneven ground, and work on their feet for extended periods
• Work in heat, cold, rain, and seasonal weather
• Safely use or learn to use farm tools and equipment
• Be around livestock, poultry, insects, soil, plants, and compost

Schedule
The position will begin at approximately 20 hours per week, with the hope and expectation that it can grow into more hours and eventually full-time work as the farm expands.

Some flexibility will be needed around seasons, weather, animal care, harvest windows, lambing, and market/farm stand opportunities.

Compensation
Starting pay is $17.5/hour, plus a share of farm revenues.

We hope to find someone who is excited to grow with us. As your work helps the farm become more productive and profitable, we want the role, responsibility, hours, and compensation to grow as well.

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This is a good role for someone who wants to be part of a farm at an early and creative stage.

You will not just be maintaining what already exists. You will help shape what comes next: better grazing systems, healthier orchards, more productive gardens, more flowers and food going to market, stronger animal systems, cleaner infrastructure, and a farm that becomes more beautiful and abundant each season.

Compensation

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

Application instructions

Deadline

no deadline