Job description

Larson farm is a 320 acre grass-based dairy and beef farm. We milk 40 Jerseys, have a 30 animal Devon beef herd, and are actively restoring our soils. We also have a small horse boarding operation, and draft horse interests.

We are looking for others to farm with us, probably employed part-time on our dairy, while starting their own farm enterprises here to better utilize the already existing farm resources of land, infrastructure, housing, and equipment.

Possibilities include poultry, lamb, market and value-added vegetables, apples, small fruits, pork, woodland development, education/agri-tourism, even value-added dairy. We have a lively small farm store, where we sell raw milk and grass-fed beef to a small but enthused clientele. We are Weston A Price chapter leaders. We have a lively internship program which enriches the lives of all involved.

We have 3 year-round Farmer's Markets w/i 45 minutes (Rutland, Dorset & West Pawlet). There are three 3-BR homes on the farm, as well as a 3-BR intern apartment. Equipment on the farm includes two tractors, a 9-foot rotovator, and various others, some horse-powered. A 42-Kw solar array provides power for the farm.

We want to form a collaborative community here, sharing resources, labor, and lifestyle, to the benefit of all.

Additionally:
We are currently looking for a herdsperson who shares our passion for a naturally managed healthy, happy, grazed Jersey herd. The right match would have the opportunity to eventually own cows in the herd.

We are looking to partner with someone with experience, and enthusiasm for a small processing business, and could eventually sell them top quality milk, and rent them a facility.

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