Salary:
$2000 a month + percentage of profits + small one bedroom cottage or
room on farm or living stipend to live nearby Location:
Near Madison, WI
Small
farm looking for a farm manager. We have twenty acres (plus we can rent
more) and thirty cows, which we want to raise 100% grass-fed.
Responsibilities would include taking care of cattle, supervising farm
improvements, and assisting with very basic marketing tasks such as
taking animals to the meat processor. Right now we have a conventional
farmer neighbor care-taking, but we are looking for a full-time
caretaker absolutely committed to pastured grass-fed livestock. This is
a job for a person who is comfortable enough with farming to be an
independent caretaker, since our family is currently not living in the
area. It is not an internship, though we are willing to pay for you to
go to conferences or courses related to pastured livestock. You can
also keep your own livestock on the property, provided there is enough
room. Our goals are to improve the pastures on the farm, build a
healthy herd, and have enough product to build a market with. We plan
on selling meat in the Chicagoland area though a buying club.