Job description
Nestled in the woods of Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountain region, Cranberry Creek is home to a gang of playful Alpine, Saanen and Nubian goats who browse seasonally on what our forest has to offer. The farm tends carefully to their health to produce quality yogurt, as well as both raw and pasteurized cheeses.
Jeff and Mary-Jean Henry are not only dairy farmers but run a diversified operation. Whey-fed pigs roam the woods (lightly patrolled), goats are raised for meat, there is a small laying flock, heirloom vegetables are raised seasonally, and the latest addition are a few lovable Highland beefers.Cranberry Creek is looking for a Cheese Intern to join use June through December, this 2013 season. This is an opportunity for the right person to learn the world of value-added goat dairy processing!
Join us during an exciting time of development for this growing family farm. Work side by side with the farm's cheesemaker and owners every day. Learn cheese processes: pasteurizing, safety protocols, handling the curd, basic milk/cheese chemistry and attuning your senses to judging and grading cheeses. Plus the crucial art and labor of affinage will be explored.The intern will learn not only aspects of making cheese but gain skills in the direct-marketing and how-to wholesale dairy. Attending farmers' markets is required most weeks. Expect that a few opportunities to visit other cheesemakers for learning and conversation will be provided.While much of cheesemaking is endlessly fascinating we wish to be upfront here – much of it is hard, long hours on your feet scrubbing. This isn't gastro-tourism or some kind of farm stay vacation. Much of it is repetitive and mundane. Sanitation is key. Meticulous, detail oriented personalities are therefore a plus.
Though no prior cheesemaking experience is required, experience with food prep, cheese work or familiarity with farm life is encouraged. Passion for cheese is crucial. If you are not thrilled and excited to be learning about and making cheese, this opportunity is unlikely to fit you. A small stipend, some food, and housing is provided. The intern will have one defined day off and if slow times allow, a second day on occasion. Time off is difficult on a working farm, but we will work with you to accommodate reasonable requests.
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This job expired on July 19, 2013
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