Job description

Due to an unexpected cancellation, our Maple Sugaring Internship Position has reopened, feel free to apply/reapply.

We are a family-farm located in the hills of Western Massachusetts, producing chemical-free Christmas trees and Pure Maple Syrup (we have over 5000 taps).

We are looking to fill an internship position for the upcoming Maple Sugaring season.


Position Duties:
--Work in the woods setting up and cleaning up equipment for the spring sugaring season
--Walking and repairing sap lines and assisting in the maintenance of the sugarbush during the season
--Assisting with wood-fire evaporator and boiling down of sap into syrup
--Various other farm tasks and chores

The intern will be exposed to all aspects of the sugaring process—from sap to syrup. While the sugaring season is short, it is intense. Intern should be prepared to work long hours (we often boil at night after the sap has stopped running), and to be on call and consistently available throughout the season. There will be long hours spent outdoors, walking and working in all conditions. Intern must be willing to live onsite.

However intern will definitely get time off at points when the sap is not running, and at slow points over the season.

We use all of the latest technology in our sugaring operation, and fieldwork is very technical. Technical, mechanical, or woods experience is highly preferred, although not required. Chainsaw skills are also a plus.

Start date: ASAP
End date: early May 2015

Compensation: Pay negotiable and based upon experience.

Position also includes rustic housing.Please send all resumes and inquires to us at: welch@justameretreefarm.com or call 1-413-238-5902.

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