Company description

Tamarack Sheep Farm is located in Corinth, Vermont, and we are dedicated to producing good food, conserving heritage breeds, and restoring and caring for land. We keep two main heritage breeds: the Dorset Horn and the Tunis, along with a variety of crosses and commercial breeds. We rotationally graze our ewes in the summer and use a combination of barns and out-wintering during the winter months. We make our own hay and use tractors and skid steers for hay making and winter feeding. After weaning, our lambs are fed a combination of grass, grain, and hay. Our primary product is meat, while hay is an important secondary product. We own our farm and lease multiple other fields in the area. We have two border collies, one Maremma guard dog, and one donkey. More information can be found at TamarackVermont.Com or via FaceBook.

Internship description

Tamarack Vermont Sheep Farm is seeking a Farm Intern, to assist with lambing season and overall flock and farm management in the winter and spring of 2019. Our lambing season begins March 15th and preparations will begin before that. Duration of the internship can be flexible but will be agreed upon before internship begins. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply immediately and the internship could begin right away if so desired. Longer term opportunities may also exist for the right candidate, but we encourage interested applicants to come and experience lambing before considering a longer-term engagement. The farm owners also have a forestry and natural resource management company, Redstart, www.redstartconsulting.com, and shared opportunities may exist for the right candidate. 
 

Responsibilities and Tasks for Winter 2019: 

• Assisting ewes with delivery when needed during lambing, maintaining a clean environment, feeding newborn lambs
• Monitoring health and growth of ewes and lambs
• General husbandry: vaccinating, worming, weighing, trimming feet, castrating, docking tails, health trouble shooting
• Daily chores, feeding and bedding of sheep, mixing and feeding minerals 

Responsibilities and Tasks for Spring and Summer 2019: 

• Rotational grazing using flexinet, solar chargers, portable watering systems
• Hay-making including tractor and hay-making operation and maintenance
• High tensile fence maintainence (our two main properties are already fenced)
• Soil sampling, testing, and amendment application
• Forage sampling, testing, formulation of animal rations
• Tending to bedded pack composting system
• Assisting with grazing planning
• Choosing future breeding stock and selecting and loading animals for market
• Basic farm construction: sheds, roofing, paddock fencing 

Applicant Qualifications and Attributes: 

• Strong interest in practical and efficient farm and farm business operation. 
• Strong energy level and interest in lambing
• Positive attitude, proactive by nature, organized and neat
• Excellent communication skills: verbal, email, etc.
• Interest in sheep, grazing, and grass.
• Dependable and on time
• Intelligent and hardworking
• Strong, able to lift 50 pounds
• Willing to work alone or within the context of a team
• Valid driver's license and working vehicle.
• Pluses: interest in or skill with equipment; experience with livestock, especially sheep; experience with software. 

 

Compensation, Housing: 

• Housing: A room in a house a short distance from the farm with kitchen access, free long distance, and wifi internet is available. No charge for utilities.
• Compensation: This position would be paid through stipend and this compensation will be discussed further with interested candidates.

Review Process:
Applications will be reviewed by farm manager and farm owners

 

Compensation this position is : stipend / non-monetary compensation
Application instructions Deadlineno deadline