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This job expired on February 05, 2017

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Consider Bardwell Farm is a goat dairy and cheesemaking operation located in Southern Vermont's Indian River Valley. The milk from our herd of 150 goats is used to make several varieties of award-winning, aged raw milk cheeses. We are an Animal Welfare Approved, grass-based dairy, following an intensive rotational grazing program. In addition to the goats we also have a flock of laying hens in a mobile chicken coop and a small group of whey-fed pigs.At Consider Bardwell we are committed to sustainable farming methods that minimize waste and emphasize quality. Always aware of our ability to drastically affect the local ecosystem, we strive to be responsible environmental stewards, considering the humane and ethical treatment of our animals above all else.KIDDING INTERNSHIPContact: Mark SpigosEmail: mark.spigos@gmail.comInternship Starts: March 13Internship Ends: May 8We are looking for an enthusiastic and hardworking individual to assist with our annual kidding event. Our herd of 140 goats are bred to begin kidding towards the second week of March, kicking off the milking season. Every doe will give birth to 1-3 kids within a two-month time period, and it is the job of the farm staff to ensure the health and productivity of all the goats on the farm (including the +/- 300 new kids). The intern will have the opportunity to assist with all aspects of farm management including delivery of kids, goat health, milking, feeding, and cleaning chores, but will mostly be focused on the feeding and wellbeing of the newborn kids.-Ability to do hard physical labor-Ability to work independently-Where there’s livestock, there’s deadstock. Intern must be prepared to deal with the life and death reality of farming.-Where there’s milk, there’s meat. We raise some of the kids born at CBF for meat. Intern must be onboard with this important component of our dairy-A willingness to work long hours in often less-than-ideal climatic conditions-A good work ethic; desire to do the job right-A desire to learn and ask questions-Ability to maintain a good sense of humorThe Consider Bardwell Farm intern will be joining us for a season when an assortment of goat farm management practices are in use. An interested and self-motivated individual can expect to learn a wide array about goat husbandry, and the management challenges facing a goat dairy coupled with a farmstead creamery.A weekly stipend of $125 is provided for food, in addition to our farmstead products (cheese, eggs, meat). Housing is provided in the form of a studio-style apartment located in a historic building in downtown West Pawlet, VT (1 mile from the farm, car is required). Intern will get two consecutive days off per week.this position is : stipend / non-monetary compensation