Seeking a farm job in Maine this summer?

MOFGA's Farm Apprenticeship program connects people wanting to learn organic farming with experienced farmers willing to share their expertise. The typical arrangement involves an exchange of labor for room, board, a stipend, and informal, intensive training and experience in farming.

Farm Apprenticeships provide opportunities for training in:

Organic vegetable, herb, and flower production at many different scales

Marketing techniques, including direct marketing strategies such as Community Supported Agriculture

Raising livestock, including cattle, goats, sheep, horses, pigs and poultry

Using draft animals for cultivation and woods work

Homesteading skills, including house-building, food preservation and alternative energy

Dairy farming and cheese making with cows, goats or sheep

Maple sugaring, orchard pruning, cider pressing and meat processing

Seed saving

Making value-added products with farm resources

Grass-based and intensive rotational grazing farm systems

These and many other diverse opportunities are available on farms throughout Maine.

Information for Prospective Apprentices

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Information for Host Farms

In addition to the individual farm experience, MOFGA offers many opportunities throughout the year for apprentice networking and supplemental learning, including the Farm Training Project, and several day-long and multi-day educational events.

Links to other Agricultural Education Resources