New York
Farmer Brown's, James F. Brown, 10809 Davis
Road, Hunt, NY 14846, 585-567-8158,
, ww.farmerbrownsplowshop.com.
Full-time horse logger, general horse farmer, horse plowing competitor,
and instructor.
- Source of power: 18 horses.
- Horses are used for: logging, plowing.
- Acreage: 152; 5 in crops, 25 in hay, 40 in pasture, 80 in woodlot.
- Skills offered in: logging with horses; plowing with horses
(walking and sulky); using draft horses to run a profitable small business;
basic farming survival skills (gardening, cooking, baking, etc.); carpentry,
light construction.
- Work hours: 6-8 hrs/day, 5 days/wk.
- Terms: room & board; 1-2 apprentices at a time, 6-12 months.
- Stipend: possible.
- Accommodations: in family home or other building.
- Apprentice must: be serious about learning to log with horses, have
good work ethics, and desire the life style of living and working on a horse
farm.
- Visit first: yes.
- Trial period: yes.
Northland Sheep Dairy, Donn
Hewes, 3501 Hoxie Gorge - Freetown Rd, Marathon, NY 13803, 607-849-4442,
. We have a small 100% grass-based sheep dairy where we make raw milk
artisan cheeses. Our herd of 6 draft horses and mules are rotationally
grazed and provide the majority of our traction power. We have 10+ years
of horse and mule experience, from logging to farming.
- Source of power: 1 Percheron, 3 Percheron mules, 2 Haflingers,
tractor.
- Equine are used to: clip pastures, spread compost, harrow
pastures, clip, rake, ted, and bale hay with both ground driven equipment
and PTO-powered forecart; skid logs for domestic firewood.
- Acreage: 100; 1 in garden, 4 orchard, 65 pasture & hay,
30 woodlot.
- Other livestock: 30-45 milking ewes, 2 dairy cows, 60+ lambs
for grass-fed lamb market, herding dogs.
- Skills offered in: pasture management; horse harnessing,
handling, and driving; sheep milking, sheep grazing, lamb grazing
and management; cow milking and management; homesteading activities
such as gardening and collecting firewood; intern(s) will be exposed
to cheesemaking, but should not expect to learn cheesemaking, although
they may be involved in turning cheeses as they age.
- Work hours: 40-50 hrs/wk.
- Terms: Room and partial board furnished; one apprentice or
couple at a time, June through August (minimum) or mid-May to mid-September.
- Stipend: $100/wk
- Accommodations: pleasant 12x28 apartment, somewhat primitive
with 55-gallon barrel for drinking and wash water, gas stove and a
refrigerator where apprentice can prepare breakfast and lunch, access
to bathroom and full kitchen in main house, dinner furnished most
nights.
- Apprentice must: have a genuine interest in farming; milk
sheep once a day; help move groups of animals to fresh pasture; help
with haymaking on hot summer days; be willing and mature.
- Visit first: yes.
- Trial period: one month.
Skydog Farm, Andrea Reynosa, 1724 County
Route 23, Narrowsburg, NY 12764, 845-252-3518,
, www.skydogfarm.com.
We have a 100-acre sustainable farm in the Upper Delaware River Valley.
Our business focus is raising heritage livestock and heirloom vegetables
for the local Catskill and New York City markets. We incorporate into
our farming practice the holistic earth friendly principles of permaculture.
- Source of power: 4 horses, tractor.
- Horses are used for: logging, blue stone quarrying, manure
spreading, general farm chores.
- Other livestock: Katahdin sheep, heritage poultry, Australian
cattle dogs.
- Acreage: 106; 6 in garden, 10 in crops, 10 in pasture, 80 in
woodlot.
- Skills offered in: heirloom organic gardening, seed saving, horse
training, livestock management, landscaping within sustainable
agriculture/permaculture model.
- Work hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., 5 days/wk.
- Terms: room and board in exchange for shared chores and an
eagerness to learn and participate in daily needs of the homestead; lunch and
dinner provided during work hours; one apprentice at a time, 3 months minimum
spring, summer, or fall.
- Stipend: yes, depending on level of experience.
- Accommodations: wood-heated cabin.
- Apprentice must: be willing to farm and learn; have a good work
ethic.
- Visit first: yes.
- Trial period: one week.
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