Ontario
Mariposa Farm, Ian
Walker, 6468 Highway 174, Plantagenet, ON Canada K0B 1L0, 613-673-5881,
fax 613-673-1901,
, www.mariposa-duck.on.ca.
Mariposa farm is a bilingual (French-English) organic farm. We grow
vegetables for our on-farm restaurant. We also raise cows, pigs, ducks,
and geese for the Ottawa restaurant market. We have been working horses
for five years.
- Source of power: 2 horses.
- Horses are used for: logging; discing and cultivating the
gardens; general help around the farm.
- Acreage: 200; 99 in woodlot, 100 tillable—1 in garden,
40 in pasture, 60 in hay.
- Other livestock: cows, pigs, ducks, geese.
- Skills offered in: field work, organic vegetable production,
driving, logging, riding, and carpentry.
- Work hours: 8-10/day, 6 days/wk.
- Terms: room and board furnished; one apprentice at a time
for a minimum of one month, any time of year.
- Stipend: yes.
- Accommodations: second floor of pavilion with nice view of
the farm; home cook meals.
- Apprentice must be: hard working, honest, reliable, non-smoking,
happy to share farm chores.
- Visit first: if desired.
- Trial period: 2 weeks.
Orchard Hill Farm, Ken & Martha Laing,
RR 5, 45415 Fruitridge Line, St. Thomas, ON Canada N5P 3S9, 519-775-2670,
, www.orchardhillfarm.ca.
Certified organic farm producing grain crops, vegetables (CSA), registered
Suffolk Punch draft horses. We are part of CRAFT Ontario (Collaborative
Regional Alliance for Farmer Training), a network of organic farms
in southern Ontario that have apprentices who get together once a
month from May to October at different farms for a tour, seminar,
and work project—thus broadening the apprenticeship experience
and offering an opportunity to socialize with other apprentices.
- Source of power: 8 Suffolks, limited use of tractor.
- Horses are used for: most of the work, including hauling logs and
firewood, spreading compost, plowing, discing, cultivating, planting, row
cultivation, mowing and raking hay, hay and sleigh rides.
- Acreage: 80; 5 acres in vegetables for 100 family CSA, the
remainder in grain, hay, pasture, and Christmas trees.
- Other livestock: a few chickens and composting pigs.
- Skills offered in: working with horses, farming organically.
- Work hours: 8-10 hrs/day, 40-60 hrs/wk.
- Terms: room & board; 3 apprentices at a time.
- Stipend: yes.
- Accommodations: in family home; hardy meals made mostly from
home-grown produce, vegetarians accommodated.
- Apprentice must: be eager to learn about horses and farming, and
help out with various farm jobs according to the season, including planting,
cultivating, harvesting, haying, and plowing.
- Visit first: optional.
- Trial period: 2 weeks.
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