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Fair Winds Farm, Jay Bailey & Rebekah Murchison, 511 Upper Dummerston Road, Brattleboro, VT 05301, 802-254-7128, evening: 802-254-9067, , www.fairwindsfarm.org. We are a diversified, horse powered family farm. We hay and cultivate with our horses and teach draft horse workshops. We also have a perennial nursery. We have had the horses since 1982, have done all the farm work with them since then, and have taught draft horse workshops since 1997. We offer participation in our workshops as a benefit to apprentices. We look forward to hearing from interested and enthusiastic applicants.

• Source of power: 6 horses.
• Horses are used for: mowing, tedding, raking, harrowing fields, preparing ground for field crops, cultivating crops, spreading manure, hay & sleigh rides, draft horse workshops and training.
• Acreage: 50; .5 in garden, 1.5 crops, 15 pasture, 15 hay, 15 woodlot.
• Skills offered in: driving and working with draft horses, loose hay production, multi-species management intensive grazing, support skills for small, diversified farm.
• Work hours: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., about 45 hrs/wk.
• Terms: room and some meals provided; one apprentice at a time, for 3 months (or more) June - August.
• Stipend: negotiable.
• Accommodations: 13'x17' off grid cabin with propane fridge, hot plate, and upstairs for sleeping; apprentice may eat lunch with us and we provide supper or breakfast 2 to 3 times per week, and provide garden produce and meat for remaining meals.
• Apprentice must: be a motivated learner with experience doing physical labor; love the outdoors, animals, and appreciate hard work; help with farm projects including haying, cultivation, chores, building maintenance, etc.; some work with us, some independent projects.
• Visit first: yes.
• Trial period: yes, negotiable length.