Wisconsin
Prairie Farm Produce, Rory Hinz, E11391
Shadylane Road, Baraboo, WI 53913, 608-356-0928, produce@merr.com.
We have been farming for about 20 years, the last 6 with horses. We have
6 acres of produce and about 26 in other mixed crops. We have done Farmer's
Markets for 5 years and just started with a CSA program.
- Source of power: 4 working horses, tractor.
- Horses are used for: manure hauling, early tillage, grain drilling,
cultivating, mowing, raking, planting, working in the woods, and other
miscellaneous jobs
- Acreage: 60; 2 in produce, 2 cover crops, 30 field crops,
plus pasture and woodlot.
- Other livestock: goats, 2 dairy cows, poultry, eggs and meat
ducks, a few steers, and bees.
- Skills offered in: farming, gardening, beekeeping, fieldwork,
vegetable picking, packing and selling, and how to get started; blacksmithing,
animal care, machinery operation and repair.
- Work hours: 6:30 am to 7:30 pm Monday to Saturday; 5:30 am
to 2:30 pm Saturday, with plenty of breaks
- Terms: room, board and learning in exchange for work; one
apprentice at a time, 3-4 months minimum, April to October.
- Stipend: yes (also looking for partner).
- Accommodations: camper or rustic cabin; food provided.
- Apprentice must: be a hard worker, trustworthy, friendly, good with
animals, self motivated, responsible, willing to listen and work; no smoking,
drugs, or heavy drinking.
- Visit first: yes.
- Trial period: two weeks.
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