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Paradise
Gardens and Farm We're new
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growing with lots of opportunity for your creativity and innovation. (814) 568-1207 Farmhouse 814) 932-6761 Cell ParadiseGardensandFarm@Comcast.Net (Click to email us) Home PGF News What We Offer What is Organic |
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A GARDEN/CSA APPRENTICE will study our organic plan and seed orders, assist in seed-starting, readying and planting beds in spring, tending beds all summer, harvest and CSA box prep, serving CSA subscribers, handling CSA and organic records, will be involved in any and all inspections and other documentation requirements to get a full sense of what we do. Ideally, the CSA/garden apprentice will stay through fall to help with final harvest and food storage and putting the beds to bed and will also help with haying and pasture management and any personal projects mutually agreed upon. Also do weekly Farmers' Market! Help welcome on weekly newsletter recipes and nutrition facts. (Skills Needed -- Minimum -- Able to work outside in various weather, bending, digging, and some heavy lifting. Preferred -- Knowledge of and interest in organic vegetable and fruit production and marketing.) |
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A DAIRY APPRENTICE will become familiar with all of the regulations governing our dairy licenses, will assist with goat care including kidding and kid care, milking, pasteurizing, bottling, and cheese making with strong emphasis on milk sanitation, serving dairy customers and handling dairy and cheese-making records, and a once-a-week farmers' market in the next county. The dairy apprentice will be involved in any and all inspections and other documentation requirements to get a full sense of what we do. Ideally, the dairy apprentice will start in March to help with birthing and kid care and herd changeover. Will assist in pasture management, and any personal projects mutually agreed upon. (Skills Needed -- Minimum -- Interest in goat care, milk sanitation, and cheese making, able to work with animals in all weather, some heavy lifting. Preferred -- Some training in milk sanitation and/or cheese making and marketing.) |
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| TO APPLY |
Contact Lucinda or Steve at 814-568-1207 or at
<ParadiseGardenFarm@comcast.net> Please send resume and
tell us how you heard of us. |
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| Weekly stipend -- $100. We're also happy to work with your school to arrange for credit-bearing apprenticeships. |