Training and Apprenticeship Opportunities
with Tide Mill Organic Farm
OPEN POSITIONS INCLUDE:
Certified Organic, Mixed Vegetable Production
Certified Organic Pasture Raised Poultry Production (focus on rotational grazing broilers in chicken tractors and rotational grazing laying hens and turkeys)
Packing Orders.
Chicken Processing, Cutting and Packing.
Tide Mill Organic Farm is currently looking for apprentices, journey persons and day laborers for the 2013 growing season. If you are interested, please review the job descriptions (see below).
If, after reviewing the description, you would like to apply please fill out our application and either email it to Carly at eatlocal@tidemillorganicfarm.com or print it, complete it and mail it to us at:
Tide Mill Organic Farm
91 Tide Mill Rd.
Edmunds Twp, ME 04628
Please note, on farm accommodations are limited. First preference would be give to our poultry farmer in training who can commit from April through December. Sharing on-farm housing is a possibility as is an opportunity to live off farm.
As our accommodations improve, we also have winter positions available on a limited basis.We take the educational component to the farm work we have to offer very seriously and are committed to sharing our experience with potential farmers. We are also prioritizing selecting individuals in our poultry training, apprenticeship and journey person program who have a vision and drive to farm in the near future and would consider farming on land in Washington County. Increasing certified organic poultry, beef, chicken and vegetable production is a big job. We are looking to train future Washington County farmers to become an active participants in the local foods movement.
