Assistant Farm Manager – Peggy Rockefeller Farms

Last Updated On: diciembre 2nd, 2022 at 08:49AM MST

Contact information

Farm Address:
538 Norway Dr
Bar Harbor, Maine, 04609

Primary Contact: April Nugent
Primary Phone:
    Type: Cell
    Number: 2076100552
    Email: anugent@coa.edu

Website: https://www.coa.edu/farms/peggy-rockefeller-farms/

Internship information

General Farm Description: Peggy Rockefeller Farms (PRF) is one of two farms owned by College of The Atlantic. PRF is located in the Town of Bar Harbor, Maine. The property is a 125 acre educational farm with 45+ acres in organic and grass fed livestock production, including poultry (eggs and meat), beef, pork, and lamb. The farm has several organic enterprises certified by the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA). The farm serves as a living laboratory for classes, research, workshops, and other educational opportunities for students and the broader MDI community. The farm is located on Mt. Desert Island near Acadia National Park (ANP) and is under a Conservation Easement that limits use to agriculture and conservation.

CRAFT Member Farm? No

Internship Starts: 2/1/2023
Internship Ends: 11/30/2023
Number of Internship Available: 1
Application Deadline: Rolling
Minimum Length of Stay: 10 months

Internship Details:

The Assistant Farm Manager  will serve as a full-time 10 month staff member to assist in the management of Peggy  Rockefeller Farms (PRF) from the start of lambing through the end of the grazing season. The assistant farm manager is responsible for overseeing a variety of aspects of managing PRF including but not limited to livestock husbandry, rotational grazing, pasture management, oversight of work study students and seasonal staff, and the maintenance of buildings, grounds, and equipment. This position reports directly to the PRF Farm Manager. In collaboration with the PRF manager, faculty and staff, the assistant manager will support expanded farm-based interdisciplinary educational opportunities for students and the implementation of a new food-purchasing plan emphasizing increased supply of farm products to the school’s dining hall. This position is benefited.

 

Essential Job Function

• Management of daily livestock health, nutrition, and breeding (cattle, sheep, poultry, swine) tasks in accordance with the livestock management plan.
• Pasture management via the execution of the rotational grazing and field maintenance plan.
• Farm equipment operation (loader tractors, manure spreader, mowers, rototillers, trailers).
• Supervision of work study students during academic terms, as well as seasonal staff in coordination with the farm manager.
• Poultry processing (seasonally).
• Processing, packaging and delivery of farm products to wholesale and retail accounts as assigned.
• Farm facility maintenance and repairs.

Qualifications

• A minimum of three years’ experience raising livestock (cattle, sheep, poultry or swine) for meat and fiber in rotational grazing systems.

• A bachelor’s degree or higher in agroecology, agronomy, animal and veterinary science, horticulture, sustainable agriculture and food systems, or an equivalent degree (Preferred)

• Experience with poultry production (and processing) and the reproduction of sheep and cattle is strongly desired.

Educational Opportunities: -

Skills Desired: Qualifications A minimum of three years’ experience raising livestock (cattle, sheep, poultry or swine) for meat and fiber in rotational grazing systems. A bachelor’s degree or higher in agroecology, agronomy, animal and veterinary science, horticulture, sustainable agriculture and food systems, or an equivalent degree (Preferred) Experience with poultry production (and processing) and the reproduction of sheep and cattle is strongly desired.

Meals: no

Stipend: this position is hourly and benefited

Housing: Housing option to be provided for additional cost

Preferred method of Contact: email