Livestock Intern- Hogstead
Last Updated On: junio 11th, 2024 at 09:38AM MST
Contact information
Farm Address:13204 19th Ave NE
Marysville, Washington, 98271
Primary Contact: LUKE CONYAC
Primary Phone:
Type: Cell
Number: 4254430085
Email: HOGSTEAD.INFO@GMAIL.COM
Website: https://www.hogstead.net
Website: https://www.facebook.com/Hogstead/
Internship information
General Farm Description: Hogstead is a 16 acre pork, poultry, and vegetable operation located north of Seattle, Washington. The family farm direct markets products through farmer's markets, farm stand, and online sales. Hogstead focuses on sustainability through pasture based management of livestock and vegetable production that utilizes on-farm generated compost. Hogstead starts it 13th year in 2024, and it will be another great year to learn and work on our farm. https://www.facebook.com/Hogstead/CRAFT Member Farm? No
Internship Starts: 06/01/2024
Internship Ends: 10/31/2024
Number of Internship Available: 1
Application Deadline: 08/01/2024
Minimum Length of Stay: 30 days (preference given for full-season)
Internship Details:
Hogstead is seeking one prospective farmers to assist with livestock and general operations on the farm. A huge variety of skills are available to learn.
Livestock: Humanely caring for pastured-raised fowl, hogs, and beef. This includes learning general animal husbandry, animal nutrition, feeding, watering, housing/feeder/waterer construction & maintenance, deep bedding methods and manure composting, nutrient management, parasite control methods, breedstock selection, breeding, farrowing baby pigs, rotational grazing, forage/cover cropping, fencing, USDA and WSDA processing, on-farm slaughter and butchery.
Vegetables: Variety selection for regional climate, greenhouse growing and building, fertilization, soil building, planting, weed control methods, harvesting/washing/prep/packaging, nutrient management, cover cropping, compost utilization, vegetable rotation, tillage equipment selection and usage, tractor operation, irrigation and water use, beneficial planting for pollinators, and organic certification and auditing.
Direct Marketing: On and off farm sales, CSA, farm product group buys, farmer’s markets, restaurant sales, and online media. Online sales, packing orders, and maintaining inventory.
Other learning opportunities include legal aspects of farming and selling food, rules and regulations, cold storage, construction projects (structural and timber framing/concrete/etc), logging/firewood, food preservation, soap making, and an array of sustainable living concepts taking place at the farm.
Livestock on farm through the production season include approximately 30 breeding hogs, 150 butcher hogs, 350 laying hens, 400 meat chickens, 4 cattle, and 30 turkeys.
Prior livestock management experience is not mandatory for a new farmer, as the owner will provide guidance on all techniques. Owner has 15 years raising livestock in the Puget Sound region. Serious work ethic is required. Slaughter and butcher skill teaching available. Option to help with farmer’s markets is available.
Start date and end dates are flexible.
Educational Opportunities: Organic vegetable growing. Organic rules under NOP. Cover crops. Composting. Compost tea making. Soil building. Micro-climate based vegetable growing. Fruit tree and berry maintenance and growing. Livestock management. Slaughter and butchery. Meat processing. Farm business management. Food preservation. Mushroom growing. Sausage making.
Skills Desired: Work ethic. Commitment to small scale agriculture.
Meals: Food is available from the garden, and eggs/pork/beef/chicken from farm. Farm dinners prepared for the farmers once per week.
Stipend: Stipend available depending on hours worked and/or availability to operate farmer's market stand.
Housing: Campers available on farm. Outdoor kitchen with water, refrigerator, gas range and wood burning range. Outdoor shower and composting toilet.
Preferred method of Contact: email