Valley Roots – Farm Manager

Last Updated On: noviembre 10th, 2023 at 10:22AM MST

Contact information

Farm Address:
7180 Valley Pike
Middletown, Virginia, 22645

Primary Contact: Tyler H Wakeman
Primary Phone:
    Type: Cell
    Number: 5406862038
    Email: Valleyrootsfarm@gmail.com

Website: https://www.valleyrootsfarm.com

Internship information

General Farm Description: Valley Roots Farm is a chemical-free regenerative farm, focused on living soils and healthy ecosystems. They pride themselves on growing the highest quality produce and raising the happiest chickens, hogs, and cows. Improving the land is always on their mind, as they rotate all animals and produce throughout the year. All livestock is raised on pasture and fed all-natural NON-GMO feed. All animals are antibiotic and hormone free.

CRAFT Member Farm? No

Internship Starts: 01/01/2024
Internship Ends: 12/31/2025
Number of Internship Available: 1
Application Deadline: Asap.
Minimum Length of Stay: 1 year.

Internship Details:

Farm Manager/Partner

Here is a chance to take the next step in your growing career. Run your OWN market garden with little start up costs or bank loan burden. Growing season has begun!

Over an acre of permanent raised beds with well for irrigation. 25 cu yards of mushroom compost to spread. Heated nursery, two – 24×96′ double poly high tunnels with electric and water hydrant, cold storage/pack shed, dry equipment shed for your gear, 732 BCS w/ tiller and precision depth roller, five 40’x100′ tarps (varying conditions), overhead xcel wobblers with header hoses for irrigation, drip tape avail, 100+ 72/128 cell seed trays, Seeds!, paperpot transplanter, 40+ paperpot trays, 3 open paperpot chain boxes (CP303, LP303-10, LP303-15), Paperpot Quick Drop Seeder, jang seeder, earthway seeder, 3′, 7′, 15′ wide landscape fabric with holes for crops, greens harvester, wash station, harvest totes. Plants already in ground, and sat/sun winter markets already down – could make income quick.

Room to expand.

Educational Opportunities: Run your own market garden, sell at year round markets.

Skills Desired: Come with a business plan or planting calendar or sales forecast.

Meals: What you grow. Discounted pork, beef, venison, and chicken raised on site.

Stipend: 20% of sales. Paid monthly.

Housing: RV electric hook up is available at additional fee. Free water.

Preferred method of Contact: Cell/Text