32 Hour/week – CSA + Animals

Last Updated On: November 1st, 2023 at 01:56PM MST

Contact information

Farm Address:
E11540 State Road 136
Baraboo, Wisconsin, 53913

Primary Contact: Brad Wissmueller
Secondary Contact: Eleanor Johnson

Primary Phone:
    Type: Cell
    Number: 6082204853
    Email: littlesocietyfarm@gmail.com

Secondary Phone
    Type: Cell
    Number: 608-220-4853
    Email: bradwissmueller@gmail.com

    Email: bradwissmueller@gmail.com

Website: https://www.littlesocietyfarm.com

Internship information

General Farm Description: Small CSA with pigs, cattle, chickens (and maybe some sheep). We practice no-till "hand agriculture" with permanent beds. Use only organic methods, but not certified (going for certification next year).

CRAFT Member Farm? No

Internship Starts: April 9
Internship Ends: November 10
Number of Internship Available: 1
Application Deadline: March 1
Minimum Length of Stay: 10 weeks

Internship Details:

** Please apply on our website: LittleSocietyFarm.com **  Start and end dates and total hours all negotiable.

The ideal candidate would be someone who is interested in pursuing farming as a career and wants to see the full ins and outs from start to finish for a small CSA farm with animals. No experience necessary.

Requirements:

• Ability to lift 40 pounds

• Ability to partake in physically active farm tasks for 32 hours a week

• Positive, friendly attitude

• Respectful and kind to everyone. Full stop. Non-negotiable.

• Clear, proactive communicator

• Ability to do some things independently (with direction and support of course!) 

Desired Qualifications (but not necessary!):

• Love eating food and/or cooking

• Love being outside

• Like to laugh

• Play or enjoy music

• Enjoy pondering and discussing the mystery and beauty of existence

• Want to practice language learning with us (we are learning Spanish, French, and German)!

Benefits:

• Private guest bedroom with a queen bed (you will share a bathroom with one other person and any WWOOFers or other guests).

• All food for the summer (with the only exceptions being certain “luxury” items like booze or if we all go out to eat).

• A monthly or end of the year lump sum stipend (with legally designated room and board rates it equals a little more than minimum wage) — feel free to contact us for more info.

• An amazing fitness regimen of various farm tasks 🙂

• 30 week-long Q&A session — ask anything you want the whole season about farming! 

• Guided “classroom” style learning as requested (including off-season tasks that might not happen while you are here).

• Training on every aspect of how we run the farm. 

• Fully open books — we will sit down and show you everything about how our farm economics/business side of things “works” if you want, full transparency.

• Access to lots of farm (and non-farm) books from our rather robust library.

• Life-long mentorship.

• Flexible schedule as long as you are communicative and we know in advance (this includes time off from the farm for a week or more if you want).

• “Pick-your-focus” flexibility – will try to offer multiple options for what you do on the farm each day when possible (sometimes we have some “all-hands-on-deck” moments).

• Walking distance to  Devil’s Lake State Park (Wisconsin’s most popular state park) and other great natural areas. Ability to borrow our kayak, canoe, or bike too!

• 20 minute drive to Wisconsin Dells, home of many great unnatural areas, if that is more your thing! 

Educational Opportunities: In-field training on all aspects of the farm Classroom training as requested Will share every detail of the farm including all financials.

Skills Desired: Just a willingness and passion to learn and farm!

Meals: Yes (see above)

Stipend: Yes (see above)

Housing: Yes (see above)

Preferred method of Contact: Email