Current Job Opportunities:
PIG AND SHEEP FARM CREW (Lagrangeville, NY)
Job Description:
We are hiring to grow our team working with our sheep and pigs. We currently have a flock of 80 brood ewes and are still growing the flock. We lamb two times per year and raise 4 breeds of sheep. We also raise Berkshire/Duroc pigs rotating on pasture and in woodands. Currently we raise staggered batches of 6 piglets year-round. The postion is 6 days per week, on average 30-40 hours per week.
Responsibilities include:
- setting up and taking down electric netting
- moving waterers
- basic health care including hoof maintenance on sheep
- feeding and watering sheep
- cleaning the feeding and handling equipment
- setting up lambing jugs (in season)
- maintaining records
- loading grain silos as needed (this entails emptying 1 ton of 50b feed bags into the top opening of an IBC tote)
- It is expected that this team member also helps with basic farm maintenance as time allows and as needs arise
The successful candidate will:
- have prior experience with sheep (prior experience with pigs is useful)
- be able to work in all extremes of weather
- have keen observational skills
- have experience raising animals on pasture and understanding forage values and needs of the animals
- prior experience with pastured pigs, while not essential, would be a significant plus
- have good communication skills (both verbal and written)
POULTRY TEAM MEMBER (LAGRANGEVILLE, NY LOCATION)
Job Description:
We are hiring for someone to work with our chickens and turkeys. We raise about 300 turkeys from March through Thanksgiving. We raise around 1000 chickens from March through early October. Generally the position is 6 days per week, on average 30-40 hours per week.
Responsibilities include:
- Feeding and watering all chickens and turkeys
- Moving the mobile poultry tractors daily
- Moving the associated electric fencing as needed for grazing practices
- Monitoring general bird health
- Monitoring poultry grazing pastures
- Cleaning brooders
- Caring for young chicks and poults
- Loading grain silos as needed; this entails emptying 1 tonn of 50lb feed bags into the top opening of an IBC tote
- Maintaining cleanliness of equipment
- Keeping all poultry equipment organized and creating and implementing some additional storage systems that are needed
- general farm chores are also expected for all farm staff
- November through February the poultry work becomes less and then there is a period where there are no poultry on the farm. During this time, this team member transitions to help with basic farm maintenance and helps with the needs of our sheep and pigs.
The successful candidate will:
- Have prior experience with poultry
- Have keen observational skills
- Very good attention to detail
Must be comfortable driving a side-by-side/gator/golf cart.
Please submit a cover letter and resume to contact@hennypennyfarm2015.com
FARM MARKET WORKER
We are looking for an enthusiastic, upbeat person to join our market team. This person will be in charge of our market booth or farm stand on Saturdays, either New Canaan, Ridgefield or Larchmont. There is an opportunity to run our Thursday Westport Farmers Market booth occasionally as well.
The ideal candidate is quick at absorbing information (learning a lot about our products and farm practices), is physically fit to set up & break down the market stand, and enjoys engaging with our customers while sharing their knowledge of our products.
There are opportunities to grow, both in responsibilities, days and hours, within this role as well. This job is ideally suited for someone that can pick up their market items at our farm in Ridgefield, CT on the way to their market destination.
Please submit a resume and cover letter
Volunteer opportunities
By contributing time and talent, our volunteers help the farm and our educational programs grow. We attract a diverse and truly interesting group of people, united by their passion to learn about and help our natural habitats and our food system.
Internship opportunities
Interns learn about our food system, horticulture, as well as animal husbandry of sheep, goats, chickens (egg and meat), rabbits and honeybees. Small scale growing of both vegetable and cutting flowers, land stewardship and habitat maintenance are pivotal to all of the work that is done at Henny Penny Farm.
