Goat Dairy Shepardess Opp

Last Updated On: May 7th, 2026 at 07:38PM MST

Contact information

Farm Address:
Charlottesville Va
Charlottesville, Virginia, 22902

Primary Contact: Chris Bloom
Primary Phone:
    Type: Cell
    Number: '-
    Email: Farmersjoy@protonmail.com

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Internship information

General Farm Description: Organic Goat Dairy, no horns, small heard milked by machine. We walk the Goats on miles of farm roads. We also join them landscaping with weed wakers, chain saws. Berry, veggie production. Permaculture nuts, veggies & berries. We go all year.

CRAFT Member Farm? No

Internship Starts: Now
Internship Ends: Till it’s not fun
Number of Internship Available: 6-Mar
Application Deadline: None
Minimum Length of Stay: Till it’s not fun

Internship Details:

This is an Opportunity to learn on an established, equipped farm in a striking setting with diverse grow projects. We  care for goats, layer ducks, meat rabbits, pigs  and their livestock protection dog and maintain equipment.
working now on building repair, putting up  hoop houses  Also winter prep like cutting  firewood. There are also water habitats and aquatic plants to build out

We ask for your full  participation/ attention  not a good place to disappear. We put a lot of time into introducing  you to our operation. This is probably not your first farm.

Kidding  March ‘26. This marks the  milking 6 does.  We milk by machine and follow w chèvre, feta making or bottle milk for herdshare members. The kids are fun but take time away from many plant preparations.
Permaculture requires  weeding, mulching,  amending and irrigating. Pruning all winter. .
Field Veggies are cultivated mechanically w electric converted Allis  Chamlers G. Not a lot of hoeing if we catch up !

Educational Opportunities: Beyond the book n web ideas. Ideas are only good when implemented, given daily care, processed into a saleable product. Selling is not fast or easy.

Skills Desired: Gotta Love it. A lot of walking, kitchen work, stay on farm. Only Verizon ph carrier is efficient here

Meals: Yes. We all cook and learn to cook here. It’s a long way from field to fork. Slow Food. Fast clean up. No Maid. Leave no trace.

Stipend: Stipend/ profit share as your efforts bear fruit. You will shadow us for a week or more. It’s a lot to take in, different areas. Nature has her rules. We are not control freaks but she is. Constant observation and experimentation. Spinning straw into Gold does not happen upon arrival. Each crop or livestock has windows of time that need to be cared for. We need to be ready for these. There is a lot of multi tasking Clear communication means everything. Farm diversity is good but requires keen attention.

Housing: Yes, with help, better quarters.

Preferred method of Contact: Email