Granja Regenerativa de la Familia Deck

Última actualización el: 3 de agosto de 2026 a las 02:30 p. m. MST

Información sobre pasantías

Descripción general de la granja: STUDENT FARMER TRAINING PROGRAM Deck Family Farm | Junction City, Oregon | Willamette Valley Instagram & TikTok: @deckfamilyfarm Certified Organic (Oregon Tilth) | AGA Grass-Fed Certified | GAP Humane Handling | Salmon Safe ABOUT THE FARM Deck Family Farm is a 500-acre, certified organic, multigenerational family farm in Oregon's Willamette Valley. Since 2004, John and Christine Deck have built a working regenerative livestock operation grounded in traditional values, honest work, and the conviction that raising food well is one of the most important things a person can do. We are not a homestead experiment. We are a for-profit, medium-scale commercial farm running eight farmers markets, a full-diet CSA, and six livestock enterprises with 20-30 year-round employees. Our intern and apprentice program exists to train the next generation of farmers — seriously. We are currently seeking male applicants to balance an incoming cohort that is predominantly women. INTERNSHIP DESCRIPTION The Deck Family Farm intern and apprentice program trains the next generation of farmers through hands-on, real-world experience. We host 8-12 student farmers year-round in an immersive program that covers every aspect of running a successful farm operation. Days begin at 7 AM with an all-farm meeting. Work weeks are 5 days on / 2 days off, 8-10 hours per day. You will work alongside 20-30 experienced managers and employees across every area of the farm. A typical week might include: - Morning milking and Jersey dairy operations - Livestock care across six species - Assisted births — lambing, farrowing, calving - Farmers market sales and operations - Butter, yogurt, and artisan cheese making - Market garden: harvest, preservation, and CSA fulfillment - Farm business and financial management - Equipment operation, fencing, and infrastructure maintenance - Rotational and management-intensive grazing - Community meal preparation FARM ENTERPRISES Raw Milk Dairy: Milking an average of 16-18 Jersey cows year-round. The herd is held as a cooperative and owned by shareholders who pay for feed, care, and milking. Butter, cheese, and yogurt along with fresh milk are produced for shareholders. Heritage Galloway Beef: 100% grass-fed and finished, certified organic, AGA-certified. Management-intensive grazing has brought greater fertility to farm pastures. Rotating crops of grains, legumes, and grasses has extended the grazing season to 8-9 months of the year. Heritage Red Wattle Pork: Pasture-raised and hazelnut-finished. Sows farrow in a specialty barn for temperature regulation and close observation. Piglets are fed raw milk from the dairy during weaning and finished on hazelnuts. We produce our pigs birth to finish. Pastured Poultry: Certified organic heritage layers for eggs and roasters for meat. All chickens are on pasture during the day and housed in chicken trailers at night to prevent predation. Poultry is grazed behind and beside cattle to break parasite life cycles and build pasture fertility. Sheep: Our mixed-breed flock of Cheviot, Dorset, and Suffolk ewes ranges between 120-150. Lambs come in early spring. Much of our grazing for the sheep flock is on leased organic, off-site ground. Market Garden and CSA: Grazier's Garden provides vegetables for the Full Farm CSA (FFCSA), which supplies members with meat, milk, eggs, vegetables, fruit, nuts, grains, ferments, and more. Students participate in all aspects of farm sales including CSA, farmers markets, wholesale accounts, and financial analysis. THE HEARTH — HEARTHHOLDING AND HOME One of our most distinctive placements centers on the heart of farm life: the home itself. Hearthholding is a serious and honored role at Deck Family Farm. It encompasses meal preparation and kitchen management, household hospitality, canning and preserving, dairy and cheese making, gardening, and all the traditional homesteading skills that make a farming community truly function. This is not background work — it is the connective tissue of everything we do. We believe that keeping the home hearth alive and well is foundational to a thriving agricultural community. This placement is particularly well-suited to applicants who value domestic mastery and traditional homemaking as a genuine craft and vocation. COMPENSATION AND HOUSING Stipend: $10,000-$15,000 for a 12-18 month placement, paid monthly in advance. Housing and Meals: Fully included. Room and board, kitchen, bathroom, and laundry access provided. Evening meals are shared family-style with all community members rotating cooking and cleaning duties. All food is provided. Second Year: Apprenticeship positions begin at $20,000 after completion of first year. LIFE AT DECK FAMILY FARM We are a multigenerational, community-oriented farm and we live that out every day. Family members of all ages work alongside employees and interns. We share meals, celebrate the seasons, and welcome visitors nearly every day of the week. Our open-gate policy means the farm is alive with neighbors, customers, and friends. We prefer not to accommodate strict vegetarian or vegan diets. We believe animals are an essential and sacred part of a healthy food system — and we raise them accordingly. CAREER OUTCOMES Approximately 50% of Deck Family Farm graduates go on to careers in agriculture. Second and third-year students take on management positions with increasing responsibility. The skills built here — animal husbandry, dairy production, business management, community leadership — are the foundation for running your own operation or managing a large-scale farm. CONSERVATION LEGACY Over 20 years, the farm has placed over one mile of riparian corridor into the Creek Restoration and Enhancement Program (CREP), completed five USDA Environment Quality Incentive Program (EQUIP) projects for manure sequestration, and planted over 100,000 trees through the Forest Trust Program. SKILLS DESIRED No experience required. Must have: a strong work ethic, ability to work long physical days outdoors, willingness to follow direction, openness to working with people of diverse ages and backgrounds, and the ability to live in community and share community meals. Flexibility, humor, and a genuine interest in farming are essential. EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES Humane handling, rotational grazing, forage management, irrigation, fencing, milking, spreadsheets, marketing, birthing, community living, market gardening, breeding programs, basic medical treatments, farm equipment, plumbing, electric wire, visits to neighboring farms and events, yogurt, butter, sausage, lard, broth, and cheese making. APPLY AND LEARN MORE 25362 High Pass Rd, Junction City, OR 97448 Phone: 541-998-4697 Email: info@deckfamilyfarm.com Website: deckfamilyfarm.com/intern-program Instagram and TikTok: @deckfamilyfarm

¿Una granja miembro de CRAFT? No

Inicio de la pasantía: Se aceptan solicitudes durante todo el año
Fecha de finalización de la pasantía: 12 a 18 meses
Número de pasantías disponibles: 8-12. Se aceptan inscripciones durante todo el año; comuníquese con nosotros para conocer las vacantes disponibles.
Fecha límite para presentar solicitudes: Abrir
Duración mínima de la estancia: 12 a 18 meses. Programa de aprendizaje al que se puede postular tras completar el primer año

Detalles de la pasantía:

DESCRIPCIÓN DE LA PRÁCTICA

El programa de pasantías y aprendizaje de Deck Family Farm capacita a la próxima generación de agricultores a través de una experiencia práctica y real. Acogemos de 8 a 12 estudiantes agricultores durante todo el año en un programa inmersivo que abarca todos los aspectos necesarios para gestionar con éxito una explotación agrícola.

Los días comienzan a las 7 de la mañana con una reunión de todo el personal de la granja. La semana laboral es de 5 días de trabajo y 2 días libres, con jornadas de 8 a 10 horas al día. Trabajarás junto a 20 gerentes y empleados con amplia experiencia en todas las áreas de la granja.

Una semana típica podría incluir:
– Ordeño matutino y operaciones lecheras con vacas Jersey
– Cuidado de ganado de seis especies diferentes
– Parto asistido: parto de corderos, parto de cerdas y parto de terneros
– Ventas y operaciones en el mercado de agricultores
– Elaboración de mantequilla, yogur y queso artesanal
– Huerta: cosecha, conservación y cumplimiento de la CSA
– Administración empresarial y financiera de la granja
– Manejo de maquinaria, instalación de cercas y mantenimiento de infraestructura
– Pastoreo rotativo y de manejo intensivo
– Preparación de comidas comunitarias

Oportunidades educativas: Oportunidades educativas: manejo humanitario, pastoreo rotativo, manejo de forrajes, riego, instalación de cercas, ordeño, hojas de cálculo y finanzas, mercadotecnia, partos, vida en comunidad, horticultura comercial, programas de cría y tratamientos médicos básicos, equipo agrícola, plomería, instalación eléctrica, visitas a granjas vecinas y eventos, elaboración de yogur, mantequilla, salchichas, manteca, caldo y queso. Véase también: Puesto de pasantía en granja culinaria y mercadotecnia publicado en ATTRA.

Habilidades requeridas: Habilidades deseadas: No se requiere experiencia. Se exige: una sólida ética de trabajo, capacidad para trabajar muchas horas, capacidad para seguir instrucciones, disposición para desarrollar habilidades interpersonales y de comunicación, interés en trabajar con personas de diversas culturas y edades, vivir en comunidad y compartir las comidas comunitarias. Flexibilidad, capacidad de perdón y sentido del humor.

Comidas: Comidas: Se proporciona toda la comida; la cena es al estilo familiar, y todos los miembros de la comunidad se turnan para cocinar y limpiar.

Remuneración: Remuneración: entre 10 000 y 15 000 dólares por un período de 12 a 18 meses. Alojamiento y comida incluidos. Los puestos de aprendizaje del segundo año comienzan con un salario de 20 000 dólares tras completar el primer año.

Vivienda: Alojamiento: Se proporciona alojamiento y comida, con acceso a la cocina, al baño y a la lavandería en la casa principal.

Información de contacto

Dirección de la granja:
25362 High Pass Rd
Junction City, Oregón, 97448

Persona de contacto principal: Christine Deck
Teléfono principal:
Tipo: Célula
    Número: 541-953-3393
    Correo electrónico: deckfamilyfarm@gmail.com

Sitio web: https://www.deckfamilyfarm.com

Método de contacto preferido: correo electrónico o teléfono