Apprenticeships

Polyface offers two 12-month apprenticeships per year.  An extremely intimate relationship, the apprenticeships offer young men the opportunity to live and work with the Salatin's.

We offer room and most board, plus a monthly stipend.  Anyone interested must come to the farm for a 2-4 day checkout.  Attitude is everything.  No previous experience required.

Contact Joel at 540-885-3590 or Daniel at 540-887-8194.

Polyface Real Farm Experience

Spend a summer with us and leave years ahead.

This is a shorter term learning opportunity for young men (we only have one sleeping accommodation) to experience Polyface
without the 12-month commitment.  Here are the requirements:

• Requires a 2-4 day checkout prior to acceptance.
• Required time is June 1-Sept. 30.  Longer is acceptable, but less is not.
• Work 5 days per week, off two, with a rotating weekend schedule (you work roughly every third weekend).
• Room provided and you can eat, within reason, from the Polyface larder  (no filet mignon lunches, please).  Accommodations include a
  full kitchen, bath, and bunk-style sleeping quarters.
• Quarters do not include phone or internet.
• Stipend of $100 per month for incidentals.
• Maximum number, 6.  First come, first served.  For checkout, contact us using the information in the contact section.

Contact Joel at 540-885-3590 or Daniel at 540-887-8194.

Summer 2007

Joe Murphy (WA), Brent DeSaye (AZ), Nathan "Nifty" Winneker (TX), Jacob VanDorn (AK)

Available check-out dates for Apprentices and Farm Experience folks is as follows: