Are you interested in gaining experience of working regeneratively with animals and creating unique, high-quality food? Do you want to work with nature and create symbiosis between animals, plants and soil? Perhaps you have recently learned about
regenerative farming practices and want to gain practical experience with how these are applied on a small-scale diverse farm? Then maybe it's you we are looking for!

About the position

As Intern/Student at Søagergård Regenerativt Jordbrug, you will be part of the farm's daily operations. Søagergård Regenerativt Jordbrug is a small-scale, diverse regenerative farm, with holistically grazed dairy cows with calves by their side, forest-raised pigs, holistically pastured egg layers, honeybees, fruit trees and berry bushes in a silvopasture, as well as a niche vegetable production. We process milk, meat, fruit, vegetables and honey on the farm for direct sales to customers.

A typical working day will include:

 Daily tasks:

• Feeding, moving and checking welfare of cows and hens
• Feeding and checking welfare of pigs
• Collecting and sorting of eggs
• Supporting plant production in 366m2 polytunnel incl. preparing beds, planting, nurturing and harvesting (spring-summer-early autumn)
• Supporting milking of cows (depending on skills and abilities)

Ad hoc tasks
(frequency varies depending on tasks):

• Regular cleaning of mobile henhouse
• Supporting moving and handling pigs
• Supporting maintenance of fences and irrigation systems
• Supporting the maintenance and harvest of silvopasture
• Supporting improving fields, forest and nature areas
• Supporting preparing of the animals' winter housing and paddocks
• Supporting new projects as they arise

As an Intern/Student, you are expected to support all tasks associated with running the farm to ensure you gain a well-rounded thorough understanding of what it requires to make a small-scale farm successful. You will be supported and guided throughout your time with us, by our Farm Manager and by Marianne and Andy (owners of
Søagergård). We expect that you, once trained and inducted into our ways of working, are able to carry out tasks independently, with minimum supervision.

We offer

• A full-time position with an average of 37 hours per week, though with expectation of fewer hours per week during early spring and late autumn, and more hours per week during summer
• Your own room with kitchenette as well as access to a shared bathroom and communal area (shared with the Farm Manager) on the farm
• High-quality produce from the farm to make your own breakfast, lunch and dinner (or prepared meals for dinner, depending on your preference)
• Up to two weekly communal dinners a week (optional, of course)
• The opportunity to get a thorough introduction to regenerative agriculture and multiple enterprises incl. dairy production, beef and pork production, egg production and vegetable and fruit production.
• You can expect 1-2 days off per week, depending on the farm schedule. You will also have a week holiday during your time with us.
• Potential to become a full-time employee for the right person
  

About you

You may wish to attend the Regenerative School, with start in February 2025, with Søagergård as\your host farm. However, you may be a student elsewhere (where salary is not required) or you may simply want to be an intern with us without association with a school.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has experience with and a good understanding of farm animals, and wants to work on the animals' terms
• Can perform the same or similar tasks day after day over longer periods
• Is hard-working and detail-oriented, with a positive attitude and a good dose of humility
• Is flexible and able to adapt, as well as keep a cool head under pressure
• Is ready to go outside their comfort zone and is not defeated by adversity
  Speaks English as our working language on the farm is English
• Is interested in joining our team for the right reasons – it's about you fitting in at Søagergård Regenerativt Jordbrug, not just why you're interested in regenerative agriculture
• You wish to be a student/intern with us for the season of 2025, starting in early spring for a minimum of 6 months, yet possibly longer
  

If you are ready to become part of a unique and profitable regenerative farm, with a bright
future, then please send us your application and tell us why you are the right person to join us.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Contact
information

If you are interested, send your CV and a cover letter. In your cover letter, please give examples of how you have shown the skills and abilities mentioned above in other situations. Please send your application to Marianne@soeagergaard.com, no later than Thursday 7 November 2024.

You can read more about us at www.soeagergaard.com