Regenerative Farming Team Members
Søagergård Regenerative Farm – Smørum, near Copenhagen, Denmark
Have you been thinking about regenerative farming for a while — but never quite taken the leap or maybe you have already jumped head first but need direction?
Maybe you come from a completely different background. Maybe you care deeply about food, animals, nature, and climate, but don’t yet have hands-on experience. Maybe you’re looking for a place where you can learn properly, without pretending you already know everything. Maybe you already have some farming experience but want to learn more.
If that sounds like you, Søagergård could be the right place to start.
About Søagergård
Søagergård is a diverse regenerative farm working with animals, plants, and soils as one connected system. We partner with dairy cows with calves, forest-raised pigs, pastured egg layers, honeybees, fruits and
berries. We process much of what we produce and sell directly to customers.
Our work is rooted in innovation, observation, and long-term thinking — for the land, the animals, and our community.
About the role
This role is designed for someone who wants to transition into the future of farming and nutritious food production.
You do not need:
- A farming background
- Animal-handling experience
- Formal agricultural education
You do need:
- Curiosity and a lifelong learning mindset
- Reliability and long-term outlook
- Willingness to take responsibility
- Respect for animals and living systems
What you gain
This role is designed as an investment in your learning.
You will gain:
- A structured trial / internship period and hands-on training in regenerative animal and land management
- Real insight into how an innovative, working farm operates day to day
- Gradually increasing responsibility as your skills grow
- Mentorship and clear feedback from experienced farm managers
- Time and space to find out whether innovative regenerative farming genuinely suits you
- Flexibility. While the role is flexible, animals and crops still need daily care, and reliability matters
- For the right person: a pathway toward a long-term position and future managerial role. Future leadership depends on demonstrated responsibility — including success in managing an operation, supporting and leading others, and making sound decisions under pressure
- Depending on arrangement: accommodation on the
farm
This is not a course or a retreat. It is real work, with real learning in a real profit-making business.
What matters most is your motivation to learn and your willingness to engage seriously with the work.
Salary will reflect your skills and level of responsibility after trial period. Trial period may differ depending on your existing experience and skillset.
What you’ll learn and be involved in
During your trial and training period, you’ll be introduced to all aspects of the farm, at a pace that allows you to build confidence and competence.
This includes learning how to:
- Work calmly and respectfully with animals (cows,
pigs, hens) - Support daily routines such as feeding, moving animals, health checks, and milking
- Collect and handle eggs and farm products
- Work magic in the production kitchen, turning
milk into cheese and meat into charcuterie - Learn the basics of milking
- Understand the logic behind regenerative grazing
and animal rotation - Assist with vegetable production in our polytunnel (planning, planting, care, harvesting)
- Help maintain fences, water systems, and simple farm infrastructure
- Develop an eye for soil health, plant growth, and animal wellbeing
- Work as part of a small team and communicate
clearly
You will not be expected to know how to do these things on day one. Training is part of the role.
Trial period: how we work together
Everyone begins with a trial or internship period, focused on learning and mutual fit. From there, we can shape the role together.
The trial period is hands-on. It allows you to experience the work in your body and mind; and allows us to see how you learn, take responsibility, and respond to real farm conditions.
At the end of the trial, we decide together how to continue.
A longer-term path
For some people, this role becomes a skilled, long-term farming position.
For a smaller number, it can grow into:
- Ownership of systems and business units
- Supporting and leading others
- A future managerial role
Leadership is never automatic. It is based on demonstrated responsibility, judgment, and care.
Who this role is for
You might be right for this role if you:
- Feel drawn to new ways of farming, food systems and regenerative agriculture
- Are curious, observant, and willing to learn
- Don’t mind repetition and physical work, seeing the long-term goal of mastery
- Prefer meaningful, honest work over prestige and an ordinary life
- Are reliable and show up when things need doing. Animals depend on us. This is real work. Presence matters
- Can become resilient and work outdoors in all kinds of weather
- Speak English (our working language)
- Already have a right to live/work in Denmark. Candidates from the UK, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand will also be considered.
The reality of the work
Working on a regenerative farm is meaningful; and demanding.
The work involves:
- Daily responsibility for animals
- Physical tasks that repeat, regardless of weather
- Showing up consistently, even on ordinary or tiring days
There are moments of deep satisfaction, and many moments
that are simply about doing what needs to be done.
We offer training and support, but we expect presence, care, and accountability in return.
If you are mainly seeking a break, a retreat, or a romantic experience of farm life, this is likely not the right fit.
If you are drawn to learning real skills and carrying real responsibility over time, you may thrive here.
If you are seeking a placement as part of your farming education, then this role is not a fit.
Next steps
If you’re interested, we’d love to hear from you. Tell us a bit about who you are, where you’re coming from, and why this direction speaks to you.
When submitting your application, please include an answer to the below question.
Farming at Søagergård involves repeating, physical work and daily responsibility for animals, even on days that feel ordinary, tiring, or frustrating.
What do you imagine will be hardest for you in this role, and how do you think you would handle it?
Submit applications (CV, cover letter, question response) to: marianne @ soeagergaard.com
