Grit (Digital)

Grit (Digital)

1 Issue, November - December 2016

FARM APPRENTICESHIPS: Find the Perfect Mentor

Sometimes it’s best to dip your toe into the water first before jumping. A farm apprenticeship can teach you valuable skills before taking on a farm of your own.
FARM APPRENTICESHIPS: Find the Perfect Mentor
I should have known I had the “farming bug” when I was more excited to hear back about apprenticing with a local sheep farmer than I was for a first date. I didn’t have a car, so I biked the seven miles of hilly western Massachusetts roads to the farm with my heart in my mouth. I desperately wanted to learn more about sheep. I was willing to do anything, and I was pleasantly surprised when the shepherd offered to pay me for my time. The thought of payment hadn’t even occurred to me. Since that day, I have apprenticed on three organic farms and worked on several more. Each experience has taught me something new about farming, from pest control to dealing with on-farm injuries. I met other apprentices along…
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