Seeking a couple (preferred) or 2 individuals with homestead, gardening, or farm experience/education to live and work on a family owned farmstead in Dale, TX. Sand Holler Farm is a 40 acre farmstead started in 2008 by a couple passionate about living a simple sustainable lifestyle. Wanting to provide a diverse array of foods and products, the farm is home to a small dairy goat herd, a fiber sheep flock, an ever growing number of poultry (chickens, ducks and guineas), an orchard, and a large organic vegetable garden. The garden provides produce for weekly farmers markets, local restaurants/catering facilities, and CSA members. The goats provide fresh milk for consumption and an on-site cheese cottage. Sand Holler Farm is vested in providing you the opportunity to gain skills and understanding that will improve your chances of success when you have your own farmstead. This is a very unique opportunity to be fully immersed in multiple aspects of a sustainable modern and innovative farmstead with learning and training opportunities in gardening technology and techniques, animal care and maintenance, farm equipment, commercial kitchen equipment, metalworking and blacksmithing. Our goal is to work together to make Sand Holler Farm as sustainable as possible, a pleasant place to live and work, an environmental asset, and an example for others. Required Experience: · Organic Gardening o Planting, Crop Rotation, Weed Identification, Harvesting, Insect and Pest Maintenance, etc Preferred experience in some or all of the following areas: · Animal care (sheep, goats, poultry, etc) o Husbandry, Milking, Health & Vaccination Maintenance, Feeding, Cleaning, and other basic upkeep to animals and their environments · Value Added Products and Activities o Cheese making, artisanal food & crafting, food preservation Required Skills: · Innovative approaches toward organic farming business and critical thinking skills · Strong work ethic and genuine interest in a homestead lifestyle · Ability to live and work full time at farmstead If interested, send experience and contact info to Aja Cameron at simplehomesteaders@gmail.com or 512-757-7191 (email preferred for initial contact).