Ontario

• Altmonte
• Plantagenet
• St. Thomas

Rock-n-Horse Farm, Arlee Sheets, 1267 Rae Rd, RR2, Almonte ON Canada, K0A 1A0, 613-256-6117, am.sheets@hotmail.com, www.rocknhorsefarm.ca. A mixed farm with maple syrup forest.

• Source of power: 6 horses.
• Horses are used for: hauling manure, cultivation, haying, logging. .
• Acreage: 230 total, 2 acres in garden, 20 acres in crops, 20 acres in pasture, 60 acres in hay, 100 acres in woodlot. .
• Other livestock: cows, pigs, ducks, geese.
• Skills offered in: basic understanding of mixed farming.
• Expectations of Apprentice: diligence, quitness, attentiveness.
• Work hours: 40-60 hours per week.
• Terms: room and board furnished; two apprentices at a time for 3-5 months, spring to fall.
• Stipend: yes, $100/week
• Accommodations: upper floor of shed with private shower and toilet.
• Meals: All you can eat farm meals.
• Apprentice must be: willing and honest.
• Visit first: yes.
• Trial Period: 2 weeks.
• Comments: Male of Female doesn't matter. Prefer age 20-25 years.

Mariposa Farm, Ian Walker, 6468 Highway 174, Plantagenet, ON Canada K0B 1L0, 613-673-5881, fax 613-673-1901, , www.mariposa-duck.on.ca. Mariposa farm is a bilingual (French-English) organic farm. We grow vegetables for our on-farm restaurant. We also raise cows, pigs, ducks, and geese for the Ottawa restaurant market. We have been working horses for five years.

• Source of power: 2 horses.
• Horses are used for: logging; discing and cultivating the gardens; general help around the farm.
• Acreage: 200; 99 in woodlot, 100 tillable—1 in garden, 40 in pasture, 60 in hay.
• Other livestock: cows, pigs, ducks, geese.
• Skills offered in: field work, organic vegetable production, driving, logging, riding, and carpentry.
• Work hours: 8-10/day, 6 days/wk.
• Terms: room and board furnished; one apprentice at a time for a minimum of one month, any time of year.
• Stipend: yes.
• Accommodations: second floor of pavilion with nice view of the farm; home cook meals.
• Apprentice must be: hard working, honest, reliable, non-smoking, happy to share farm chores.
• Visit first: if desired.
• Trial Period: 2 weeks.

• Source of power: 8 draft horses, mostly Suffolk, tractor.
• Horses are used for: all tillage, plowing, discing, cultivating, mowing, tedding and raking hay, cultivating vegetables, hauling vegetables with wagon.
• Draft Animal Experience: 31 years using draft horses.
• Acreage: 93; 5.5 in garden, 11 in woodlot.
• Other livestock: 75 laying hens, 3 composting pigs, and one family Jersey cow.
• Skills offered in: Teamster skills, CSA garden planning, planting and harvesting. Greenhouse production for transplants.
• Apprentice expectation: Apprentice will work in all aspects of farm operation.
• Work hours: 6:30-7:15 am, 8 am -noon, 1-6 pm, 6 days per week. (9-10 hours per day, 54-60 hours per week).
• Terms: room & board.
• Number of Apprentices accepted at one time: 4
• Stipend: yes, $2500 for first season, $5000 for 2nd.
• Accommodations: three-bedroom strawbale bunkhouse.
• Meals: Yes. All eat together family style.
• Apprentice must: want to farm and be keen to learn.
• Visit first: yes.
• Trial Period: yes