[I have no connection to the Putney School, and am posting this notice
as a favor. Please respond to the address or phone numbers listed
below, and not by return email.]
The Putney School is looking for a farm manager and educator to
operate its mixed livestock and dairy farm, to start July 1. Putney
is a progressive coeducational independent boarding school for grades
9-12, founded in 1935 in rural Vermont, with a strong traditional
college preparatory curriculum, a broad commitment to the arts, and
deep roots in rural life. The ideal candidate will have academic
credentials to teach or team teach a class; will work well with
students and with other faculty and staff to implement the schools
experiential program that is based on the farm and its attendant
enterprises; will integrate well with boarding school life; will
administer the farm budget and program; will be experienced in forage
production, pasture management, livestock husbandry and machinery and
plant maintenance. Salary will be commensurate with experience.
Housing and meals are provided, two weeks paid vacation, health and
retirement benefits. Please send an initial letter of inquiry and a
resume and ask for our document detailing the position and the school
at greater length to:
Lisa Chase
Farm Search
The Putney School
Elm Lea Farm
Putney, VT 05346
fax 802.387.2305
tel 802.387.5566
Applications close April 15.
--Ronald Florence ------- end of forwarded message -------