Apprenticeship Locations
Applications for November 2022 – June 2023 apprenticeships in California are now open! Check back in October to apply to Colorado and Montana sites for the March – November 2023 season.
Apprenticeship is a very personal form of education that relies on the energy you put in and the relationship you develop with your mentor. No two mentor sites are the same and no two apprenticeships on the same operation are identical one year to the next.
Please take the time to read through the site descriptions and choose a mentor site that will be a good fit for you! As you read through the descriptions, ask yourself:
- Where do you want to be?
- What skills are you hoping to learn?
- What type of operation do you want to be on?
- What type of learner are you?
- What type of mentor are you hoping for?
Remember…you will get out of an apprenticeship what you put in. So find an operation that you are ready to invest a lot of energy into before you apply!
Colorado

Rafter W Ranch
Grassfed, Direct-Market Beef, Lamb, and Chicken
Simla, Colorado
Applications CLOSED for 2022

Knott Land & Livestock
Holistic Cattle Grazing
Oak Creek, Colorado
Applications CLOSED for 2022

Trinchera Blanca Ranch
Grazing and Conservation
Fort Garland, Colorado
Applications CLOSED for 2022

Lightroot Community Farm
Holistic Dairy, Eggs, and Education
Boulder, Colorado
Applications CLOSED for 2022

Hay Creek Ranch
Holistic Cow/Calf Grazing and Education
Franktown, Colorado
Applications CLOSED for 2022

Western States Ranches
Holistic Cattle Grazing
Eckert, Colorado
Applications CLOSED for 2022
California
RICHARDS RANCH & RICHARDS GRASSFED BEEF
HOLISTIC SHEEP & CATTLE RANCHING
Oregon House, California
Applications are pending – check back soon!
New Mexico
Sol Ranch
Cow-calf/ Custom graze cattle operation
Wagon Mound, NM
Sol Ranch is taking a break from mentoring, check back next fall for the 2023 season!
Montana
Barney Creek Livestock
100% Grass-fed & Holistically managed cattle ranch
Paradise Valley, Montana
Applications CLOSED for 2022
Moe Ranch
Cow/Calf Cattle Ranch
Two Dot, Montana
Moe Ranch will not be accepting applications in 2021. Check back next year.

Veebaray Ranch
Cow/Calf Cattle Ranch
Sidney, MT
Applications CLOSED for 2022
Wyoming
2021 Apprenticeship Locations
Curious about where our apprenticeships are hosted? Click on the map below to learn about the mentors who are hosting apprentices in 2021.