Apprenticeship Locations
Applications for 2022 apprenticeships are now open!
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
San Juan Ranch
Organic Grass-fed Beef
Saguache, Colorado
Round River Resource Management
Cattle Grazing
Rush, Colorado
XK Bar Ranch
Grass Finishing
Crawford, Colorado
Rafter W Ranch
Grassfed, Direct-Market Beef, Lamb, and Chicken
Simla, Colorado
Knott Land & Livestock
Holistic Cattle Grazing
Oak Creek, Colorado
Trinchera Blanca Ranch
Grazing and Conservation
Fort Garland, Colorado
Lightroot Community Farm
Holistic Dairy, Eggs, and Education
Boulder, Colorado
Hay Creek Ranch
Holistic Cow/Calf Grazing and Education
Franktown, Colorado
Western States Ranches
Holistic Cattle Grazing
Eckert, Colorado
California
C&R Ranch
Grassfed/finished cattle ranching
Paskenta, California
Applications are now closed, check back in June 2022!
RICHARDS RANCH & RICHARDS GRASSFED BEEF
HOLISTIC SHEEP & CATTLE RANCHING
Oregon House, California
Applications are now closed, check back in June 2022!
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
Barthelmess Ranch
Grassfed Cattle
Malta, Montana
B Bar Ranch
Organic Cattle Operation
Big Timber, MT
Charter Ranch
Cattle Ranch
Shepard, Montana
Indreland Ranch
Holistically Managed Angus Cattle Ranch
Big Timber, MT
Land of Grass Ranch
Cow/Calf Cattle Ranch
Conrad, Montana
Milton Ranch
Cow/Calf Cattle Ranch
Roundup, Montana
Moe Ranch
Cow/Calf Cattle Ranch
Two Dot, Montana
Moe Ranch will not be accepting applications in 2021. Check back next year.
Sather Farm & Ranch
Farm and Ranch
Larslan, MT
Schultz Ranch
Cow/Calf
Grass Range, MT
Veebaray Ranch
Cow/Calf Cattle Ranch
Sidney, MT
Vilicus Farms
ORGANIC HEIRLOOM GRAINS AND PULSES
Havre, Montana
Wyoming
Boot Ranch
Cattle Ranch
Douglas, 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.