Work & Learn at the Farm
Join Our Herd
We’d love to have you join our team at Prairie Fruits Farm!
We’re proud to be certified Animal Welfare Approved, and our cheeses have earned national awards. We offer competitive pay, a respectful workplace, and a team that works hard while keeping things friendly and fun.
We accept applications year-round. If you’d like to learn more about current openings, please email your resume to office@prairiefruitsfarm.com​
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Current openings:
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​We currently do not have any openings at this time​​​​
Internships at Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery
Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery offers hands-on internships for students in agriculture, animal science, veterinary medicine, sustainable food systems, and related fields. If you want to understand how a working goat dairy actually operates — from herd management and cheesemaking to creamery operations and farm-to-table hospitality — this is a place to do it.
We're five minutes from UIUC's College of ACES and College of Veterinary Medicine, and we've built our internship program around real learning outcomes, not busywork. Interns work alongside our herd manager, cheesemakers, and farm staff, with structured check-ins, mentorship, and a formal evaluation process.
Program details:
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12 weeks, aligned with spring and fall university semesters
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Unpaid
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Open to students at UIUC and partner institutions
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Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
To apply or learn more, contact Sarah Miller at volunteer@prairiefruitsfarm.com.
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2026 Kidding Season Internship is CLOSED till 2027.
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Learn more about internship positions below.