Grace Boerema

• Planted shrubs, trees, and seasonal flowers according to landscape plans and site requirements.
• Mowed lawns, edged borders, and trimmed hedges to maintain clean, uniform property appearance.
• Operated lawnmowers, trimmers, blowers, and other landscaping equipment safely.
• Hauled mulch, soil, stone, and debris to support planting, grading, and cleanup tasks.
• Assisted with hardscape and landscape installations, including sod, edging, and decorative ground cover.
• Used trimmers and chainsaws for grounds maintenance, brush clearing, and tree removal and thinning.
• Constructed hardscape elements like patios, walkways, retaining walls, outdoor kitchens, fire pits, water features for enhanced functionality of outdoor spaces.
• Trained new team members on best practices in landscaping techniques ensuring consistent quality across all projects.
• Utilized power tools and landscaping machines to maintain outdoor areas.
• Snow removal. Shoveling, plowing and salting. Many hours of skid steer operation.

• Harvested produce by hand, following crop-specific maturity standards and quality guidelines.
• Sorted picked crops in field, removing damaged items and maintaining product consistency.
• Packed harvested produce into containers, crates, or bins for transport and storage.
• Loaded full containers onto trailers and delivery equipment for farm operations.
• Assisted team members with row cleanup, vine lifting, and field preparation tasks.

Milking the cows, herd handling and herd observation.

Cleaning and sanitation of various sorts of equipment and tools.

Start up and shut down process of the pipeline, holding tank and cooling of the milk.

Operating equipment while harvesting crop from the fields.

• Trained horses in groundwork, riding cues, and behavior correction for consistent performance.
• Assessed temperament and movement to tailor handling and training approaches.
• Fence repair and installation.
• Moving cow calf pairs from one grazing land to the next horse back.
• Doctoring sick or lame cows horseback.
• Guiding horseback rides to ranch guests. Ensuring safety and comfort of each individual and their specific needs.
• Monitored horse health, appetite, and behavior, reporting concerns promptly.
• Packing horses into the mountains for days. Ensuring proper fitting of harness, saddle and equal load distribution.

• Assisted with daily livestock moves using temporary fencing and grazing plans.
• Collected eggs, sorted produce, and maintained clean environment.
• Monitored animal water, feed, and observed herd health and behavior.
• Helped build and repair fences, pens, and other farm infrastructure.
• Learned rotational grazing, soil care, and regenerative production practices from Joel and Daniel Salatin.
• Worked under guidance of one of the worlds finest farmers to learn trade best practices and techniques.
• Observed experienced professionals in action, gaining valuable insights into best practices within the field.
• Fostered positive work culture by actively participating in team-building activities.
• Streamlined apprentice training process, enabling new apprentices to become productive more quickly.
• Taught extreme leadership and top communication skills.
• Safety operating large equipment during the making of hay, forestry and every days tasks on the farm.
• Proefficient in driving truck and trailer. Hauling livestock, heavy loads of hay on tight mountainous roads.