Conservation 101 is a one-day training designed to explore how conservation practices function on working Vermont farms, and why they matter beyond the farm gate.
This session will provide a high-level overview of watershed planning, grazing systems, floodplain management, and working lands stewardship. Participants will gain a clearer understanding of how these practices improve soil health, protect water quality, reduce flood risk, and strengthen farm resilience.
Stone's Throw Farmstead grows diversified organic vegetables and cut flowers on a 3/4 acre in Vermont's Green Mountains in the sweet little town on Shrewsbury. We serve our community through the Rutland & Ludlow Farmers Market, our seasonal farmstand, a flower CSA program, the VFFC Farmacy Program and other wholesale accounts. While we focus on quick, high-profit greens and roots, we also grow cut flowers and a variety of other fun vegetables. We value producing high quality, nutritious, and inspiring food for our community in ways that leave this land better than we found it.
We are proud to be a tractor-free, human-powered, and human-body friendly farm. We celebrate the skills, care, and grit it takes to grow good food and our successes along the way.
While we are still a young farm (2026 will be our fourth growing season), we are eager to build up from our team and expand our productivity this year. We work closely with each other and strive to have fun while we learn and grow (professionally, personally, and something delicious).
This season we're hiring one to two folks with prior farm experience to work at least 30 hours per week. Additional part time positions are also available for 16-24 hours per week. Both positions would feature a regular schedule of dynamic work including field work, harvesting, processing, and greenhouse work for both veggies and flowers.
Please visit our website for greater detail on the work available. If you have a particular interest or skill set, please let us know when applying. We're happy to shape a position thats a good fit for your interests, skillset, and schedule. Folks with prior farming experience are strongly preferred, but all interested applicants are encouraged to apply.
Generally, the positions start in May and finish at the end of October. Some earlier and later work opportunities may be available.
What we offer:
A respectful, supportive, & fun work environment
$16-20/hour depending on experience
Paid lunch break and mid-morning break
All the veggies you can smell and flowers you can eat
Once a month lunch prepared by us (and we're not half bad cooks!)
$50 gear stipend
Birthday treats (and random treats all season long)
Farmstand Discount
Flexible, accommodating schedule
Opportunities for personal learning & professional growth
Working here, you'll gain experience in the field, farmers market, greenhouse, and wash/pack room. Each week, you'll enjoy a regular schedule of dynamic responsibilities depending on the day of the week. Plug transplants into freshly prepared soil, trellis the tomatoes, or harvest baskets and baskets of fresh veggies and flowers for our weekend farmers markets. We strive to create a welcoming and joyful workplace for folks to enjoy farming and growing food for their community. All interested applicants are encouraged to apply even if you don't meet the outlined qualifications on the website.
Looking forward to working with you this season!
Cheers!
Jess and Connor
Vermont Mountain Elderberry is for sale! We have been in business for 15 years, but are ready to move onto other ventures. This is a family owned business, based from Fletcher. Our elderberry syrup is on the shelves in over a dozen stores including all Healthy Living and City Market locations. We have an active website with steady sales. This business has been a great side business for our family. It's a profitable business, which could augment your other income. There is a lot of potential for growth. I have been the main operator of the business, but don't have the time to grow it, as my construction business takes most of my time. I would love to see this business continue on in your capable hands. Contact me to discuss if interested. I would be happy to explain the business, go over the books and see if we can strike a deal.
Hello! We are researchers at the University of Vermont studying the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in agriculture. We are looking for farmers and growers to share their perspectives and experiences with technology through a short survey. You do not need to have any experience with AI tools to participate. The survey should take about 10-15 minutes to complete, and participants will receive $25 for their time. If you are interested in participating, please use the link below to access the survey. Thank you for supporting this research! Please contact Liza Greene at [email protected] or Kate Mays at [email protected] with any questions.
Join fellow farmers, NOFA-VT, and the Vermont Foodbank for this free webinar to learn more about accepting SNAP/3SquaresVT at farm stores and farmstands.
Part of the Farmer as Retailer series, this conversation brings farmers together to “talk shop” about farm retail systems and the value of making fresh, local food accessible to our diverse communities.
We’ll cover an introduction to SNAP/3SquaresVT and hear from farmers about the benefits of becoming SNAP-authorized, along with the basic steps required to accept this form of payment.
Old Friends Farm (Amherst, MA) is excited to be hiring for multiple positions:
Factotum Position: 5d/wk (M-F) Mid-March through end of November. This position involves vegetable harvest (1-2d/wk), being part of the irrigation team (the lifeblood!), and a miscellany of other tasks. PENDING OFFER
Salad/Irrigation/Factotum Position: 5d/wk (M-F) April through mid November. This position involves salad processing 2d/wk, being part of the irrigation team (the lifeblood!), and a miscellany of other field tasks.
Washhouse/Irrigation Position: 5d/wk (M-F). Mid-April through November. Vegetable washing and sorting, prepping orders, being part of Irrigation team, and a miscellany of other tasks including greenhouse work.
Seasonal Position: 3d/wk (M, W, F) May through September. This position has flexible start/end dates! General vegetable harvest and field work.
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Ideal candidates have developed farm-related skills and experience, excellent communication, experience working outdoors, attention to detail, and ability to learn and follow systems quickly and conscientiously.
If you are a wonderful person, have experience, and a strong interest in working at Old Friends Farm, please email your resume and cover letter. 2026 is looking like another great year at Old Friends Farm - Perhaps you will be part of it!?!
General Details for all positions:
Our farm thrives on a sustainable work model. If you love working hard in a high quality/ high production farm environment, being part of a dynamic and fun team, and also having time to enjoy your non-farm life, our farm may be a good fit for you. We want to cultivate 'farmers for life', and have no interest in having a farm that only can exist by having its employees give up their lives for its success. That isn't sustainable farming to us! All of our full time workers work 36-45 hour weeks and can rely on consistent work day hours starting and ending on time.
Pay is commensurable with applicant's experience and skill set. There are many farm perks, including delicious salads, veggies and flowers, as well as a fun and productive work experience! We do not offer housing for any position.
Interested applicants should be:
- self aware
- dedicated to local organic food systems and healthy ecologic balance
- have a minimum of two complete seasons of production farming experience
- energetic and enthusiastic
- able to work in all weather
- self-motivated to work independently and engaged when working with others
- communicative
- aware of quality-control while working quickly and efficiently
- trustworthy, reliable, & responsible
- fun to be around
Check out our website for more info, and to apply.
The Vermont Conservation Plan — also known as 30x30, Act 59, and Vermont’s Community Resilience and Biodiversity Protection Act — calls for a statewide conservation plan, developed by the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board (VHCB) in consultation with the Agency of Natural Resources, that solicits input from communities, landowners, and partners across Vermont.
Position summary:
Plowshare Farm is in search of a farmer with dairy, pasture care, and equipment experience, who is open to biodynamic principles, to join our farm crew and help carry our animal husbandry, dairy and meat production. Strong candidates will have experience in pasture care, grazing rotation, fencing, haying, maintenance of farm equipment, herd health oversight, and other aspects of animal husbandry.
We are specifically looking for someone whose primary task will be caring for the land and animals. (While growing into a role working with our community members with special needs is a possibility for the future, this is not our primary need.)
About Plowshare Farm:
Nestled in the woods of southern New Hampshire, Plowshare is a community of about 45 people who choose to live and work side by side, building an inclusive and sustainable community. Our farm and animals are an integral part of our community. With a small cattle herd including 2-3 milkers, sheep, layer chickens, meat birds, and usually a couple of pigs, we strive to care for our animals well while producing milk, eggs, and meat to sustain our community. (Our farm operation could grow to include other livestock if there is a need/use for it and a commitment to carry it forward.)
Plowshare is part of the worldwide Camphill movement, a movement of inclusive communities wherein people with and without developmental disabilities live and work side by side. As an Anthroposophically-based lifesharing community, we are innovators creating a model of social and ecological renewal.
Benefits:
Plowshare Farm seeks to meet living needs so that energy may be freed for vocations. Benefits of this position include:
To start a conversation, please email [email protected] or call (603) 547-2547.
For more information about our community, please visit www.plowsharefarm.org.
