Job description

About Us

We’re a small family with a big dream—transforming our 100-acre homestead into a resilient, regenerative, diversified farm. Committed to sustainable, organic, and permaculture practices, we’re looking for a dedicated and collaborative Farm Manager to help continue this transformation.

Our hill farm includes multiple ponds, including a trout pond, fruit and nut orchards, ~10 acres of pasture, hundreds of perennial plantings, and over 90 acres of hardwood forest and sugarbush. These natural features provide a wealth of agricultural and ecological opportunities we want to explore further.

The Opportunity

We’re seeking a passionate individual, couple, or family to partner with us in managing the farm and homestead. This role extends beyond traditional farm work to comprehensive homestead management, with a strong focus on self-sufficiency and regenerative agriculture. In addition to contributing your skills, you'll have the opportunity to share in this lifestyle.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily farm operations, including rotational grazing for our heritage cattle, care for poultry (laying hens), and potentially other livestock.
• Garden & orchard care: Maintain annual kitchen and production gardens, orchards, and a perennial food forest, ensuring healthy and productive systems.
• Regenerative land management: Implement no-till and permaculture practices, minimize pesticide use, and explore natural pest management techniques.
• Explore and support wildcrafting initiatives, including foraging for native herbs, mushrooms, and medicinal plants to enhance the farm’s self-sufficiency and value-added product offerings.
• Property maintenance: Maintain and minor repair of buildings, equipment, fencing, and infrastructure.
• Seasonal farm upkeep: Handle weatherproofing, plowing, shoveling, landscaping, trail maintenance, woodlot management, and long-term food storage systems.
• Collaboration: Work closely with our family to ensure farm operations align with our vision and long-term goals.
• Community & partnerships: Coordinate with vendors, partners, and suppliers as needed.

Ideal Candidate

• Experience in holistic, integrated farming and homesteading
• Knowledge of permaculture, regenerative agriculture, and no-till practices
• Skilled in animal husbandry, pasture management, and crop production
• Proficient in basic carpentry, equipment maintenance, and farm infrastructure repair
• Experience operating and maintaining farm equipment and tools
• Strong commitment to sustainability, resilience, and community engagement
• Physically capable of handling farm labor and seasonal demands
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills

Why This is a Great Opportunity

This role offers an exceptional opportunity for an experienced farm manager, dedicated couple, or family.

Located less than 10 minutes from the village of Woodstock, VT—rated by Condé Nast Traveler as "the most beautiful small town in America"—our farm is nestled in a family-friendly community with top-rated schools, cultural events, national parks, skiing, and countless nearby amenities.

As a core part of our farm, you’ll share in the bounty of our sustainably grown vegetables, fruits, pasture-raised meats, and eggs. We hope to collaborate with someone who is excited to grow with us—whether through existing farm operations or new ideas for farm enterprises or value-added products.

Commitment & Compensation

• Part-time, seasonal, or flexible arrangements available (to accommodate the seasonal nature of farming).
• Compensation options include: hourly pay, lease land opportunities, BYO housing, or on-site housing in exchange for work.
• Compensation will be customized based on experience and alignment with farm goals.

How to Apply

If you’re a skilled farmer, dedicated couple, or family looking to immerse yourself in sustainable, regenerative agriculture in South Woodstock, VT, we’d love to hear from you!

📩 To Apply:

Send a letter introducing yourself, your background, and why you're excited about this opportunity to [email protected] with the subject line: "APPLICATION: Homestead Farm Manager."

We look forward to welcoming a dedicated Farm Manager to grow with us and shape the future of our farm!

Thank you!

The Center for an Agricultural Economy (CAE) seeks an Enterprise Director to lead and support the enterprises of CAE and ensure alignment across operations. In 2024, CAE transported over $12.5 million dollars in local food from farm to market with Farm Connex, processed over 185,000 pounds of local produce through Just Cut, and supported 20 food businesses processing in our incubator kitchens at the Vermont Food Venture Center. This position will sustain and advance the regional agricultural economy by operationalizing strategic goals and optimizing resources to maximize program impact.

If you have financial acumen and budget management experience, 5 years of experience building and supervising teams, an aptitude for building metric and data systems, and are interested in joining a team to build food system resilience, we’d love to hear from you! 

40 hours/week in Hardwick VT | Salary range: $80,000 - $85,000, based on experience | Generous benefits | Details and how to apply at www.caevt.org/jobs

Application Deadline: March 3, 2025

About Us

Karmê Chöling is a Shambhala Buddhist meditation center located in Barnet, Vermont. Established in 1970, Karmê Chöling offers mindfulness programs in a welcoming community setting for both new and experienced practitioners in Buddhist meditation. Our 460-acre property includes trails, retreat cabins, an organic garden, and a main building that hosts up to 60 residents and participants

Overview of the Role

The Landscape Assistant ensures that Karmê Chöling’s outdoor spaces remain vibrant and welcoming. This role focuses on sustainable landscaping and organic gardening methods. Working closely with the garden team, the Landscape Assistant tends to the property’s perennial and annual flower beds, trees, shrubs and lawns. Responsibilities include: assisting in garden design, balancing native ecology with local esthetics, seeding, transplanting, irrigating, and weeding existing annual and perennial flower beds, pruning trees and bushes, assisting with composting, and other general garden duties. This is a seasonal, full-time position running from April through September.

Qualifications

• Experience with landscaping or horticulture

• Knowledge of organic and sustainable gardening practices

• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team

• Comfortable with physical labor and repetitive tasks

• Interest in meditation (working with one’s mind)

• Flexibility with seasonal demands, including occasional weekend work

   

Position starts April 1, 2025.

How to Apply:
 

To apply, please go to our website under “Job Opportunities” and select “Apply Now”: https://www.karmecholing.org/about/jobs-volunteer/job-opportunities

Burnt Rock Farm is hiring for the 2025 growing season!  

We are a year-round farm located in the mountains of Huntington, VT, situated 35 minutes from Burlington and Middlebury, and 45 minutes from Montpelier.  

We are a production-oriented farm at a community scale, growing 25 acres of organic vegetables.  We focus on fall storage crops, greenhouse tomatoes, sweet corn, and other summer field crops.  We are specialized enough to be heavily mechanized, but diverse enough to keep it interesting (and well fed).  Our operating goal is to grow a ton of food while being as easy as possible on our bodies.  

We primarily serve local retail and wholesale customers, with ~80-90% of our crops sold within an hour radius of our farm.  We also run a multi-farm CSA in the summer and our own Winter CSA in the cold months.  

To augment our returning staff, we are hiring a few farm crew members for the ~April/May-November time period.  There is the the potential for year-round work.  Our crew works 7-3:30 during the hotter summer months, shifting an hour later during the shoulder seasons.  Pay is competitive, and commensurate with experience.  Responsibilities will include "general vegetable farm tasks," and include assisting with greenhouse seeding, greenhouse tomato pruning/trellising, transplanting, hoeing, harvesting, wash/pack, general farm maintenance, and potentially deliveries.  Those with operating experience may have the opportunity to run some light and/or heavy equipment.  

Start date is flexible at the front end of the season.  Full time (35-40 hours/wk) preferred, though part-time work can be considered for the right person.  

Email justin@burntrockfarm with any questions.  

While we’re in the depths of winter, at Cedar Circle Farm & Education Center (in East Thetford) we’re already looking ahead to the 2025 growing season—and we need YOU to be a part of it!

If you’re passionate about food, flowers, farming, and community, we’ve got a place for you on our team. Whether you’re a seasoned pro or just starting out, we’re hiring for full-time, part-time, and seasonal roles across various departments: https://cedarcirclefarm.org/get-involved/employment

• Education Center: Summer Camp Director & Education Lead, Summer Camp Educators

• Annual & Perennial (A&P) Department - greenhouse and flowers: A&P Lead, A&P Full Season Team

• Kitchen: Kitchen Assistant, Signature Products Assistant, Prepared Foods Assistant, Vegetable Processor, Baking Assistant, Kitchen Helper, Dishwasher

• Farmstand & Café: Full Season Farmstand Crew, Summer Farmstand Crew

• Vegetable Production: Vegetable Production Lead, Summer Production Crew

• Multi-Department: Teen Farm Fellowship Lead (Veg/Edu), Farmer Field Rep (Veg/Farmstand)

• Development: Development Director

Curious to know what it’s really like to work at Cedar Circle? Don’t just take our word for it—hear from the incredible people who make Cedar Circle Farm & Education Center such a special place: https://cedarcirclefarm.org/blog/entry/join-our-farm-family-where-passi…

Questions? Send us an email at [email protected]!