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Starting this January, Scaling Up will bring together a group of 6-18 farmers with about 4 -7 years of experience who are seeking to grow their operations and plan for long-term viability.  Participants convene for a series of two-day sessions hosted at the Copake Agricultural Center in Copake, NY, in which they will refine business and production […]

This is an incredible opportunity, greenhorns.  Apply! MOFGA's Farmer-in-Residence (F.I.R.) Program offers aspiring farmers committed to organic agriculture and public outreach the opportunity to live and farm at MOFGA's Common Ground Education Center in Unity, Maine. Farmers-in-Residence participate in MOFGA's Journeyperson Program, which gives new and aspiring organic farmers access to the land, resources, and support they […]

Though the tomatoes and melons of this season are still in full force and the fall bounty is yet to come, it is time to daydream about 2014. The UVM Farmer Training Program is now accepting applications until October 31 for early admission to the 2014 cohort! (After that admission will be rolling until spots and the waitlist […]

Allegheny Mountain School is seeking seven to nine inspiring individuals to participate in the fourth cohort of our 18 month fully-funded fellowship program.   Applications are available on our website,www.alleghenymountainschool.org.  The deadline to submit your application is December 15, 2013.  Interviews begin January, 2014. Allegheny Mountain School (AMS) was founded in 2011 as a not-for-profit experiential fellowship […]

Terrific offerings and a guide to choosing which courses are best for you. With the growing season at its peak, it's hard to believe that the "down" season is just a couple months away. Use that slow season wisely to continue your farming education with a selection of 12 online courses. Registration is open now […]

If you've been reading our blog all summer and dreaming of getting  your hands in the soil, consider applying to MOFGA's apprenticeship program. NOW is a great time to apprentice on a farm in Maine. Many of the farms participating in MOFGA’s Apprenticeship Program are looking for fun, hard-working and energetic crew members for the […]

Waihuena Farm, North Shore Oahu July Internship/Immersion & Live-on Farm Positions ALOHA!   With 17 new acres to expand into we are looking for great teammates.  Waihuena Farm currently operates a small 20 share per week organically grown (non-certified) Community Supported Agriculture Program, hosts permaculture & wellness related events and has long-term as well as vacation […]

Job Opening - Tomato Packing Crew Position in Austin, TX Johnson's Backyard Garden is an organic CSA farm located in Austin, TX.  We grow over 30 different types of vegetables year round on 190 acres and sell them through our CSA, at all the Austin farmers markets and to local restaurants and grocery stores in […]

via the Quivera Coalition. Quivira Coalition – Land & Water Program Opportunity Summer Watershed Restoration Intern: Download the PDF for full job descrption & application. The Quivira Coalition seeks a 2013 summer intern who is passionate about land health to assist with a variety of tasks linked to our Comanche Creek Watershed Restoration project. The intern will work under […]

http://www.dairygrazingapprenticeship.org/welcome Earn while you learn! The Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship is the first legally recognized, fully accredited apprenticeship for farming in the United States. Mission The Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship of GrassWorks, Inc., is dedicated to providing a guided pathway to independent dairy farm ownership, developing grazing careers, and strengthening the economic and environmental well-being of rural […]

 JOB VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT  Resident Apprentice for Dubuque Land & Cattle   Dubuque Land and Cattle (DLC) works in partnership with Pheasants Forever (PF) and is an award winning 3rd generation family farm/ranch exceeding 1,700 acres located near Dorrance, Kansas. Overview:  Full time resident apprentice is focused on learning specific needs of DLC in regards to […]

Farm in the Beautiful Mountains of North Carolina! We have a position open for farm work for trade of room and board.  We have a small farm 30 minutes outside of Asheville and we raise sheep for lamb and wool (40 head flock), have a small flock of Heritage poultry and fowl and grow small-scale […]

Ridge to Reef Farm is seeking reliable, hardworking, and dedicated individuals who are passionate about growing food to join our 2013 farm crew on the island of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. About Ridge to Reef Farm: Ridge to Reef Farm, located in the Northwest corner of St. Croix called the Rainforest, supplies a 100-member CSA […]

Biodynamic, Horse Powered Vegetable CSA  in New York's Hudson Valley Seeking Apprentice for 2013 Season April through November. Serving 90 on farm CSA members vegetables along with 40 Winter CSA Members. Cultivating 5 acres of vegetables, herbs, and flowers of 90 acre farm, with 25 acres in pasture, 10 in wetland, and 50 forested acres.  […]

Burnett Farm is seeking one more intern for the 2013 season. We are a NOFA NY certified organic mountain farm.  Our season is short and intense. The variety of floral and fauna here in the Catskills is adapted to a pure, fierce and strong habitat. The farm is located through a saddle that collects and […]

Greetings from the Terrible High Desert! We have a unique opportunity to work on 3 farms located within 5 miles of each other near Abiquiu New Mexico in the Lower Chama River Valley.  We live and farm in a strange and fascinating cultural and historical area.  Drive across the highway to an unexcavated Tewa pueblo abandoned […]

Located in Norwell, Massachusetts, Norwell Farms is a community-supported farm that strives to bring our community together through nutritious seasonal produce, engaging volunteer opportunities, and local outreach. This season, we will actively crop 5 of our 7.5 acres, with the remainder of the acreage in soil-building cover crops.  We focus on growing high quality heirloom […]

Every year the apprenticeship program of the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) serves up to 200 potential farmers, with or without previous farming experience. MOFGA pairs these future growers with experienced organic farmers who are willing to share their knowledge and skills. Typically an apprentice works on a farm in exchange for room, […]

Rural Resources is seeking an AmeriCorps Garden Assistant for a productive and educational vegetable garden. The AmeriCorps Garden Assistant will help the farmer with management of a half-acre production plot and assist with farm education programs for local youth.  The position runs from May 1st to August 31st, 2013. Skill Requirements Must be comfortable with […]

Long Arm Farm is a small family farm in southwest Wisconsin. We have 14 acres in Perennial fruit, nuts, mushrooms, bees, pastured hogs, goats (cheese!), various harebrained schemes and we are putting a neighbors 4.5 acre field into annual veggies this year. We are starting a csa and delivering to Milwaukee, thats where our people […]

in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. Cranberry Creek is looking for a Cheese Intern to join us through December, this 2013 season. This is an opportunity for the right person to learn the world of value-added goat dairy processing! Join us during an exciting time of development for this growing family farm. Learn cheese processes; […]

An internship at SoleFood Street Farms is for individuals with a serious interest in gaining the skills necessary to grow food for market or those who are interested in exploring farming as a career. The program provides each participant with the opportunity to spend a season working on an urban farming operation. Most of the […]

An apprentice opportunity in Brooklyn, NY. Through a season on the Youth Farm, you will become intimately familiar with the tasks, challenges, and rewards of growing many varieties of vegetables and flowers appropriate to our region and diverse NYC community. Through this 20-hour per week commitment, you will gain a sense for the physical, mental […]

Sudbury, MA. We are seeking reliable, hardworking, and dedicated individuals motivated by a strong interest in sustainable agriculture to join our 2013 apprentice team. As an ambitious and innovative farm operation that has grown over seven years to include a four-season CSA and year-round farm store, Siena Farms offers a unique learning environment. Apprentices will […]

We are looking for a Farm Intern to assist our Base Camp's Farm Manager and Educator in caring for our high altitude vegetable garden and a flock of hens, while offering daily educational activities for our ‘trekkers’ ages 10 to 18. The Farm Intern should have experience or willingness to learn about organic gardening and […]

Committed to a career in organic agriculture? Interested in what 'farm-school' would be like? The deadline for the Atlantic Canadian Organic Regional Network's (ACORN) Grow A Farmer Apprenticeship Program has been extended to Friday March 15th at 5pm. Spend a full season working with an amazing team of organic growers and access free workshops, farm tours, conferences and more! […]

Wanted:  New Stewards on the Northern Plains 2013 Farm Apprentice Position, Vilicus Farms, Havre, MT Vilicus Farms is a first generation, organic, dryland crop farm located in northern Hill County, Montana.  Established in 2009, Vilicus Farms grows a diverse array of heirloom and specialty grains, pulse, oilseed and broadleaf crops on approximately 1,800 acres.  Integral […]

Dietz Produce farm is looking for an intern or two for 2013, any time between March and September. We are a small farm, with a diverse range of vegetables and small fruits in production on about two acres. We also have a small flock of about 100 free range laying hens, a few pet goats, […]

Apprenticeship Position:   In 2013 we will offer one full-season field internship.  The intern is looked upon as a Farmer-in-Training and is part of the entire farming process; from detail-oriented greenhouse work to planting, hand-weeding, insect control, harvesting, chasing woodchucks, washing produce, preparing and staffing farmer’s markets. Our goal is to train you by season’s in all […]

Hawthorne Valley Farm is a modern, diversified, Biodynamic farm in upstate New York. Our farm spans 400 acres of woodlands and rolling hills, open fields and meadows, and flowing creeks and streams. We lease an additional 300 acres in the area. At the heart of the farm is the closed herd of 60 cows which, […]

Full and By Farm 2013 Internships General Description: Full and By is a small diversified farm producing vegetables, meat, eggs, dairy and maple syrup for our 70+ local CSA members. Horses provide much of the draft power for field work. Although not certified, our growing practices typically exceed organic standards, and we subscribe to the […]

Burnett Farm is seeking two interns for the 2013 season. We are a NOFA NY certified organic farm. We are a mountain farm. Our season is short and intense. The variety of floral and fauna here in the Catskills is adapted to a pure, fierce and strong habitat. The farm is located through a saddle […]

Canadian greenhorns, the deadline is Friday!  Here's the scoop: The March 1st deadline is fast approaching folks! Committed to a career in organic agriculture? Interested in what 'farm-school' would be like? Apply now to the Atlantic Canadian Organic Regional Network's (ACORN) Grow A Farmer Apprenticeship Program and spend a full season working with an amazing team […]

Weir River Farm seeks market garden apprentices for 2013.  Weir River Farm, located in Hingham, Massachusetts, is a property of the Trustees of Reservations. The farm sustainably raises livestock and vegetables and provides educational opportunities for adults and youth. The 4.5 acre market distributes organically-grown produce through a community-supported-agriculture program, a local farmer’s market, restaurants and […]

in vegetable seed growing  and grass based dairying. We are a 492 acre certified organic and Demeter certified Biodynamic farm in Scottsbluff Nebraska located in western Nebraska, on the North Platte river along the Oregon Trail.. We do intensive horticultural production on 5 acres with a focus on vegetable seed production integrated into a CSA/Market […]

Sand Creek Farm and Dairy is a 170 acre farm located in Cameron, Texas. We provide raw milk, raw milk cheese, yogurt, kefir, organically (non-certified) grown vegetables, grass fed beef, pastured pork, pastured chicken eggs, pastured broilers and various other products to over two hundred families.  This year we are added three aquaponic greenhouses for […]

Brook Farm invites you to apply for one of the following positions: Full Season Farm Apprentice Full Season Farm Intern Summer Season Farm Intern A B O U T  B R O O K  F A R M Brook Farm is a 20-acre sustainable farm located 2 ½  miles west of New Paltz at the […]

Agriculture Supported Communities Internship Positions At the Rodale Institute We are now accepting applications for Internship Positions in our Agriculture Supported Communities (ASC) Program for the 2013 growing season.  The ASC Program is a modified farm share program offering affordable payment plans to make fresh, local, organic produce accessible to just about anyone in the […]

Pachamama Organic Farm in Boulder, Colorado is now accepting applications for seasonal employees and interns. Pachamama is seeking to hire full-time employees and interns to participate in all areas of the farm during the 2013 season, including seeding, planting, weeding, watering, harvesting and marketing vegetables, and various other farm projects. Both positions require living on […]

Farm Apprentices are either full time or part time and either full-season or partial-season. The position requires fun-loving, strong-backed individuals who love to work and who are eager to gain farming experience and skills. Previous farming experience is not required, but we do ask for an eagerness to learn and be a part of a […]