Work at the Farm
Consider joining the Farm’s team as a Farm or Agritourism Worker
Green Mountain Girls Farm is recruiting to augment our small team for the growing and/or tourism seasons. We seek folks who work to continually improve, think systemically, are keen to accept responsibility, learn, communicate and contribute to our multi-functional farm.
Please review our hiring description and apply by sending us your resume and cover letter if you think you would be a good match for our team.
Farm & Agritourism Workers
Green Mountain Girls Farm is recruiting to augment our small team for the growing and/or tourism seasons. We seek folks who work to continually improve, think systemically, are keen to accept responsibility, learn, communicate and contribute to our multi-functional farm.
Each growing & foliage season, we add 2-4 people to our team. We are always open to considering a seasoned farmer and/or food processor with a minimum of 3 years of solid farm work or kitchen experience, preferably more, to join our team as a full-time, year-round farmer. Other positions can be
for all or part of the growing or foliage season. The seasonal dates are flexible, could be a start as early as April, but we will also consider summer school vacation candidates and those available for the Fall only.
Our team includes folks focused on livestock management, crop & orchard production, food processing, agritourism, marketing and sales and overall infrastructure management. We are currently seeking people who could contribute to many aspects of our farm, with a definite focus on hiring people with annual and/or perennial crop experience (vegetable and/or fruit) or kitchen experience.
About our Farm
Green Mountain Girls Farm links interrelated enterprises to maximize our land, talents and built infrastructure.
We farm relationships and produce an intentional blend of value. Our complex bottom line insists upon financial profitability, delighted customers, engaged neighbors, well-functioning natural systems and thriving farmers. We rotationally graze sheep, pigs, turkeys, and chickens and grow vegetables and small fruits, for retail sale and to serve meals as part of our Climate Farmer Catering offers. We follow organic standards and are focused on biological health of our soils. We also offer people the opportunity to experience a bit of farm life through lodging or events in our Barn Guest House or paid farm experiences.
We are optimistic for the success of our small hill farm and the potential for geotourism to make a significant and positive impact here and more generally on Vermont’s working landscapes. We seek to match individual’s strengths, that is the ability to consistently provide near-perfect performance in a specific activity, with farm priorities. Therefore, we are interested to learn about you; the ways you most naturally think, feel and behave as well as how you have built on that to acquire knowledge and skills and contribute. We are also keen to learn about your aspirations to see whether our farm is a good match for your preferences and direction.
See and learn more about our farm in a short documentary prepared a few years ago by a UVM student:
About the Positions
Ultimately, we design custom role bundles for each team member. This demands an ongoing and rigorous process to identify and clarify roles which need to be filled for our success. We have intentionally avoided the temptation to pre-align these roles in a job description. Rather we recruit for the key talents and experience we require, and responsibilities will be solidified as we integrate successful candidates with our existing team. Currently we are hiring Farm Workers to work with our team to:
Transplant, Weed, Harvest, Haul, Mulch & fertilize in crop fields and orchards in all weather
Process vegetables and meats into value added products and meals
Conduct Fall Foliage tours and lunches – food prep, serving & cleaning
Set up and take down seasonal infrastructure and equipment
Requirements include:
Experience with organic crop growing, rotational grazing, food processing/preparation and/or tourism, cleaning and serving.
Ability to follow direction
Proven track record of quality work at a fast pace with a great deal of stamina
Poultry processing experience isn’t required, but is a plus as are mechanical and digital expertise.
We prefer full-time availability for seasonal roles but will consider part-time staff for specialized work.
All team members must have:
Physical stamina appropriate for the role sought;
Ability to work quickly, multi-task and be flexible on a daily basis;
Agility to adapt and surf the edge of chaos typical of start-up enterprises,
Success working well in a team atmosphere;
Patience with repetition and/or detailed work,
Propensity to clean up after yourself and keeping all spaces clean and tidy, and
The desire to explore the far reaches of what you are capable of, what is possible for this team, farm and the working landscape of Vermont.
Remuneration for hourly work:
Farmer’s Farm Share (Full share of farmer eggs, veggies and meat)
Regenerative Farmer Lunch from farm food available some days
Hourly wages, commensurate with experience, primarily $14-20/hr, but higher wages possible for experience and for seasoned full-time, year-round farm worker.
Support to develop and achieve a personal learning agenda in the context of farm goals.
How to Apply
To apply for work at Green Mountain Girls Farm, send us a resume and cover letter. We are interested in the following information:
Earliest date available and any limitations on end of season
Past work experience and/or leadership or management responsibilities
What exposure and responsibilities do you seek? How does this fit with your other life aspirations?
How you can best contribute to our farm
Tell us about your wiring. Share vignettes on conditions when you perform at your best, what are your best times of day and types of work? Which typically recharges you more flying solo with tasks or working with others? How much physical and mental challenge you seek? Do you tend more towards optimism or realism with time and tasks?
2-3 work references, including previous employer, whether farming related or not, and any farm or food production related work references.
Please collect the documents requested above (resume and cover letter) and email them to us separately to farmers@eatstayfarm.com
File types accepted are Word Doc (.doc or .docx), and PDF. Please keep files sizes a maximum of 5 mb each, up to 3 files.
We look forward to hearing from you!