The Food Bank operates its Cultivating for Community regenerative and education farm initiative on the Food Bank Farm in Hadley. We seek to contract a Vegetable Farm Apprentice for the 2024 growing season (March 18 – November 15) to work full-time alongside our field crew, farm manager and volunteers. This 8-month paid apprenticeship is an intensive educational training program for individuals interested in farming full time and who are ready to increase their farming knowledge to prepare for a career growing vegetables. Apprentices will gain a solid foundation in the skills necessary to manage a small-scale commercial vegetable operation using minimal-till methods.
The Food Bank is an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity and is committed to an inclusive environment for all its contracted workers, employees, and volunteers. Emerging Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) farmers are encouraged to apply.
The starting pay for this position is $17.50/hour with the possibility of a higher starting wage based on experience. See attached job description.
Cheers
Lee
https://www.foodbankwma.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Vegetable-Farm-Apprenticeship.pdf
Lee Gadway (He/Him)
Farm Manager
Cultivating for Community
Food Bank of Western Massachusetts
(413)406-3221