Old Road Farm is starting the search for a farm manager/crew leader position for the 2025 season. We are a VOF certified organic vegetable operation in Granville VT, growing on about 5 acres with eight greenhouses. We run a crew of about 3-5 people throughout the season. This role would help with day-to-day harvest and crop maintenance, work closely with farm owners to set weekly objectives, and lead the crew to ensure critical tasks are accomplished in an efficient manner when farm owners are called to other needs on the farm. Farm experience is required and some leadership experience strongly preferred. Pay starts at $20/hour with full time work available mid April through October and part time hours available during March, November, and December. There is the potential for on farm housing in a new private studio apartment starting this October for the right person. On farm housing would not be included in base compensation and is not required for this position. This could be a great position for someone with strong experience who is looking to take the next step in their farming career. Good people skills and a positive attitude are a requirement. We got our start working on other farms and have built up Old Road Farm through our own sweat equity over the past 9 years, so a workplace where everyone feels respected and valued while working towards common goals as efficiently as possible is important to us. For more information please contact [email protected].

https://www.oldroadfarmvt.com
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^{Tags: vegetable ferments; sauerkrauts; kimchi; fermented hot sauces; kvass and wild-fermented fruit sodas.} 

Hello farmers!

Making a living growing and selling organic vegetables is a fulfilling and rewarding life work. However, it is hard work full of challenges, and there are many other farmers competing for customers, so the profit margin is narrow.

It is a well-established fact that value-added products made using vegetables, milk, meat, grains, etc... produced on the farm can significantly boost farmers' income. However, because of the long hours of hard work required to grow organic vegetables, farmers rarely have the time or energy to develop such additional enterprises on their farm.

My name is Jerome, I am a former organic vegetable grower, a passionate fermenter, cook, baker, small business owner and I have a great deal of experience creating, marketing and selling a variety of fermented vegetables, sauerkrauts, kimchi, hot sauces, vegetable kvass, dried or preserved shiitake and oyster mushrooms as well as artisan sourdough bread at farmers markets.  

It would be my pleasure to help you develop and sell value-added products created from your farm's offerings.

In addition, I can help you transform low value items, i.e.; imperfect “ugly” vegetables and fruits, damaged herbs, fruit pomace, etc.. into valuable value-added products such as beautiful vegetable ferments, tasty pestos and salsas, artisan vinegars, wild fermented sodas, fruit kvass, and more. 
Also, why not transform wild-foraged herbs, fruits and mushrooms into high value goods, such as dried culinary and medicinal herbs, fragrant teas, and preserved or dried mushrooms , etc..?

My goal is to help you set up and run a sustainable and successful value-added business based on your farm's production and the resources of the surrounding land. 
I would be willing to train (and hire) a team dedicated to the creation (and sales) of value-added products from  your farm.
I can organize and manage marketing and sales as needed. I have experience contacting health food stores, chefs, food co-ops, and doing food demonstrations at farmers markets. I am passionate about this work.

What I need: access to a certified kitchen, either on the farm or nearby (community kitchen, commercial kitchen, etc.), a walk-in cooler to store fermented products, a work area, a starting budget (to be determined) keeping in mind that I will quickly generate my own budget based on a percentage of my sales. And of course, a temporary (or long-term) place to live with food provided while I set-up, organize and launch the business.

Does additional income sound appealing? Do you need help to make it happen? Please don’t hesitate to call me, help is only a call away.  

I can also come to your farm strictly as a consultant to help you evaluate the local markets and available financial resources (grants, low-interest loans, etc..) and determine what potential value-added business could be realistically developed that would fit best with your farm production, location, and resources.

I look forward to discussing in person details, logistics, and brainstorm potential business ideas with you.

Sincerely,  Jerome 

Join Kim and Chuck Goodling at VT Grand View Farm in South Washington, VT
Saturday, September 21 at 9:30am for a workshop focusing on utilizing llamas as livestock guardians and the impact of fiber flocks on our land, community, and fiber shed. 

If you’ve ever had questions about guard llamas or small sheep farms, here’s your chance to ask questions. You will meet our guard llamas Alaska and Epic and visit with our flock of Gotland sheep. You will also learn about the diversity of Gotland wool. 

Pre-registration required. Visit link below for details and to register. 

https://www.grandviewfarmvt.com/portfolio/guard-llamas-small-fiber-floc…

I am a 27 year old woman, born and raised in Vermont. I check this often but wanted to throw this out there.

I am looking for a job that is closer to home, that is in support of my community and in alignment with my values. I am currently living in East Hardwick and would like something within 30 minutes of my home as I currently travel an hour for work right now. I have a year of experience as a facilities administrative assistant, I am immensely comfortable with majority of the Microsoft computer applications as well as google. I also am comfortable with inventory management, purchasing and receiving & have done a little bit of billing, though mostly inventory mgmt.

I love being outside, gardening, eating locally and supporting my local community & businesses. I spend my free time sewing clothes and punch needling rugs for my online business. I have some experience with animal and child care & teaching.

I am ideally looking for an administrative / office management job with a farm or local business or something that will allow me to be more engaged in my community. I have previous personal work in social media marketing, have worked in a few coffee shops and restaurants so something related to marketing or food would also be of interest.

Happy to send a resume and any other info to whomever may have something open or a lead to an opportunity. Thank you 🤍

Chelsey Rich
[email protected]