I'm working to start a small-batch ice cream company and am looking to buy a used small vat dairy pasteurizer and/or chart recorder for sale that meets PMO standards. 

Similar to the 4-gal tabletop pasteurizer from MicroDiary, but I am open to any other makes and models that meet legal requirements.

Thank you for any leads you might be able to provide!

We are looking for a motivated, reliable, hard-working, and detail-oriented person to join our farm family! This position is primarily dedicated to creamery production and cheesemaking. We are looking for an experienced and driven individual, but are willing to train the right person. The ideal candidate is passionate about farming and our mission, committed to this place and the local agricultural community, and is a kind person who is excited to maintain a positive work space with our team. Candidate must be a good communicator, organized, and committed to producing high quality dairy products on a small Vermont farm. Aside from creamery production, this position has potential to grow into a management position to include management of creamery and crew, as well as sales and marketing.

Position description:

This position is 30-40 hours/week. Must be available a minimum of 4 days a week, Mon, Tues, Thurs, and Fri. More hours available on Wednesdays and weekends doing farmer’s markets, farm chores, and milking. Competitive pay and benefits. Potential housing in a 1 room cabin available for the right person, included in compensation. Commitment to working a minimum of 1 year with Sweet Rowen. 

Responsibilities:

• Understand and respect the mission of the farm
• Execute milk pasteurization and cheese production along with creamery team 
• Operate, clean, and maintain creamery equipment
• Oversee documents related to pasteurization and cheesemaking to remain in compliance with state and federal regulations
• Assist in cheese processing, packaging, and packing of wholesale orders
• Manage creamery related inventory 
• Maintain a clean and efficient creamery space 

Skills Needed:

• The capacity to focus, pay attention to detail, and effectively prioritize multiple tasks
• Be organized, timely, and reliable
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Responsive to feedback and committed to maintaining a positive workspace 
• Ability to lift and carry 60 lbs multiple times throughout the work day 
• Must have drivers license and reliable transportation

Other Helpful Experience:

• Food safety and sanitation
• Sales and marketing
• Grant writing
• Dairy farm and milking experience

To Apply:

Please send cover letter and resume to [email protected]

Are you Ready to join a highly motivated and successful farm team that grows healthy food for our community?

Ananda Gardens is hiring full time farm team members for this growing season!

The position starts mid-April and goes until mid-November. Duties include harvest, transplanting, washing, and packing. 

Our farm grows 2+ acres of vegetables for a 150 member CSA and restaurants/ caterers/ wholesale in the Montpelier area. We are passionate about growing amazing food in living soil using science and evidence based best practices. 

The right candidate will be able to learn quickly, follow procedures, and be able to hear and incorporate feedback. Building grit, cooperating with a team, and maintaining motivation working alone are crucial to succeed in this job. See our website www.anandagardens.com to learn more about the farm.

Pay is competitive, and you will eat very well all season long with a weekly share of produce and discounts on bread, mushrooms, and other add-ons. To apply for this position, you must be able to lift 50 lbs and be physically capable of working a full day moving and on your feet. We move fast and cover a lot of ground in a day:)

To apply please send a resume and 3 references to [email protected]

Assistant Lands Manager
at Retreat Farm

Reports to Lands Manager
Full-time, hourly

Retreat Farm, Ltd. seeks an Assistant Lands Manager with the experience, skills, and safe work habits necessary to ensure the preservation, maintenance, security, safety, accessibility, environmental integrity, and beautification of this expansive and vitally important community resource.

The Assistant Lands Manager will be an integral part of the Retreat Farm team and will assist in all aspects of our property maintenance and farm operations. Candidates should be skilled in the operation and maintenance of equipment, including mowers, tractors, skid steers, mini excavators, chainsaws, and string trimmers, with a minimum of 3 years of operating experience. This position also requires knowledge of all aspects of tree care, from planting to chainsaw felling, bucking, and pruning, with 1 to 3 years of experience. Familiarity with plant material and native and invasive forest species is also desirable.

Reporting
The Assistant Lands Manager reports to the Land Manager and works closely with the farm team. This position is from March through October and is an FLSA-exempt, full-time role at Retreat Farm.

Responsibilities

• Assist with interior roads and parking lot maintenance, including snow removal
• Emergency site management with the willingness and ability to respond quickly to any weather, security, property damage or loss, and safety challenges
• Assist with all grounds care as needed (mowing of Farmhouse Square in advance of an event, salting sidewalks in winter, brush cutting, installation and maintenance ofseasonal plantings, etc)
• Assist with maintenance of existing trails, meadows pathways, and new trail construction
• Assist with light carpentry on buildings, gates, fences, etc.
• Assist with landscape hardscape and irrigation installation, light masonry, and final grading
• Assist with equipment maintenance service -oil changes, small engine repair, cleaning and periodical maintenance
• Assist Event Manager for special needs where additional help is needed
• Provide backup support for other Retreat Farm personnel
• Take a lead role in team safety and training

Benefits
$19 to 22/hr plus benefits. Benefits include holidays and paid time off; employer contribution to health insurance, vision, and dental plans; employer matching up to 3% in SIMPLE IRA plan; discounts at the Retreat Farm Market and on Retreat Farm merchandise.

To Apply
Please include a resume and cover letter to [email protected] or apply directly on Indeed.

Retreat Farm is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We believe diverse teams make the strongest teams and encourage qualified people of all backgrounds, identities, ages, and abilities to apply.

ABOUT RETREAT FARM
Retreat Farm, Ltd. is a non-profit organization in Brattleboro, VT that connects people with the land and one another. We care for 500+ acres of forest, farm, and wetlands, 10+ miles of trails, and seven historic farm buildings with ties to the original Retreat Farm, founded in 1837. The farm and forest are open to the public 365 days per year at no cost to visitors.

Throughout its campus, Retreat Farm programs educational, recreation, arts, farming, and community gathering initiatives that collectively serve more than 90,000 visitors annually. Much of this work is done in partnership with local nonprofits, farms, food businesses, and educators, as well as a dedicated team of volunteers. Initiatives include outdoor concerts, educational farm tours, food truck roundups, art classes, story time for our youngest visitors, an animal program, and much more.

Hello All, 

Hoping to purchase the following: 

30" broad forks (looking for at least one, preferably two) 

3 Bay wash and pack sinks 

Good condition Silage Tarps (for covering annual veggie beds) 

Rubbermaid Stock Tank (100 gallon) 

Thanks so much! 

Marissa 

Full Moon Farm in Hinesburg is seeking an organic-food loving, people-person to help connect our members and customers to the farm they love! Spend half your time in the vegetable fields and half your time in the human field! This can be either a FT position, Tues - Sat, or a PT position ( if field work isn’t your gig,) May - Nov, with some possible PT work in March and April. The ideal manager should possess good people skills, an artistic eye, a love of math, (or at least the ability to do lots of it in a busy environment,) a familiarity with a variety of vegetables, good spatial awareness, a healthy and strong body constitution, (able to lift 50lbs over and over and over again,) strong social media skills, the ability to function in all kinds of weather, and an ability to think on one’s feet. Competitive pay. To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to Rachel at [email protected].

Wingate Farm is a woman-owned and led diversified farm operation in Hinsdale, NH (20 minutes from Brattleboro, VT). We grow a few acres of mixed vegetables and raise around 1,000 laying hens on pasture. Our highest priority is nurturing healthy animals, soils, and humans. We are a fun-loving, hard-working group of people dedicated to our land and community. 

We are a family farm with multiple generations residing and working on the property. We strive to ensure that Wingate remains a safe and nurturing space for everyone who lives and works here. 

We are hiring a part time helper for the 2024 growing season! This person will primarily help us with field work and harvesting of mixed vegetables for our weekly farmers market. Chicken chores and egg cleaning will be part of the work day as well. 

We are a small enterprise, so a successful candidate will be content and productive working alongside one of the farmers and by themselves. This part time helper will have the opportunity to learn the ins and outs of our operations, and is ideal for someone eager to learn about and excel in small scale vegetable production and pasture-based poultry management.  

Prior farm experience is required. 

Work days are Thursdays and Fridays 8-5pm, April-October, with the potential for more hours if desired. 

We may have private, semi-off grid housing (in a tiny house) on the farm available for the duration of your employment with us, if desired. 

Pay is competitive and commensurate with experience.

COMPANY DESCRIPTION 

Lareau Farm and Forest in Waitsfield, Vermont has one full time Organic Gardener position available for the 2024 garden season operating from May 13th until November 1st. Year round work may be available in other departments.

The 25 acre farm is located on the west side of the Mad River and is framed by State and Town Forest reserves. The farm is home to the original American Flatbread restaurant, a twelve room farmhouse inn, a wedding pavilion, a restored 19th c. dairy barn that hosts a series of summer art shows, a Community Garden, and the Mad River Valley Shares Victory Garden and farm stand.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The 1-1/2 acre market garden supports the food needs of the restaurant, inn, wedding pavilion, and special philanthropic projects. The garden is managed for nutrient-density and biodiversity. The work is both physically and mentally engaging and includes soil preparation, planting, weeding, harvesting, organic pest management, compost management, lawn mowing, fence building, animal care (pigs, chickens, and turkeys), wood stacking, light carpentry (optional), various small projects, and speaking about the gardens and farm with visitors and guests (the farm hosts several thousand guests each summer some of whom walk through the gardens). Farm work experience and/or academic training in the life sciences are desirable but not mandatory. The ideal candidate will be willing to work one shift a week with our events crew on Saturday evening, to equal four garden days and one event evening each week. 

COMPENSATION

Compensation includes a base rate of $18/hour with enhanced gratuity pay for event hours, six paid holidays per year, paid sick leave, and some meals. Primitive housing may be available. 

APPLY

To be considered for this position, please send a cover letter and resume to our Garden Manager, Brittany Atkins at [email protected] or American Flatbread at Lareau Farm and Forest 46 Lareau Rd. Waitsfield, Vt. 05673. For any additional questions, contact owner George Schenk by phone at 802-496-7814 or email Brittany. 

Carversville Farm Foundation

Position: Seasonal Vegetable Farmer

Reports to: Farm Director

Compensation: $17 per hour

Benefits: Housing available, PTO

Schedule: March 18 - November 27, 5 days per week, 40 - 50 hours per week

Carversville Farm Foundation (CFF) is a non-profit that runs a philanthropic, diversified, regenerative, certified organic farm. We grow produce, eggs and meat to the highest standards and donate 100% of our harvests to Philadelphia-area soup kitchens, year-round. Want to join a talented, committed crew in beautiful Bucks County, PA and improve your farming skills while raising chef-quality harvests to give away to communities in need! Join us!

About the position:

Our vegetable team raises top-quality organic produce from seed to harvest + seedlings for urban farms. We have +12 acres in production, + two high tunnels for year-round production + a new wash-and-pack facility + a log-grown shiitake operation. We use cultivating tractors, water wheel transplanters, root harvesters and other equipment that help maximize efficiency. Cover cropping, soil tests and a fertility program helps keep our soils healthy and balanced.

Requirements

• 1 year vegetable production experience preferred
• Demonstrate record keeping ability
• Proficient at harvesting, weeding and planting
• Ability to handle product from harvest to packaging while maintaining food safety (FSMA) standards

Responsibilities

Working with our team to execute daily tasks including:

• Greenhouse watering and seeding, transplanting, crop maintenance
• Pest and disease management
• Implement and maintain irrigation
• Harvest vegetables according to farm’s standards
• Contribute to a safe and orderly working environment
• Support record keeping

Skills

We are looking for people committed to our mission and procedures with these abilities:

• Work independently and on a team
• Dependable and organized
• Positive attitude and strong work ethic
• Readiness to work outside in all weather conditions
• Detail oriented and able to multitask
• Ability to lift 50 lbs
• Desire to learn
• Flexible in schedule and tasks

This job description covers key responsibilities but does not capture all job duties. We work as a team and there are times we need all hands on deck to accomplish a task. Flexibility is key to joining our dynamic team.

Carversville Farm Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants must have a valid driver’s license. 

To apply: 

Send a resume and cover letter with three references to [email protected]