Head Over Fields is a small, certified organic mixed vegetable farm located in the foothills of Mount Philo in Charlotte, Vermont. We are entering our 3rd growing season, cultivating 3+ acres of vegetables, herbs and flowers with plans to expand.  We have a robust roadside farm stand on busy Rt. 7 to showcase our produce alongside other Vermont-made provisions.  Additionally, we attend the Shelburne Farmers Market on Saturdays and distribute wholesale to local restaurants. 

We are looking for 1-2 people to assist in the day-to-day operations of our Farm Stand and round out our retail crew for the duration of the season. We have shifts available on Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays from 11:30AM to 6:30PM. Our farm stand will be open until the week of Thanksgiving. 

This person will report to the Owner/Farm Manager.  The ideal candidate would have the following experience and skills:

• Knowledge of and commitment to Vermont agriculture and artisanal Vermont products
• Familiarity with seasonal produce
• Excellent customer service
• Merchandising, including creation of signage, building displays and marketing materials 
• Retail, including use of a Point of Sale (POS) system (such as Square, Shopify, Clover, Toast or similar software) 
• Stocking and inventory management
• Ability to multitask
• Detail-oriented
• Independent-worker with the maturity and drive to identify and solve challenges
• Organized and the ability to maintain clean workspaces

 

Responsibilities include:

• Opening and closing the retail farmstand
• Setting up displays
• Working the cash register and managing a seamless customer check out experience
• Accepting deliveries
• Weekly meeting with the Owner/Farm Manager
• Post-harvest processing, such as bagging greens, cleaning onions or garlic, filling pints/quarts
• Restocking the floor and refrigeration units
• Ensuring produce for sale is of the highest quality and is visibly appealing
• Managing spoils
• Maintaining an accurate weekly timesheet

 

Compensation:

$15+/hour  DOE

 

Benefits & Perks:

Access to fresh produce.  Work in a beautiful location with views of Lake Champlain and the Adirondack Mountains. 2 minutes to Mount Philo State Park and 10 minutes to the Town Beach.  Employee discount at farm stand.

 

To apply, email resume, cover letter and 2 references to [email protected]

 

Head Over Fields is a small, certified organic mixed vegetable farm located in the foothills of Mount Philo in Charlotte, Vermont. We are entering our 3rd growing season, cultivating 3+ acres of vegetables, herbs and flowers with plans to expand.  In 2022, we added two 30x96’ high tunnels, a 30x50’ propagation greenhouse and a 65 hp tractor to our team! We have a robust roadside farm stand on busy Rt. 7 to showcase our produce alongside other Vermont-made provisions.  Additionally, we have a summer & fall CSA program, attend the Shelburne Farmers Market on Saturdays and distribute wholesale to local restaurants. 

 

We are looking for 1-2 individuals to join our field crew and assist in the day-to-day operations associated with vegetable production in the fields. Our season runs through Nov. 2023. Part-time and full-time work available. The field crew will report directly to the Owner/Farm Manager.  Ideal applicants will have the following experience and skills:

 

• 1-3+ years experience in vegetable production alongside genuine interest in a career in agriculture
• Strong physical and mental work ethic, self-awareness and sense of pace
• Creative problem-solving skills
• Capacity to work in all weather conditions
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.
• Valid Driver’s License
• Ability and willingness to collaborate and work well with others 
• Detail-oriented
• Organized with ability to maintain clean workspaces
• Experience/interest in farm operations with diversified markets and outlets; specific interest in retail farm stand operations is a plus
• Independent-worker with the maturity and drive to identify and solve challenges 
• Desire to join a small, fast-growing team and farm business with lots of opportunity to grow with it!
• Experience operating tractors or willingness/desire to learn

 

Responsibilities include:

• Assist in all aspects of vegetable, herb and flower production, from seed to sale (propagation, transplanting, weeding/hoeing, pest management, harvesting, wash/pack, post-harvest handling, distribution, etc.)
• Weekly meeting with Farm Manager
• Adherence to farm safety protocols demonstrating care for the land, tools and equipment
• Record keeping: maintain accurate harvest logs, personal timesheets, etc.
• Desire to work efficiently, openly communicate, ask questions and maintain a positive attitude
• CSA support (packing CSA boxes, staffing weekly pick-up, deliveries, etc.)
• Wholesale deliveries
• Farm Stand support as needed
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Compensation:

$14-$15+/hour DOE

 

Benefits & Perks:

Access to fresh produce.  Work in a beautiful location with views of Lake Champlain and the Adirondack Mountains. 2 minutes to Mount Philo State Park and 10 minutes to the Town Beach.  Employee discount at farm stand. Field space available for personal projects.

 

To apply, email resume, cover letter and 2-4 references to [email protected]

 

Thursday, August 31, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm.  North Hollow Farm Store, 1831 Vermont Route 100, Rochester VT. $25 per person plus fees and taxes.  Pre-registration required at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/697492186907?aff=oddtdtcreator  The Vermont Ripsower is a key tool in a holistic program led by Vermont farmers to rapidly increase rooting depth, grow deep topsoil, and soak in every raindrop.  Workshop led by Abe Collins, CEO, Land Care Cooperative.  Join community focused land stewards equipping ourselves to grow deep-topsoil watersheds, practice maximum infiltration farming, recharge and purify groundwater, reduce flooding and drought, and plant billions of flowers to care for our pollinator neighbors. Sponsored by The Land Care Cooperative, North Hollow Farm, White River NRCD, Vermont Grass Farmers Association, Rural Vermont, Vermont Healthy Soils Coalition, and the Land and Leadership Initiative. Scholarships are available.  Contact Abe at [email protected]

 

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Bennington Community Market 

Job Description- General Manager

We’re hiring an upbeat, financially focused General Manager to run the Bennington Community Market, a non-profit community grocery with a mission to increase local food access in downtown Bennington, VT. Our ideal candidate has a strong management background, understands the grocery/produce/cafe business, and likes working with people. The General Manager is a critical role at the market, overseeing all staff positions, all ordering, maintaining communication with an active board of directors, and determining how to arrange resources for maximum productivity. 

Compensation 

$1000/week 

As we move out of the startup phase, this position will be instrumental in researching and implementing our benefit package and vacation/time off policies.

The role will be split three ways:

1) administrative: fine tuning and carrying out the business plan, overseeing financials, working with the Board of Directors. 

 

2) management: hiring, training & overseeing staff, working with the board on job descriptions and benefits for staff.

 

3) hands on support across the market during business hours.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES 

 

• Managing the market business plan and budget in collaboration with the Board of Directors.

 

• Creating and maintaining relationships with the town, health department, and other bureaucracies to ensure legal compliance in all store activities.

 

• Running the market: hiring staff, stocking the store, coordinating volunteer work days, working with contractors on renovation projects.

 

• Maintaining relationships with farm partners and distributors and processing invoices promptly and accurately.

 

• Supervising retail employees in all of their shift duties, and/or delegating supervisory support in their own absence.

 

• Maintaining personnel details including timekeeping, performance documentation, and emergency contact information for all retail employees.

 

• Conducting performance reviews for all employees on an annual basis and delivering constructive performance feedback on a rolling basis.

 

• Placing and adjusting orders in accordance with the needs of the store and its customer base to achieve sales goals and reduce inventory shrink.

 

• Setting standards of sanitation, site and equipment maintenance, and proper use of facilities; ensuring that all retail staff are aware of and adhere to state and federal regulations regarding personal and tool hygiene, sanitation, cross-contamination, and safe food handling.

 

RESULTS

 

• Running a financially sustainable store that supplies local food to the community and pays a living wage to employees.

 

• Fostering a communicative, equitable, and fun work environment.

 

• Inspiring excellence in both the individual and group.

 

REQUIREMENTS 

 

• Successful record of food business management.

 

• Experience with financial administration, payroll, and benefits.

 

• Drive to research and implement systems to increase team efficiency. 

 

• Community minded and fundamental belief in using business to grow our local food system.

 

• Being a good, active listener.

 

• Have excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.

 

• A love for building/managing teams using a strengths-based approach.

 

• Highly organized.

 

• Quick, efficient, multi-tasking and highly attentive to detail.

 

• Ability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed.

 

To apply: 

Please send a 1) cover letter, 2) resume, and 3) the contact information for 3 professional references to,  [email protected]

                                  

 

Quill Hill Farm in Poultney is looking for some farm help starting ASAP until early to mid November. Full time and part time positions available. Duties include harvesting peppers, cleaning and bagging garlic, weeding, basic farm upkeep, shipping orders, garlic planting, mulching, farm clean-up, and making garlic powder. M-F 8:30-4:30 pm weather permitting, flexibility in schedule available. Looking for folks who have some farm experience but if you don't- it's ok as long as you enjoy being outdoors, doing physical labor, and are able to complete tasks quickly. Plus if you enjoy talking about philosophy and can offer some good conversations to the group. References are a must. Please only reliable folks. Our farm is certified organic, located in a beautiful and peaceful setting, and 10 minutes away from Poultney town. Pay starts at $17. Please contact Adam at 518-796-3747 or e-mail [email protected]

Hello, I'm Micah!

    I am a mid-20's male seeking a "work for housing exchange" starting in the spring of 2024, ideally on a produce, floral, or tree farm. I am currently working as an animal caregiver at a farm animal rescue here in Vermont, so I have some basic barn maintenance skills that I can contribute - though full transparency, an environment where animals will be raised for slaughter will not be a good match for either of us. I am also actively pursuing my second college degree in environmental science, with will be beneficial in assisting with crop production and land stewardship. 

   As far as housing goes I am open to most situations, however what I would be most hoping for is the ability to eventually build my own off-grid cabin on wheels on site. A small dog will also be living with me, he is a three year old 25 lb terrier mix, who is very good with both unfamiliar adults, children, and dogs.

If this sounds like something you would be interested in discussing further, please email me at [email protected] 

Sunrise Farm in White River Junction is Hiring We are looking to hire a full-time person to join our farm crew, starting now and running through the end of our CSA season in late October. The work is Monday through Friday, 7:30am-4pm, and focused on harvesting vegetables, greenhouse seeding, field planting, weeding, and working the on-site CSA pick-ups. Pay starts at $15/hour. If you or someone you know is interested in working with us, please find more details on our website (www.sunrisefarmvt.com/job-openings) and send us an email at [email protected].