Property Caretaker - Coventry, RI (rural)

Contact Name
Andrew McCaffery
Email
[email protected]
Details

We are seeking a reliable, hands‑on Property Caretaker for a privately owned rural property in Coventry, Rhode Island. This is a long‑term opportunity for someone who enjoys working outdoors, managing land thoughtfully, and taking pride in steady, independent work.

The role combines land and property stewardship with light maintenance and seasonal projects. Scope can flex based on experience and interest.

 

Responsibilities may include:

  • General land and grounds care (mowing, brush clearing, trail upkeep, seasonal cleanup)
  • Garden and light agricultural support (as relevant)
  • Basic property maintenance and oversight
  • Monitoring buildings, fencing, and equipment
  • Coordinating or assisting with occasional contractors
  • Being a thoughtful, on‑the‑ground presence for a quiet rural property

 

About you:

  • Comfortable working independently in a rural setting
  • Practical, dependable, and detail‑oriented
  • Experience with land stewardship, farming, landscaping, or property care strongly preferred
  • Respectful of privacy and clear communicator
  • Individual or couple both welcome

 

Logistics:

  • Flexible hours depending on scope
  • Long‑term orientation preferred
  • On‑site housing available for the right person/couple (2-bed, 1-bath guest house)
  • Compensation commensurate with experience and responsibilities

 

To apply, please share a brief note describing your background, what draws you to this type of stewardship role, and what availability you’re seeking.

Eager to Help You with Knotweed

Contact Name
Thomas Fallon
Phone Number
4583270653
Email
[email protected]
Details

Hi my name is Tom 

I would love to introduce myself as your new Knotweed manager. 

I am sure that many folks who have been visited by this plant know the basics, but let me start by laying it out. 

Knotweed ends up invading the landscape only gradually at first, then it spreads voraciously to crowd out other species. The mechanism of Knotweed's invasive dominance is called alleleopathy. Alleleopathy describes a plant releasing hormones that stun or disrupt the growth of plants around it. Black walnut is known for this, and even the other walnuts have this quality because of a compound called juglone. 

Alleleopathy is only one of Knotweed's challenging aspects, the other being its ability to reproduce asexually through virtually any piece of its tissue. This means that using a lawnmower or a weed wacker in an attempt to get rid of Knotweed, you're just spreading bits of it everywhere that will resprout easily. 

My technique integrates knowledge about these things, and it is a calm and persistent approach to reclaiming the land that Knotweed has degraded. The work to remove the Knotweed for good is done during Knotweed's growth phase, so please consult with me if you are interested in grappling with the Knotweed on your property this Spring/Summer. 

I don't need tarps and tools to do my work. I will be walking in and through your knotweed patches, carefully removing leaves from the living stems. This process should occur over successive visits, and it eventually incorporates adding mulch and compost to the affected areas, and waiting for the end of the summer to start gathering the remaining Knotweed stalks for a separate compost. 

 

I hope you will inquire by email if you could use some help with Knotweed this year. I have worked at my skills with Knotweed and I would love to help folks who need to learn how to do it without pesticides or smothering. I am looking for friends in the community and I have other landscaping skills as well. 

 

Cheers 

 

 

 

Culinary Agricultural Vocational Education (CAVE) AmeriCorps VISTA

Contact Name
Camille Kauffman
Phone Number
802-780-0074
Email
[email protected]
Details
**Open Position** Brattleboro Union High School is seeking a 1 yr AmeriCorps VISTA to support our Culinary Agricultural Vocational Education (CAVE) garden and kitchen program.
This position will work with students in grades 9–12 who face barriers to accessing education. The VISTA will assist a therapeutic, hands-on program that builds vocational skills through food systems, culinary training, school gardening, and community-based work experiences.
For more information or to apply, click the link here.

Compensation includes: $24,962 living allowance paid bi-weekly by AmeriCorps, plus eligibility upon successful completion for either a $7,395 Education Award or a $1,800 end-of-service cash stipend. The position may also include a $750 relocation allowance for eligible members relocating to Vermont, as well as access to a health reimbursement plan through IMG Global.

Farm hand needed- full time or part time. Quill Hill Farm in Poultney

Contact Name
Laura ramos
Phone Number
8028844080
Email
[email protected]
Details

Quill Hill Farm is hiring for the 2026 farm season. We are looking for a #1 field hand/ farm worker from May to mid November. Full time or 2 part time positions available.

Duties include day-to-day farm tasks such as transplanting seedlings by hand, greenhouse work, setting up trellising and irrigation, hand weeding, tool weeding, mulch removal, harvesting, trimming/cleaning/ grading and bagging, planting, kitchen work such as pickling, bottling, and labeling. This is a physically demanding job and involves a high pace work environment. Use of your hands is important and must be able to lift 60 lbs, and have reliable transportation. Position involves working efficiently both solo/independently and as part of crew/team during harvest days.

No experience is necessary but the right person is someone who is a quick learner, can multi-task, genuinely enjoys being outdoors, and has a good work ethic/positive can-do spirit. Must love garlic and peppers. We are a family farm with 3 small children who are actively part of the farm on a daily basis.  Pay starts at $17.50 hr and is dependent on experience.

If this sounds like it’s up your alley, please reach out to Laura at (802) 884-4080 or e-mail [email protected] to set up an interview.

Our farm is located 10 minutes from downtown Poultney and we grow 4 acres of certified organic garlic, spicy peppers, and herbs as well as make farm-to-bottle garlic powders and pickles.

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