The Bennington County Conservation District is seeking a Project Manager to lead the development of the Bennington Veteran Incubator Farm (BVIF).
This is a unique opportunity to help build a new agricultural enterprise that supports veterans, strengthens the local food system, and creates pathways to long-term farm ownership and leadership.
The Bennington Veteran Incubator Farm is a two-year initiative on 12 acres of leased land that provides hands-on training, mentorship, and market access for veteran farmers. Participants work together to build a cooperative business that can stand on its own after the startup phase.
Check out the farm site on overyield HERE
As Project Manager, you’ll serve as both a leader and a collaborator. You’ll work closely with veteran farmers, community partners, and mentors to guide the program forward.
Key responsibilities include:
This role includes $20,000 in annual base compensation from BVIF in addition to the support package available through a full-time AmeriCorps VISTA service term. That includes a $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.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys balancing fieldwork, leadership, and big-picture planning.
Required:
Preferred:
You don’t need to be a lifelong farmer—enthusiasm, reliability, and a desire to build up your community matter most.
This position is an opportunity to:
If you’re ready to grow food, grow leaders, and grow community, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply on Indeed: https://www.indeed.com/job/farm-project-manager-3d51d19e5a486d1e
Join us to celebrate a new large-scale mural by Matt Willey in New Haven, Vermont. Through his global art project, The Good of the Hive, he’s painting 50,000 honey bees—one for every bee in a healthy hive—to raise awareness of the importance of pollinators.
Bring your picnic blankets, lawn chairs, and lawn games.
Meet the artist!
Live music by Brett Hughes & The Honky Tonk Crowd.
Food & drink will be available for purchase from Vamo Arriba Empanadas, Sisters of Anarchy ice cream, and Barr Hill Gin!
Minifactory (restaurant, bakery & grocery) homes V Smiley Preserves (jam company) in downtown Bristol, Vermont. This hybrid cafe, bakery, grocery and production model hums with daily activity.
The kitchen is non-traditional and collaborative. We believe that kitchen work is exciting, meaningful, creative and a great fit for all kinds of folks.
V Smiley Preserves makes honey sweetened preserves. We specialize in intricate textured flavors, making no-added pectin preserves, investing in our local foodshed, and supporting organic growing practices. Preserves & local fruit feature throughout the menu.
The wonderful town of Bristol Vermont is located in Addison County. The area is agricultural and adjacent to the mountain communities of Lincoln and Starksboro. We are a 40 minute drive to Burlington, 25 minutes to Middlebury.
We’re hiring a skilled, creative baker / pastry chef to helm the baking program at Minifactory. Our location has homed a bakery for almost 5 decades and the community's appreciation for pastry and baking is immense.
You'll step into a well-organized system built by a veteran pastry chef who is moving on after four years at Minifactory. The system is yours to learn and gradually morph around your strengths and interests while working with V Smiley to craft a pastry case that emphasizes seasonality and fruit and aromatics especially
Our ideal candidate likes to work independently but understands themselves to be a part of the V Smiley Preserves / Minifactory organization and enjoys ancillary roles. You are the morning time lead in the space, setting the tone in the kitchen, greeting/checking in deliveries, keeping counterfolks informed about menu, etc. You are a pivotal part of our leadership team at Minifactory.
Who You’ll Work With
You manage: Assistant baker
You report to: V Smiley
ROLE
o Overseeing and fulfilling upon daily output of biscuits and 14-18 additional baked goods (tea cake, danish, cookies, scones, brioche, potentially croissants) and monthly bakes of gluten free bread for the kitchen
o Testing + creating products for the pastry case
o Coordinating with savory cooks
o Tying output to seasonality
RESULTS
o A baking program that speaks to a large clientele from grain free or gluten free to folks who don’t like super sweet to traditional bakeshop offerings - we want to make sweetness available to as wide a group as possible
o Foster communicative and upbeat work environment
o Stimulates excellence in both the individual and group
o Minimizes food waste
REQUIREMENTS
o A love of learning (both through self teaching and co-workers)
o Wide range of skills and interests from laminated doughs to keenness for working with alternative flours and sweeteners
o Likes working with aromatics and herbs/spices
o Have excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
o A love for being part of a team and using a strengths based approach
o Highly organized
o Quick, efficient, multi-tasking and attentive to detail
o Community minded
Some of our baking influences: Charlie Dunmire, Nigel Slater, Pam Corbin, Tandem, Thalia Ho, Camilla Wynne, Magnus Nilsson, Claudia Roden, Aran Goyoaga, Fany Gerson.
Compensation
Thank you so much!
Go Deeper: Soil Health Assessment, Monitoring & Biophysics Academy
Join this immersive three-day academy designed for Conservation District staff, NRCS employees, Technical Service Providers, Extension personnel, consultants, and other agricultural professionals. Participants will receive hands-on training in NRCS CEMA 216 Soil Health Testing through classroom instruction, field assessment, laboratory analysis, and conservation planning.
On Tuesday, September 1st, 2026, the Champlain Valley Fair presents: “Honky Tonk Hoedown” with Bob Wagner & Friends.
A Benefit for NOFA-VT (Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont)
Free show with paid fair admission, Doors, 6:00 pm, Show, 7:00 pm
UTV, restaurant equipment, machine shop equipment, building materials, furniture, tools & more.
Preview: Monday, August 17, 11AM–1PM
Auction Closes: Thursday, August 20 at 10AM
Thomas Hirchak Company • 802-888-4662 • [email protected]
Auction Link:
https://www.thcauction.com/08202026-utv-ski-equipment-hanover-nh-1755
Love local food? Join Cedar Circle Farm & Education Center's Kitchen & Baking Crew and help transform fresh organic ingredients into delicious meals and baked goods through the end of the season (December).
We're filling multiple openings for both Kitchen Crew and Baking Crew, with full-time and part-time positions available for both. No professional kitchen or baking experience? No problem! We'll provide the training.
Kitchen Crew — help prepare soups, salads, prepared meals, and specialty foods using fresh organic produce grown right here on the farm.
Baking Crew — help prepare breads, pastries, cookies, and other baked goods in our collaborative bakery.
We're looking for people who are:
If you've ever wanted to spend your days working with fresh organic ingredients and helping feed your community, we'd love to hear from you!
For more information and to apply, visit https://cedarcirclefarm.isolvedhire.com/jobs/.
