Join Our Team

We are looking for individuals with a serious interest in vegetable farming. This is great opportunity to learn a ton, eat incredible food, live communally, and work hard. 

Crew members are self-motivated, hardworking, kind individuals who contribute to many daily farm operations, including production, harvest, and processing. Crew Members at our farm are expected to approach their responsibilities with an eagerness to learn and willingness to be a part of the team. Our ultimate vision is for the farm to be not just a work opportunity but a collective of individuals, each with their own unique skills and passions, committed to caring for each other, stewarding the land, and investing in the local community.

Areas of responsibility will include but are not limited to the following:

Production - Planting and transplanting, including greenhouse propagation. Trellising, fencing, and irrigating. Cultivation/weed management by hand and hoe. Feeding, watering, and rotationally grazing chickens.

Harvest/Post-Harvest: Processing weekly harvest of our diverse selection of vegetables, microgreens, and flowers. Washing and packing produce for CSA Farm Shares and restaurant delivery. Egg collection, washing, and packing

Position is seasonal and will run from March through November. 40-50 hours per week. Schedule will include some work/chores on Saturday. 

Qualifications/Requirements
-Driver's License (for help with deliveries/markets)
-1 year farming experience (or experience in a related field)
-Ability to manage frustrations that come along with farming by being good communicator and problem solver
-Willingness to perform repetitive tasks 
-Must know how to dress for and be willing to work in all kinds of weather: rainy, cold, muggy, buggy, sunny, hot

 Perks:
-All the farm veggies and eggs you can eat!
-Access to the larger property, trails, ponds, streams

Compensation: $16/hour

Housing: We are fortunate to have a beautiful farm house with rooms available to crew members.

About the Area: Ashby is a small town in north central Massachusetts (45 minutes north of Worcester). We are just a stone’s throw from the New Hampshire border and just over an hour outside of Boston.

Nearby towns include:
-Peterborough, NH (very lively arts community with great restaurants, music, theatre, bookstore, coffee shops)
-Fitchburg, MA (small city to our south, home of Fitchburg State University, train station to Boston, YMCA, etc)
-Milford, NH (drive-in theatre, great farmer’s market, restaurants, coffee shop)

Methods:
-We use only OMRI listed amendments 
-No till
-No synthetic pesticides or herbicides on our farm

Application Instructions: Email ANDREW.JOHNSON95@GMAIL.COM

Please email with resume and cover letter explaining clearly why you want to work in agriculture. While farming experience isn’t required, we prioritize applicants with experience in commercial agriculture or equivalent physical labor in landscaping, carpentry, etc. An on-farm working interview will be required before hire.