Farmers Wanted

With hundreds of farmers and influencers in our network, and thousands of public supporters, we enter our next phase of growth with excitement and confidence launching our FarmOn! Accelerator to educate and inspire young, beginning and aspiring farmers to experience farm life  through an entrepreneurial lens and become leaders that fill the succession gap on the family, small and mid-size farms in America.

Our Generous Partnership with GOOD FOOD JOBS provides access to apply for the following job openings: Current Openings

We are Hiring!

We are seeking volunteers, collaborations, staff and apprentices – PAID and awarded SCHOLARSHIPS. We are hiring both part-time and full time seasonal farm crew, young and beginning farmers, educators, caretakers/maintenance, marketing and savvy social media expertise. We are seeking chefs and culinary experts to share their skills in our teaching kitchen and in-residence apprentices interested in farming and the business of food in our in-residence Accelerator program.

We pay a fair living wage and offer flexible hours on our organic working farm with a mission to revitalize farming as a noble and respected profession.

Please send any questions or inquiries by email to info@farmonfoundation.org

FarmOn! Foundation is a leading voice in the farm movement to change food. By providing food education and farm experiences to the community, in schools and on farm focused on the business of food and learning by doing, we contribute to rural prosperity and envision sustainable agriculture with a view to succession on family farms for careers that are valued and profitable.

We welcome the community at large to lift up local agriculture and JOIN OUR TEAM. By connecting consumers to the source of fresh food from local small scale and family farms we create an economic engine and re-learn how to eat, what it impacts and why that matters.

At Empire Farm, we use sustainable organic practices for ecological and environmentally sound farming methods and then integrate business based experiences into hands on learning for the next generation providing life experiences on our time and dime though paid positions and awarded scholarships.

By teaching the population where their food comes from and providing immersive experiences, the impact is long-lasting. By showing consumers that they can source their food just down the road from responsible and honest food sources, instead of trucking it in globally and allocating our food dollars to the big food business with packaged and processed food agendas that promise convenience but sacrifices nutrition, we take an active role to change food.

Our local food system is an economic engine to rebuild local economies and attract future generations to keep feeding us well. By connecting the community to seed + soil with food sourced directly from the farm, we create commerce and provide hands on experiences in agriculture with interactive learning. This imprints and fosters change in our food ways with consumer buying habits simply by meeting our farmers.

In our project based applied learning model, young people gain real life skill sets vital for viable livelihoods to set up these successful entrepreneurs to create commerce and preserve resilient agriculture we all need to eat. Good food is not a privilege. Neither are good food jobs. APPLY TODAY!

Volunteers & Community Service

We Cannot Do This Without YOU! If You Ate Today, Thank a Farmer!

Volunteers play a vital role in the success of our mission. The time is right to celebrate the farmer and fund youth educational programs in agriculture to foster the entrepreneurial spirit on family farms to rebuild robust economies and secure local food sheds as a national security issue.

Volunteer, sow, grow, and harvest seeds on a working farm and greenhouses. Lend your handy skills, join farm tours, sign up to help at our teaching kitchen, workshops and event tickets available to volunteers.

Connect FarmOn! to your world of giving – Foundations, Corporations, Collaborations and Sponorships for Cash and In-kind giving. We welcome your ideas and support of all kinds!

If you have time – Work on the farm! If you have a certain skill, spend time in the office. Volunteer at FarmOn! events. Bring your Corporate Retreat to Empire Farm or a group of friends of the family to garden in the community FarmOn! Victory Garden and connect to the farm to table excitement to assist apprentices in an edible education as part of our FarmOn! Accelerator scholarship program.

Individuals, students, WOOFers, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Veterans, community groups, local business and corporate community service projects are welcome to Empire Farm! Thank you for your interest in supporting the FarmOn! Foundation with your valuable time!

Whatever your talents or interests, we have a volunteer opportunity for your or your group. Please contact us at donation@farmonfoundation.org or 518.329.FARM with questions or sign up HERE for more information to join our volunteer community!

Currently our greatest needs are VOLUNTEERS and COMMUNITY SERVICE:

• Education Talks– Donate your time to teach and inspire with talks and lesson plans for youth with educational ideas, workshops and conversations.
• Plow & Build – Lend your handy skills to work our fields and repair our barns, run our equipment or fix it projects galore!
• Sow Seed, Plant, Learn to Farm – Time to plant! Our field as classroom has a foundation in the next generation and hands on learning! Join us in the greenhouse to seed, water, transplant, companion plant or harvest from March -November!
• Talk, Share, Engage – You Become a FarmOn! ambassador just by sharing FarmOn! Foundation with you network of family, friends and colleagues and further our mission!
• Event Staffing Helps so much at our Fun Events!

Through our events and fundraising efforts, we create and fund a variety of education programs. We Need YOU to Grow! All volunteer applications are reviewed with consideration of current volunteer opportunities. Completed forms are held securely and confidentially, only authorized staff will have access to your information. Applicants must answer all of the questions. Failure to answer honestly will disqualify the applicant from service as a volunteer with our organization. We appreciate your offer to support our mission and look forward to speaking with you soon! To download our Volunteer Application: Click Here!