Beginning Farmer Fellowship

Unadilla Community Farm is a 501(c)3 non-profit farm education center in West Edmeston, NY, donating 100% of harvest from our multi-story Food Forest to food pantries, mutual aid groups, and free herbal clinics, serving low-income and historically underserved communities.

Our Farm Fellowship is a paid, season-long opportunity for experiential, hands-on learning of the humble tasks that ensure the planting, care & maintenance, and harvesting of our Food Forest crops for donation to food pantries, mutual aid groups, and free herbal clinics.

Fellows will learn how to: 1) tend to a food forest by applying principles of no-till organic farming, regenerative agroforestry, and permaculture design, with a focus on growing perennial fruits & herbs, cover crops, and annual vegetables; 2) carry out sustainable harvest, storage & distribution techniques at-scale; and 3) participate in public education through Community Volunteer Days and optional weekly classes.

Time Commitment: 23 weeks from April 27-October 4, 2025. Fellows who live on-site must be able to commit to the full season. This is a seasonal part-time contracted position.

Schedule: 8:00am-12:00pm Mondays-Saturdays. We offer paid sick days and unpaid vacation (with two weeks notice).
Wage: $20 per hour. Must be authorized to work in the U.S. (we cannot offer work visas).

Work Environment: Fellows should be able to carry 40 pounds and be on their feet walking, standing, moving, or squatting for up to 4 hours a day, 6 days a week. Fellows should feel comfortable with a variety of outdoor working conditions, including full sun, light rain, or light frost.

Room & Board: Fellows may commute to the farm, or apply to live on-site. For fellows who live on-site and can commit to the 24 hr/wk full-season schedule, room and board are provided at no charge.

UnadillaCommunityFarm.org/Jobs