Flywheel Farm is hiring for our 2025 season! Join us for our Crew Day every Thursday, 8am – 4pm. Pay starts at $15/hour and compensation includes plant starts, veggies and an end of year bonus.

To apply, please send us an email at flywheelfarmvt(at)gmail.com with ‘Employment’ in the subject line.

More details:

Greenhouse Crew – April – May, 1 day/week 8am – 4pm

• Helps prepare for our annual plant sale held from mid-May to mid-June. Tasks include making trays of soil blocks, seeding according to the seeding schedule and labeling and organizing plants.
• Skills needed: organization and independent time management; focus and ability to work steadily through tasks; physical ability to mix potting soil and make many trays of 2″ soil blocks using a stand-up soil blocker.
• Compensation: Hourly wage begins at $15/hr and increases with experience and skills. Plant starts are also available as a bonus.

Field Crew – June – Nov, 1 day/week 8am – 4pm

• Helps nurture the production of organic fruits and veggies on the farm. Tasks include transplanting, covering plants using row cover and sandbags, weeding by hand or with a hoe, harvesting, washing and packing produce.
• Skills needed: ability to follow instructions and ask for help; independent motivation to focus and work steadily through tasks; self-understanding of one’s physical stamina and desire to work with farmers to create a working pace that is healthy for themselves and the farm; attention and commitment to produce quality and following produce safety guidelines.
• Compensation: Hourly wage begins at $15/hr and increases with experience and skills, as well as plant starts, vegetables, fruit and herbs.

Bartered/Short term/Visiting Labor – throughout the growing season: May – Nov

• We welcome folks who want to spend a couple hours or a couple days learning and working on the farm in a more informal capacity!

The most appropriate candidates for employment at Flywheel are those folks who are flexible and adaptive; looking to learn more about farming; who enjoy problem-solving with others; are open to uncertainty and experimental practices; can work with others and by themselves; and who value loving relationships with the human and nonhuman world.

We have been so blessed by the help that past workers, friends and family have given toward the creation of this farm. We strive to create a working environment that is, first and foremost, welcoming and affirming of each person, their lives, their needs and their passions. We seek to be flexible and attentive to all beings on the farm and to approach difficult conversations with curiosity and generosity.