Join our team!

We're looking to invite 2-3 part-timers to join our team this season!

We believe in equal opportunities for all folks to farm

Stone's Throw Farmstead is committed to being an equitable employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity of expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds and experiences to apply.

Build~Your~own positions for the 2025 season:
This season we're offering a variety of opportunities to work on our farm. We have a certain number of hours we're hoping to fill and are happy to let interested folks shape their dream job. Pick one to three roles you're most interested in this season.
We can offer 8-40 hours/week depending on applicant interest and availability.

What we offer:

A respectful, supportive, & fun work environment

$16-19/hour depending on experience

Paid lunch break and mid-morning break
All the veggies you can smell and flowers you can eat
Once a month lunch prepared by us (and we're not half bad cooks!)
$50 gear stipend

Birthday treats (and random treats all season long)

Farmstand Discount

Flexible, accommodating schedule

Opportunities for personal learning & professional growth

Email us to express your interest in applying.
Feel free to send along a resume, cover letter, or description of relevant work experience.
Be sure to mention what roles you are most interested in and how many hours you'd like to work.

FIELD CREW

FARMERS MARKET

Harvest & Wash-Pack

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Harvesting

Crop Care

Bed Prep

Weeding

Transplanting

Learn more here

Merchandising

Selling

Customer Service

Loading/Unloading

Representing the Farm

Learn more here

Harvesting

Processing

Packing Orders

Food Safety

Quality Control

Learn more here

Keep Scrolling for more information about the farm & the roles

about the farm

Stone's Throw Farmstead grows diversified organic vegetables and cut flowers on a 1/2 acre in Vermont's Green Mountains in the sweet little town on Shrewsbury. We serve our community through the Rutland Farmers Market, our seasonal farmstand, a flower CSA program, the VFFC Farmacy Program and some other wholesale accounts. While we focus on quick, high-profit greens and roots, we also grow cut flowers and a variety of other fun vegetables. We value producing high quality, nutritious, and inspiring food for our community in ways that leave this land better than we found it.

We are proud to be a tractor-free, human-powered, and human-body friendly farm. We celebrate the skills, care, and grit it takes to grow good food and our successes along the way.

While we are still a young farm (2025 will be our third growing season), we are eager to build up from our team of two and expand our productivity this year. We work closely with each other and strive to have fun while we learn and grow (professionally, personally, and something delicious).

See our About Us for more information.

See our Growing Practices page for more about how we grow food.

about Your Bosses

We, Connor and Jess, are 31 and 33 years old. After spending our twenties riding bikes, learning to grow food, living in a tiny house (we built), wwoofing all over the world, and eventually settling in Vermont, we are excited to welcome you to join us here. We're easy going, friendly folks who love good, simple food. We're kinda crazy about bread, veggies, our sheep, making tortillas from scratch, and eating lots of tacos. We fell in love with this kind of earthy work because it feels like we are doing something for the planet and not against it. We're concerned about climate change, fossil fuels, plastics, and all those little things we do in our daily lives that seem to be part of the problem. We're working to do something good here and try to become better people along the way. We know we can't do this alone, nor do we want to! We believe you can go quickly alone, but can go farther together. We're excited to see how much we can do with the energy and experience of others on this farm - so we encourage you to reach out if you think you might like to know more about this opportunity and how you can fit in here.

See The Farmers page for more.

We encourage anyone who wants to work with us and is interested in this position to apply regardless of whether they feel they meet the listed qualifications or the hours of the position.

Email us to express your interest in applying.
Feel free to send along a resume, cover letter, or description of relevant work experience.
Be sure to mention what roles you are most interested in and how many hours you'd like to work.

Field Crew

This dynamic role is based in the field and involves everything from bed preparation to trellising to transplanting to harvesting. It's a exciting way to be a part of all the motions of growing food. This role may also include some time assisting in the wash-pack.

Hours

This is a part-time position of 8-40 hours each week. Work days are likely to be on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. We are willing able to accommodate different days and offer a flexible weekly schedule for the right candidate.

Position Period

Must be available to start by May 1 and work through the end of October. Some work may be available before and after this period for the right candidate.

this employee will receive training in all job tasks & responsibilities

This position involves a variety of food/flower production related work including: field preparation, seeding, transplanting, crop care, harvest, washing, and packing of vegetables.

No-till Bed Preparation: push-mowing (electric), weed-wacking (electric), grazing sheep, tarping, hoeing, roller-crimp, scything, compost spreading, amendment applications, tilthing, crop gleaning, and hand-weeding.
Hand weeding and hoeing
Setup and removal of row cover (keeps plants warm), protek net (keeps the bugs out), or hortanova netting (holds up flowers).
Transplanting: using the paper pot transplanter, transplanting soil blocks and cell plugs.
Crop Care: pruning, trellising, or other supportive activities to keep crops happy
Irrigation: installing and connecting drip lines, making repairs as needed.
Hand weeding & hoeing
Wash-pack: maintaining standards of cleanliness and organization, executing food safety protocols.
Farm maintenance: organizing, moving, consolidating materials, etc
Greenhouse/tunnel maintenance or moving
Fertility Management: side-dressing, foliar spraying, fertigation (fertility by irrigation water)
Harvesting: following harvest plan, maintaining quality control and product standard, fulfilling wash/pack procedures, keeping orders organized in containers, cooler, and vehicles.

Qualifications

At least 1 season of farming experience that includes wash/pack time.
Time management skills. Identifying goals, staying organized, and completing tasks!
Consistent Attention to Detail. Is this a dull black purple or a shiny black purple eggplant? Has this flower been pollinated or not? Does this harvest sheet say 15 bunches or 150? This is a job with lots of details, if you love that, you'll fit right in.
Positivity and an eagerness to work as a team. We are a joyous, silly, hardworking bunch!
Ability to work independently, stay focused, and self-motivate. Trust us, its really hard to not get distracted by pretty flowers, shiny bugs, and considering the million ways you can possibly do this single task.
Flexibility. We'll try our best to stick with a plan, but sometimes things can get dynamic around here and being able to go with the flow when needed is really valuable to this team.
Physical ability to lift 20 pounds, kneel, crawl, squat, and lean over while doing repetitive motions with hands and arms. We try to make this work fun and dynamic. We will not spend a whole afternoon weeding carrots, promise. We can work with some physical limitations - just ask!
Ability to be honest and open with us about your needs, your work, and your abilities. We value humility, curiosity, self-advocacy, and learning on this farm!
Willingness to follow directions, honor safety requirements, and respect best practices.
Comfortable with kind, direct communication and feedback. Ability to do the same for us.
A familiarity of, if not an ardent passion for, all kinds of vegetables. If you honor vegetables with ritualistic washing, processing, and storage procedures, even better!

farmers market Representative

This part-time role is almost exclusively on Sundays from June through October. As Farmers Market Representative, you would be responsible for setting up our market display, merchandising, pricing products, making sales, collecting payment, and wrapping up the market day by breaking down the display and tent. You'd pack up the leftovers and supplies and return to the farm.

Hours

This is a part-time role of ~8 hours/week on Sundays. There also may be opportunity to occasionally cover our Saturday Farmers Market.

Position Period

This role would start in early June and go through the month of October.

this employee will receive training in all job tasks & responsibilities

This roles involves the following tasks and responsibilities:

Packing the market vehicle the morning of market and organizing all market supplies before hitting the road (packing would start around 8am)
Setting up the tent, tables, and gorgeous product displays
Providing *outstanding* customer service and conducting sales
Accurate sales tracking and payment collection
Managing the display for freshness, vibrancy, and customer appeal during market
Customer education and encouragement (ie. "Try this great recipe we have for turnips!")
Representing the farm, our practices, and values

Qualifications

At least 1 season of farming experience or farmers market experience
Ability to confidently and accurately handle money and transactions in a fast paced environment.
Time management skills and ability to work within deadlines (market opens at 10am!)
Consistent Attention to Product Quality and Merchandising
Friendly, positive, and ethuastistic about food
Ability to work independently, stay focused, and self-motivate.
Physical ability to lift 20 pounds. We can work with some physical limitations - just ask!
Ability to be honest and open with us about your needs, your work, and your abilities. We value humility, curiosity, self-advocacy, and learning on this farm!
Willingness to follow directions, food safety, and product quality expectations.
Comfortable with kind, direct communication and feedback. Ability to do the same for us.
A love of celebrating beautiful local food and getting others excited!
Drivers License & clean driving record

Harvesting & Wash-Pack

The role is all about the food! Spend your time assisting with harvests, processing, and packing. You'll work closely with Jess and Connor to pick for orders and harvest for the farmers market. After harvesting, we'll work in the wash-pack to get everything cleaned and packed up. This role will also include flower harvesting and bouquet making.

Hours

This is a part-time position of 8-24 hours each week. Work days are likely to be on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. We are willing able to accommodate different days and offer a flexible weekly schedule for the right candidate.

Position Period

Must be available to start by May 1 and work through the end of October. Some work may be available before and after this period for the right candidate.

this employee will receive training in all job tasks & responsibilities

Maintain standards of cleanliness and organization in the wash-pack
Carry out food safety procedures
Follow harvest plan and order requests
Maintain quality control and product standards
Organize the walk-in coolers, crop storage totes
Maintain wash-pack organizational systems
Harvest bin and storage tote washing
Keep accurate records of harvests

Qualifications

At least 1 season of farming experience that includes wash/pack time.
Time management skills. Identifying goals, staying organized, and completing tasks!
Consistent Attention to Detail. Is this a dull black purple or a shiny black purple eggplant? Has this flower been pollinated or not? Does this harvest sheet say 15 bunches or 150? This is a job with lots of details, if you love that, you'll fit right in.
Positivity and an eagerness to work as a team. We are a joyous, silly, hardworking bunch!
Ability to work independently, stay focused, and self-motivate. Trust us, its really hard to not get distracted by pretty flowers, shiny bugs, and considering the million ways you can possibly do this single task.
Positivity and Flexibility. We'll try our best to stick with a plan, but sometimes things can get dynamic around here and being able to go with the flow when needed is really valuable to this team.
Physical ability to lift 20 pounds, kneel, crawl, squat, and lean over while doing repetitive motions with hands and arms. We try to make this work fun and dynamic. We will not spend a whole afternoon harvesting kale, promise! We can work with some physical limitations - just ask!
Ability to be honest and open with us about your needs, your work, and your abilities. We value humility, curiosity, self-advocacy, and learning on this farm!
Willingness to follow directions, safety requirements and utilize personal safety gear when appropriate.
Comfortable with kind, direct communication and feedback. Ability to do the same for us.
A familiarity of, if not an ardent passion for, all kinds of vegetables. If you honor vegetables with ritualistic washing, processing, and storage procedures, even better!