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Jobs on Farms
Are you a farmer looking for season workers? Or a student
looking for a summer farm job? PickYourOwn.org would like to help match both of
you! While pick-your-own farms obviously employ fewer staff than regular farms,
they still need some help.
Here are some good resources for both farmers looking for staff and workers
looking for employment. There are also agricultural jobs available to working
travellers; doing planting, peeling, packing and picking fruit and
vegetables. Keep in mind that many small scale farmers advertise their job
openings in local newspapers or by word of mouth, so you might have more success
asking around in Pubs and farm associations in the farm's local area.
Wages vary, but are generally the lowest of any job in any country. The hours
can be long and often necessary to work overtime and everyday to get the crops
picked when it is ripe, so even though wages are often low, the hours can make
up for it. Some farmers pay by the hour but others pay by the amount you pick
(also called piece work). In any case, you obviously need to be reasonably fit
and hard working to make it pay. Accommodation is often provided, although it is
pretty basic and Spartan. If you desire work in agriculture and on farms,
understand that picking is the absolute bottom rung on the ladder. If you
have any education and/or a functioning brain; you might want to try something
further up the food chain; such as a manager, sales clerk, tending to animals,
etc.
PLEASE READ THIS: You must contact these farms and companies directly
yourself. PickYourOwn.org has NO affiliation with them, and we have NO jobs to
offer. I just put this page together to help!
I would recommend you start with this website:
PickingJobs.com They specialize in
jobs on farms picking fruit and vegetables and cover many countries.
- AgCareers - This
website is like Monster.com for agricultural careers. Not really aimed
at the seasonal field worker, this is more for people pursuing a career in
agriculture. This is the link to their apprenticeship page:
Agriculture Jobs at Farms.com AgCareers -
AgCareers provides agriculture job listings and career
resources to assist in developing your AgCareer. Job seekers can post their
resumes and farms can post openings.
- Agriculture-jobs-online.com
- Agriculture
Job Search, Agriculture Jobs, Jobs In Agriculture -
Agriculture job search guide. The one stop site for all your agriculture job
search needs. Now Find Agriculture Related Jobs With the Department of Agriculture
Jobs.
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AgriSeek - Agricultural Jobs - Agricultural Jobs, . All
products, auctions, jobs, careers, Agricultural Jobs, farms for
sale, machinery, animal, are brought by farmers, dealers.
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AgriSupport - Farm and agriculture jobs. US, Australian and other
international farm job listings.
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AnyworkAnywhere - Farm, Fruit Picking & Packing Jobs. They also have
jobs guides to
help explain what the job conditions are like.
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BackdoorJobs in Farming - This website is
virtually about jobs in "the simple life and living more sustainably (and
organically!)". It's for those who want to transform their world into
something completely different — learning to become more self-reliant,
connecting with the earth, integrating skills from the "good old days" that
many of us take for granted, and leading a more balanced and harmonious
lifestyle.
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Beginning Farmers.com - lists internships and some job
openings.
- California State
University Agricultural Jobs Listings - These are generally for
college educated, degreed or intern positions in agriculture.
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EcoForest,
Apdo Correos 29, 29100 Coin, Malaga, Spain; 011-34-661-079 950;
info@ecoforest.org Small fruit farm
in southern Spain that offers a place to live at low cost while changing to
a healthy, sustainable way of life. They have a working visitor program,
where work contributed subsidizes your keep. It is a vegan diet, all
raw food. I guess that's "roughaging it"! :)
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Emandal Farm - 16500 Hearst Post Office Road, Willits, California
95490. Hosting environmental education school groups in the spring and
family and private guests in the fall affords a variety of employment
opportunities that are great for transitioning between jobs, investigating a
new career path, or serving as a jumping off point for future exploration.
Applications are available online and accepted on a rolling basis. Explore
current
job openings or email
employment@emandal.com for more information.
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Farm and Wilderness (F&W) - Vermont - Each year, nearly 300
staff members are hired for seasonal work (250 of them in the
summer). Positions include camp counselors, senior support staff,
activity heads, carpenters, cooks & kitchen staff, drivers, farmers,
gardeners, maintenance workers, nurses, outdoor educators, special event
coordinators and trip leaders. Work can seem like play in the camps because
a cooperative group spirit enriches all the experiences of swimming and
hiking, building and farming, dancing and music, crafts and cooking, and
sharing thoughts and emotions. F&W also employs
seasonal crew and interns throughout the year in the areas of organic
farming, maintenance, carpentry and retreat coordination. Compensation
includes a modest salary, housing and meals (mostly from fresh organic
produce grown onsite!). Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until
all positions are filled.
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The
Farmhands UK service s targeted for Britain's crop growers, farmers, factory or packhouse operators with seasonal labour needs of minimum 10 people for
periods of 2 to 10 months. The businesses should have accommodation available
for the farm workers in the form of caravans, cottages, mobile homes,
dormitories with amenities and kitchens available. The
Farmhands UK is a
service of Aston Ltd., which is a Slovak employment agency established in
1997. It is offering multiple student summer work abroad programs and
personnel leasing to Slovak based manufacturing companies. We are a
dynamically growing company concentrated on clients needs. For information
about our programs and services, please visit our company web site at
www.astonltd.sk.
- Fruitfuljobs.com
was founded as a seasonal labour, web-based introductory agency by
AMS
in 2001 and has since introduced workers to employers from all areas of the
land-based industry all over the UK. It is now used industry-wide to search
for resources, jobs and candidates from graduate to board level as well as
fulfilling short-term employment needs. Fruitfuljobs.com averages almost
400,000 hits a month and has strategic alliances to numerous industry
organisations, higher education establishments, trade media and backpacker
outlets. Due to our ongoing direct involvement with the sectors we recruit
for, as well as an inherent understanding of the urgency job seekers and
employers in our field often face, we can solve your recruitment, career and
working holiday requirements.
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Farm Helpers
in New Zealand, 41 South st, Palmerston North, 4410 New
Zealand. Phone/fax:ax 011-64-6 354 1104. Email:
info@fhinz.co.nz, NZ$25 ($17) membership includes booklet listing
over 300 farmers looking for helpers in exchange for room and board.
(UPDATED: December 10, 2010)
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Gould Farm
- Massachusetts - 600-acre farm. Volunteers generally work in one specific
area of the farm, such as gardening, farming, forestry, dairy management,
crafts, cooking, childcare, administration or clinical work. Boston area
program interns live in a smaller community and provide support, guidance,
and advocacy for clients who are well on their way to leading more
independent lives. A minimum commitment of 12 months is necessary, with
opportunities available throughout the year. Benefits include a monthly
stipend, housing in privates rooms, wholesome meals and full medical
coverage. Mature, well-rounded and people-oriented individuals who are
interested in learning and living in a therapeutic community are encouraged
to apply.
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Hawthorne Valley Farm Visiting Students Program and Summer Camp
- Ghent, NY 12075 - The internship program operates through the school year for the fall and spring
semesters. The Fall Internship begins the last week of
August until the 3rd week in November. There are three positions
available. The interviewing process begins in January and continues until
all positions are filled. The Spring Internship work dates are from the second week of
January until the first week in June. The interviewing process begins in
September and continues until positions are filled. There are four
positions available. Compensation includes room and board (organic vegetarian meals) plus $400 per
month stipend. Our program by using hands-on teaching methods
creates a true learning experience for both the staff and the children. If
you are at least 21 years of age, enjoy working with children, have a love of
the outdoors, animals and farm life, come join us. Complete our
application and return it to us with a copy of your resume and the names and
phone numbers of three working references, preferably employers who have seen
you working with children, and a cover letter describing your interest in this
position. Once we have received your application, we will contact you for
an interview. We look forward to hearing from you.
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Heifer International helps families move toward self-reliance in
125 countries with sustainable solutions to hunger and poverty. Heifer works
to end world hunger and poverty in a way that cares for the Earth by
providing sustainable gifts of livestock and agricultural training to people
struggling daily for food and income. In the U.S., they operate three
interactive Learning Centers located in Arkansas, California and
Massachusetts.
Volunteers hold major responsibilities and perform duties such as
facilitating team building activities, assisting with global village
programming, leading tours, hosting the visitor's center, caring for
livestock, tending the gardens, maintaining the facilities and providing
operations support. Residential volunteers must be at least 18, live on-site
and dedicate at least a month and up to a year, to full-time volunteering.
Residential volunteers receive housing, as well as a stipend if you
volunteer for a minimum of one month. The
online application will allow you to create a profile that enables you
to view listings of all available positions at each learning center.
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HELP Exchange - Free info exchange for people who want to work for
free accommodation and meals in Australia and New Zealand. It has about 150
addresses in Australia and 200 in New Zealand.
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in Iceland: see
this page
in Iceland and
this page about working in Iceland.
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NationsJobs - Agricultural
jobs.
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National Harvest
Labour Information Service -(NHLIS), helps growers in Australia
and jobseekers find each other at peak harvest times. Here's how to contact
them:
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Phone: 1800 062 332
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The website provides comprehensive information about
harvest labour opportunities in all States of Australia
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Northern Victoria Fruitgrowers’ Association - PO Box 612,
Mooroopna, Victoria 3629, Australia; 011-61-3-5821 5825 3700,
administrator@nvfa.com.au.
Actively recruits fruit pickers from January to March for about 200 growers.
Also see the Victorian Peach and Apricot Growers’ Assn., 30A Bank Street, (P.O.
Box 39), Cobram, Victoria 3644, Australia (011-61-3-5872 1729,
vpaga@cnl.com.au ).
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Pacific Quest (Hawaii) - a typical day consists of working
the land while learning about permaculture, sustainability, basic living
skills and Hawaiian life, with outings twice a week. The treatment team
consists of four to five
field staff: 1-2 Leads, a Health & Safety Instructor, a Support
Instructor and an Apprentice. Each staff member will work eight-days on,
six-days off from Thursday to Thursday. Benefits include a salary as well as
room and board during the working period (on your week off, accommodations
are not provided). At minimum, applicants must have a bachelor's degree in
psychology, farming or outdoor education. If you can make a one-year
commitment and have experience and enthusiasm for working with teens in an
outdoor therapeutic setting, email your cover letter and resume to
Human Resources
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PickingJobs.com - is the place to find unusual seasonal jobs
abroad. Jobs involving picking fruit formed the basis of the website, but
there are also jobs in the fields of organic farming, nature conservation,
the environment and green and sustainable energy. There is a variety from
grape-picking in France, strawberry picking in the UK to picking up on the
harvest trail in Australia, there is always fruit to be picked somewhere.
You will also find other seasonal jobs on farms around the world.
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Planorganic.com - based in West Cork, Ireland, posts a
few vacancies on Irish organic and ordinary farms.
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Irish Organic
Farmers and Growers Association in Co. Westmeath has a few
members looking for live-in helpers.
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Rocky Creek Farm
- 11007 Isis Hwy, Biggenden, Queensland 4621, Australia; tel/fax
011-61-7-4127-1377;
worsley@isisol.com.au. Offers a 4-day course for jackaroos and jillaroos
(farm hands) for AUS$484 which may include (for those with working
holiday visas) placement on a Queensland property after the course.
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Seasonal
Agricultural Workers Scheme (SAWS) - A organisation managed by
the British government which allows up to 16,500 full-time students from
outside the European Union to do harvesting and other manual work for
participating farmers. Applicants must contact one or more of the nine
participating agencies directly.
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Seasonal
Work Australia - is a new, free-access, job-search website
linking travelers directly with seasonal and casual work opportunities in
Australia and with some relevant information about visas, accommodation,
transport and adventure tourism.
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Seasonal Work NZ, PO Box 2075, Rotorua, New Zealand,
011-64-7-349 2865;
janine@seasonalwork.co.nz. Publicizes short-term vacancies mainly in the
fields of fruit harvesting and processing.
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Stablemate, (no website) PO Box
1206, Windsor, NSW 2756, Australia; 011-61-2-4587 9770;
info@stablemate.net.au. Supplies
staff with relevant experience to the horse industry. Operates equine (horsies)
exchange program with the U.S.
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Torrens Valley Orchards - Forreston Road. Gumeracha, S.A.,
Australia; 011-61-8-3891405;
tvo@hotkey.net.au. Orchard work Dec-Sept, especially cherry picking and
packing (in December and January).
- Willing Workers on Organic Farms" (WWOOF)
- the basis of which is you work in
exchange for your keep and you can do so in the U.S. and all over the world.
Check out their links around the globe:
- Wine Jobs:
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