Regenerative Farming Fellowship, Part-Time and Agriculture

Overview

ROGUE VALLEY REGENERATIVE FARMING FELLOWSHIP 2026

• 4 FELLOWSHIPS
• PART TIME (14 hours/week)
• START/END DATES:
  April 1 – October 29
• $18.00/HR
• PRACTICES:
  No-Till, Low-Till, Organic Practices (Not Certified)
• VEHICLE REQUIRED? Yes
• LANGUAGES SPOKEN:
  English

• On-Farm Days:
  Tuesdays and Thursdays
• 8:00 am – 2:30 pm (April–late June & October)
• 7:00 am – 1:30 pm (Summer)
• Educational Events:
  Wednesdays (locations vary)
• 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm (In-person events)
• 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm (Online events)
• OFF weeks: additional hours on-farm will be available

The Regenerative Farming Fellowship provides an entry-level work and training experience in small-scale farm production. With a focus on sustainably grown vegetables and fruits, this is a hands-on farming experience. Participants work alongside staff in day-to-day operations as well as focused educational activities. On-farm time will include building observational skills through farm walks, time for questions, discussions, and structured check-ins.

Farming involves working with the body repeatedly; participants should be prepared for full days of stooping, bending, kneeling, reaching, and lifting crates of food. Demonstrations and discussions of self-care, ergonomics, and efficiency will weave throughout the program. Participants will also be in constant contact with plants and soil, and ready to get their hands in the dirt across all stages of plant life, from seeding to tending to growing plants, harvesting, and eating.

Farm mentors will provide participants with an understanding of why farm tasks are performed the way they are and how they relate to other farm processes and the larger picture. Programming will be flexible and responsive to participant interests and goals. Our work culture centers on good communication, efficiency, and respecting each other’s time. We start each day with ten minutes of stretching and then jump into the morning meeting.

At the end of the day we have our tools cleaned up and put away in-time for clocking out.

Regenerative practices refer to agricultural practices that seek to maintain ecosystem health and to restore and increase it. Examples include using cover crops, planting and weeding with minimal soil disturbance, and using mulch or adding organic material to the soil surface.

This program is run in partnership by Oregon Farm Corps and Family Nurturing Center’s (FNC) Farm and Food Program. Family Nurturing Center is a non-profit serving Southern Oregon whose mission is to strengthen families so that children can live safely and develop fully in their parents’ care. The FNC farm also hosts Harvest Meal field trips in collaboration with Rogue Valley Farm 2 School, and provides free produce and healthy staple foods to families in the Jackson County community.

This program is a financially and logistically accessible first farming experience for people who face higher barriers to entry into agriculture in the Rogue Valley. Applicants who identify as Black, Indigenous, Latine, and/or other person of color (BIPOC), LGBTQIA2S+, female, veterans, living with a disability, formerly incarcerated, and/or low-income are highly encouraged to apply. The program seeks to create an inclusive, welcoming learning and training environment that values and honors each participant’s unique life experiences, strengths, interests, and goals.

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