VYCC Farm Crew Member

Overview

VYCC’s Food & Farm Program is a youth and workforce development initiative that provides hands-on agriculture training while advancing food security and food-as-medicine programming to improve the health and resilience of Vermont communities. We believe that food has the power to connect us with the land, our community, and each other. On the farm, young people take part in the daily work of organic vegetable production, gaining hands-on experience in every aspect of growing food.

The produce they cultivate is distributed to more than 400 families through the Health Care Share—a public health initiative that connects Vermont families to locally grown food through their medical providers. Patients experiencing diet-related illnesses or barriers to accessing fresh produce receive a free weekly share of vegetables, supporting both individual and community health. In addition to vegetables, the farm raises hens for eggs, chickens for meat, and grows flowers and herbs, which are sold through our vibrant on-site farm stand.

Beyond their time in the fields, Corps Members also spend time in the kitchen learning essential cooking skills. Using the ingredients they’ve helped grow, they experiment with recipes and prepare daily lunches served to all farm crews—creating a meaningful connection between the work they do on the farm and the food that nourishes them each day.

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• Foster teamwork and respect fellow Crew Members.
• Follow all principles, practices and policies of VYCC and Ameri Corps.
• Contribute to a crew culture that prioritizes physical and emotional safety.
• Be part of a team made up of diverse individuals.
• Adapt, grow and move outside of comfort zones.
• Willingness to work outdoors and in all types of weather.
• Contribute to farm projects including vegetable production (transplanting, weeding, harvesting, and washing crops), packing weekly shares, and caring for VYCC livestock.
• Collaborate with Food & Farm Team to prepare Farm Team lunch in a rotating schedule.
• Serve alongside other crews, volunteers, and the Farm Team.
• Maintain production, quality, and safety standards.
• Engage in learning and enrichment opportunities across all parts of the Food & Farm Program.

• Training
• Living Allowance
• Education award upon successful completion of service

Uniforms provided and required.

Hunger, Education, Health.

General Skills, Communications, Team Work.

Program Type: Ameri Corps State / National

Program VYCC Ameri Corps Farm Crew Member

Program Start/End Date 06/15/2026 - 08/13/2026

Work Schedule Summer

Age Requirement Minimum: 17 Maximum:
None

Program Locations VERMONT

Accepting Applications From 01/01/2026 To 03/30/2026

To Apply Phone

E-mail katelynn.demskie

Website https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./

Contact Katelynn Demskie

1949 E Main St

Richmond VT 05477

katelynn.demskie

vycc.org