Careers and Volunteering

Volunteer Opportunities:

The Walden Woods Project is always grateful to the many people who volunteer their time by working on The Farm, building and maintaining our trails, completing administrative projects for the organization, and making our public events and programs run smoothly. Opportunities to volunteer for individuals and groups come up throughout the year, and will be posted here.

The Walden Woods Project Library

Education Department

Employment Opportunities:

Farm Hand

The Walden Woods Project Farm seeks energetic assistance for our 2024 season! Our certified-organic vegetable farm is on 8 acres on Route 2 in Concord, MA. We run a small farm stand where we sell our own organic produce and other local produce in addition to a small CSA.

The Walden Woods Project Farm is hiring a full-time farm hand for the 2024 season, from March – November. The Ideal applicant will have worked multiple full seasons on an organic farm. The position will require availability in early spring increasing to full time availability through peak farm season. Additionally, this position requires dependability, troubleshooting, the ability to work outdoors for extended periods of time, the ability to lift at least fifty pounds, flexibility around weather and crop needs, and a “can do” attitude.

Areas of farm work where experience is highly preferred include:

  • Seeding
  • Greenhouse care
  • Transplanting
  • Weeding
  • Operating Small engine powered tools
  • Organic Produce Storage
  • Harvesting Produce
  • Packing Produce
  • Record Keeping
  • Watering
  • Fertilizer application
  • Pruning
  • Plant disease and Pest knowledge
  • Leading Weed and Harvest crew
  • Experience with drip irrigation systems

Applicants must be eligible to work within the United States.

To apply, please send resume to wwproject@walden.org with FARM 2024 in subject line.

 

 

 

 

 

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