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Unadilla Community Farm is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity and to providing a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All hiring decisions are based on organizational needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race/color, religion or belief, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations where we operate. We’ve encouraged and hired fellows, stewards and interns of all backgrounds for the past 9 seasons, welcoming participants from a diversity of backgrounds and racial, ethnic, gender, religious and sexual identities from across 6 continents.
As first-generation farmers who met through the WWOOF network, accessibility to us also means that the practices we teach are intentionally designed to be easily replicable and financially accessible for fellow young and beginning farmers. Our interns, fellows, staff, and board members come from all walks of life and apply these practices in a variety of ways — from market gardening and garden therapy, to environmental advocacy and natural resource conservation, to plant-based cooking, intentional living, and so much more — but what unites us is a shared desire for sustainability in all its forms.
In solidarity with one another, we require formal and cooperative education in identifying and mitigating sexual harassment, moral certainty, and mediative communications to develop a shared capacity to sustain regenerative relationships with each other and beyond our on-site community, making our work accessible outwards for low-income, low-access rural and urban communities across Central New York that we provide fresh produce and herbal care for. All staff must submit a short feedback survey afterwards. You can submit questions or concerns to Unadilla Community Farm Board President Alex Stewart at unadillacommunityfarm@gmail.com directly.
Our farm is entirely off-grid and is transitioning off of fossil fuels. We now rely 100% on off-grid solar for all of our lighting, charging electronics, landscaping tools, irrigation, and some power tools. We offer limited availability accommodations for staff and fellows living on-site throughout our growing season.
There are sleeping quarters available in 2 person rooms of our converted schoolie dorms, our barn loft for a single person, and our seasonal tenting. Each accommodation is without air-conditioning, heating, lighting or insulation. Open flames are prohibited in our housing accommodations. There is no refrigeration unit available on-site for food or medicine. We use a gravity-fed unheated shower, or solar bag showers. Our property is adjacent to a creek and a river, where we may bathe. We have two composting toilets that do not flush – one is available indoors during work hours, the other is outdoors and available 24/7. We don’t have wifi, but do have good cell phone reception with Verizon. We use solar lanterns after dark (we can loan you one if you need one), and have an off-grid solar panel system for charging cell phones. We have limited electricity, so minimize the number of devices you charge and reduce energy consumption when not in use.
Interns, Fellows and Growers are not permitted to bring alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, or other drugs to Unadilla Community Farm or to engage in paid work under their influence. The farm is a substance-free space where people from a variety of backgrounds can immerse themselves in a land-based lifestyle besides their peers. We encourage staff and fellows to be honest with themselves about their relationship to any substances before submitting their application – abstinence or disruption from any daily or weekly routines is a challenge, even in the healthiest of relationships.
Our Farm Fellowship is a paid, season-long, part-time commitment to experiential, hands-on learning of the planting, care & maintenance, and harvesting of our Food Forest crops for donation to food pantries, mutual aid groups, and free herbal clinics.
Fellows will learn how to: 1) tend to a food forest by applying principles of no-till organic farming, regenerative agroforestry, and permaculture design, with a focus on growing perennial fruits & herbs, cover crops, and annual vegetables; 2) carry out sustainable harvest, storage & distribution techniques at-scale; and 3) participate in public education through Community Volunteer Days and optional monthly classes.
Day-to-day tasks will primarily occur outdoors in the Food Forest and include: seeding; transplanting; irrigation; holistic pest management; no-till cover crop management; weeding; mulching; trellising; pruning; harvesting, wash & pack; landscaping including lawn mowing and weed whacking; and no-till bed preparation.
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Our Permaculture Internship offers hands-on learning of the humble tasks that ensure the planting, care & maintenance, and harvesting of our Food Forest, raised beds, high tunnel, and driveway island.
Interns will learn how to: 1) tend to a food forest by applying principles of no-till organic farming, regenerative agroforestry, and permaculture design, with a focus on growing perennial fruits & herbs, cover crops, and annual vegetables; 2) carry out sustainable harvest, storage & distribution techniques at-scale.
Day-to-day tasks will primarily occur outdoors in the Food Forest, raised beds and high tunnel, including: seeding; transplanting; irrigation; holistic pest management; no-till cover crop management; weeding; mulching; trellising; pruning; harvesting, wash & pack; landscaping including lawn mowing and weed whacking; and no-till bed preparation.
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Our Community Growers Project is an opportunity to gain experiential, hands-on learning in care & maintenance of our Food Access and Herbal Aid programs in partnership with food pantries, mutual aid groups, and free herbal clinics.
Community Growers will learn how to: 1) tend to a food forest by applying principles of no-till organic farming, regenerative agroforestry, and permaculture design, with a focus on growing perennial fruits & herbs, cover crops, and annual vegetables; 2) carry out sustainable harvest, storage & distribution techniques at-scale; and 3) participate in public community engagements and events. Growers will provide UCF engagement support with local community members and partners, supported by a travel Stipend. UCF provides vision refining and/or permaculture design support along with supplies for your community growing project. Must be authorized to work in the U.S. (we cannot offer work visas).
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