Farming part-time for homestead
Updated Aug 23, 2025
Seeking
- 0-5 Total acres
- 0-5 Acres of cropland or tillable land
Desired locations
I love to garden and am always learning.
Plan
My goal is to work at a community garden and know enough to teach others. I volunteered at the Carolina Community Garden for a number of years, I worked as a landscaper, and I wwoofed around the country.
Desired infrastructure
Equipment and infrastructure details
I am used to volunteering on farms, and use whatever tools they provide.
Preferred type of opportunity
Opportunity details
I’m really looking to learn as much as I can. I want to help run a community garden one day.
Desired farming practices
Practices details
I really support organic as much as I can.
Production goals
Farm experience
Years of experience
10 total years of experience
0 years employed as a worker (non-manager)
0 years as a manager
Education, training, and employment experience
Experience details
Most of my farm work has been as a volunteer. I volunteered at different community gardens a lot:
Carolina Community Garden, Triangle Land Conservancy, WOOF Beginner Course in Therapeutic horticulture, Spences Farm For Kits, Grew Micro-greens…traded for pizza, Donated Seedlings to the Christian Help Center, Planted Gardens at My House for Three Consecutive Year.
I worked as a landscaper and lawn care for a number of years.