Farming part-time for income
Updated Mar 26, 2025
Seeking
- 0-5 Total acres
- 0-5 Acres of cropland or tillable land
- 0-5 Acres of pasture
- 0-5 Acres of hayland
Desired locations
I’m looking to work on a produce farm this season in exchange for housing
Plan
While going to college for Horticulture-Food Crops I worked on an organic produce farm and for my internship planned and operated my own 4 acre farm. I was selling to chefs and restaurants and that led into an interest in cooking. Since then I have graduated culinary school and have been working in restaurants the last 8 years and have focused on Neapolitan wood fired pizza. I would like to farm as much as the ingredients as I can. However, I haven’t been exposed to farming practices or just the lifestyle for awhile and would like to get re immersed into it this season. After this season, I will look for my own place where I can start my farm/catering business from.
Desired infrastructure
Equipment and infrastructure details
I am open to a lot of different housing options(house, cabin, cottage, tiny house, camper). As long as it’s clean. I also have a very well behaved and trained. 5 year old German Shepherd that is friendly with other dogs, kids and everyone really.
Preferred type of opportunity
Opportunity details
I would like to find a farm that I can work on in exchange for housing. Specifically, organic produce. I would like to get reacquainted with farming practices so that I can use that knowledge to start my own operation.
Desired farming practices
Practices details
I learned from a couple in upstate NY that practiced organic/biodynamic and I would just mimic them. They built their soils with compost and natural amendments. Their plants were so healthy we never even needed to spray any organic pesticides or herbicides.
Production goals
Goals details
My goals this season is to work and live on a farm this upcoming season in exchange for housing/food and learn techniques again and get accustomed to the lifestyle as well. After this season I would like to find my own land to start a small farm that I can operate a catering business out of.
Farm experience
Years of experience
3 total years of experience
2 years employed as a worker (non-manager)
1 years as a manager
Education, training, and employment experience
Experience details
I graduated from Morrisville State College with a Bachelors of Technology in Horticulture - Food Crops in 2013. While I was attending school I worked full time on an organic produce farm. For my internship I did my own farm where I planned, operated and managed a 4 acre organically grown produce farm that included various tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, melons, pumpkins, snap peas. I was selling to natural food markets, chefs and wholesale. This led to an interest in cooking so I went to school for culinary arts at Johnson and Wales in Denver and have been working in restaurants ever since and have become proficient in Neapolitan wood fired pizza. I would like to start a farm to pizza busines