AROUND THE FARM
Land's Sake Crew Member
Year round, full or part time | Reports to the Executive Director | Weston, MA
Land's Sake Farm, Weston, MA
About Land's Sake
Land's Sake is a nonprofit working farm in Weston, Massachusetts, where growing food, teaching, and caring for the land are one and the same work. Our mission is to connect people to the land to build community and inspire lifelong stewardship. Each season we grow roughly 20 acres of diversified vegetables on town-owned conservation land, run a 300-member CSA and a farm stand, welcome roughly 10,000 people into more than 600 farm-based education programs, care for a small herd of education livestock, and donate about a third of our harvest, more than 68,000 pounds of produce last year, to food pantries, meal programs, and neighbors facing hunger across Greater Boston.
The Opportunity
Most farm jobs ask you to pick a lane: field crew, farm stand, education, or office. The Land's Sake Crew Member is built for someone who doesn't want to pick yet, or who wants to understand how the whole farm fits together before they do.
This is a versatile, hands-on role that plugs in wherever the organization needs it most. In a single week you might harvest for hunger relief on Monday, work the farm stand register on Wednesday, help lead an Open Farmyard morning on Thursday, and set up for an event on Saturday. In a slower stretch you might seed flats in the greenhouse, feed the goats, help with a mailing, or organize the tool shed. The through-line is a person who is hard-working, eager to learn, and glad to be useful.
For Land's Sake, the role gives us flexible capacity across a seasonal calendar where every department's peak lands at a slightly different time. For you, it is the most complete education in how a working community farm actually runs, and a real path toward a specialized role here or elsewhere in local food, land stewardship, education, or nonprofit work.
You will report to the Executive Director, who sets your priorities and placement across the season. Day to day, you will take direction from the lead of whichever area you are working in.
Essential Duties:
The mix will shift with the season and the farm's needs. Over the course of a year, you can expect to work in most or all of these areas.
In the fields and greenhouse
- Harvest, wash, pack, and store vegetables, herbs, and flowers to the farm's quality standards, including harvests bound for our hunger relief partners.
- Support planting, trellising, weeding, and other field work alongside the farm crew. ● Help with greenhouse and high tunnel tasks: seeding, watering, potting up, and tending crops under cover.
- Help with general farm maintenance and upkeep, including fencing and irrigation setup. ● Help pack and distribute CSA shares, and keep barns, wash stations, tools, and equipment clean and in order.
At the farm stand
- Set up and break down the stand each day, including produce displays and retail merchandise.
- Maintain produce quality throughout the day: restocking, temperature control, hydration, and storage.
- Operate the register (Square Point of Sale) and scales, and handle cash accurately. ● Learn our produce varieties and growing practices well enough to answer customer questions and point people toward other ways to engage with the farm.
In education, animal care, and events
- Assist educators with Open Farmyard, summer camps (Farm and Forest, Junior Farmers, and Green Power), school and group visits, after-school programs, and workshops: setting up, welcoming families, supporting activities, and helping keep children safe on the farm.
- Help care for our education livestock (goats, chickens, ducks, quail, and rabbits): feeding, watering, cleaning enclosures, and maintaining pasture and fencing. ● Help maintain the Education Garden and occasionally lead farm tours for visiting groups. ● Help set up, staff, and break down farm events such as the Harvest Dinner, Solstice, and the annual hunger relief fundraiser.
- Support volunteer workdays and visiting volunteer groups in the field or at events under the direction of staff.
In the office and around the farm (as needed)
- Provide administrative and operational support: data entry, mailings, inventory counts, supply runs, simple record-keeping, and errands.
- Help with facilities and grounds upkeep, including basic maintenance and seasonal projects.
- Take on special projects as the Executive Director identifies them.
Who You Are
You don't need experience in all of these areas. You do need to be the kind of person who shows up, works hard, asks good questions, and is happy to do whatever the day requires.
- Hard-working and reliable. You take physical, sometimes repetitive work in stride, keep a steady pace, arrive on time, and follow through on what you say you'll do. Eager to learn. You want to understand how a farm, a stand, a classroom, and a nonprofit work, and you seek out feedback.
- Flexible. You are comfortable with a schedule and a task list that change with the weather and the season, and you don't mind switching gears.
- Good with people. You are friendly, patient, and clear with customers, families, children, volunteers, and coworkers, and you can represent the farm well to a curious visitor. Organized and attentive to detail. You notice when the display is low, the cooler is warm, the goats are out, or the count doesn't match.
- Committed to the mission. You care about local food, land stewardship, hunger relief, and education, and about making the farm welcoming to people of all ages and backgrounds.
- Experience in agriculture, livestock care, retail, food service, camps or outdoor education, childcare, or nonprofit administration is a plus. Interest in cooking, flowers, or local food systems is a plus. This role suits a recent graduate, a career changer, or anyone who wants a year of learning by doing.
Essential Functions
These are the core requirements of the role. Because the Crew Member works across every part of the farm, a successful candidate must be able to perform all of the following, with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Perform physically demanding, often repetitive farm work outdoors in all weather for full shifts, including standing, walking, bending, and kneeling for extended periods.
- Lift and carry up to 50 pounds repeatedly throughout a workday.
- Move safely across uneven and unpaved terrain, including fields, forest, mud, and barns.
- Work with children and families in education programs, including maintaining visual and auditory awareness of a group and remaining calm, patient, and upbeat around energetic kids; pass a CORI/SORI background check.
- Handle cash accurately and operate the farm stand's point-of-sale system and scales.
- Care for education livestock (goats, chickens, ducks, quail, and rabbits), including feeding, watering, and cleaning enclosures on a daily schedule.
- Work some weekends and occasional evenings as required by events, the farm stand, and animal care.
- Commit to a minimum of [20] hours per week, with days arranged with the Executive Director; be able to start field days at 7:00 am.
- Communicate clearly, verbally and in writing, with staff, customers, program participants, volunteers, and visitors.
- Arrive on time with reliable transportation to the farm; be at least 18 years old.
Preferred, Not Required
- First Aid and CPR certification (required before working in education programs; can be obtained after hire at Land's Sake's expense).
- A valid driver's license.
- Experience in agriculture, livestock care, retail, food service, camps or outdoor education, childcare, or nonprofit administration.
- Interest in cooking, flowers, or local food systems.
Term and Schedule
Year-round. Full-time or part-time, year-round position based at the farm in Weston. Work follows the growing and program calendar: fields, farm stand, and education in the growing season; events, winter farm stand hours, animal care, facilities projects, and administrative and operational support through the winter and spring.
Compensation & Benefits
- Starts at [$15-19 per hour], commensurate with experience.
- Paid sick time in accordance with Massachusetts law.
- Paid 30-minute lunch break on days of six or more hours.
- Free produce and flowers grown on the farm, plus a discount on other items sold at the farm stand.
- $200 annual gear stipend for workwear and outdoor gear.
- For full-time, year-round employees: 50% of health care costs covered by Land's Sake, two weeks paid vacation plus paid holidays, and professional development opportunities.
How to Apply
Send a cover letter and resume to info@landssake.org with "Crew Member" in the subject line. In your cover letter, tell us what you hope to learn at Land's Sake and about a time you jumped in to help where you were needed. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and the position is open until filled.
Land's Sake is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve, and we encourage candidates of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to apply.
Community Engagement & Volunteer Manager
Full-time, year-round | Reports to the Executive Director | Land's Sake Farm, Weston, MA
About Land's Sake
Land's Sake is a nonprofit working farm in Weston, Massachusetts, where growing food, teaching, and caring for the land are one and the same work. Each season we grow on town-owned conservation land, run a farmstand and CSA, welcome roughly 10,000 people into farm-based education programs, and donate about a third of our harvest, more than 68,000 pounds of produce last year, to food pantries, meal programs, and neighbors facing hunger across Greater Boston. We are a roughly $2.6 million organization that has just completed a $6.2 million capital campaign for a new farm building and infrastructure, and we are entering a new chapter of growth under new executive leadership.
None of this happens without the community. Neighbors who harvest for hunger relief, families who return to Open Farmyard week after week, volunteers who staff our Harvest Dinner and Solstice events, and partners across Weston and neighboring towns are the reason the farm works. We are creating this role to make that engagement intentional, welcoming, and central to how Land's Sake operates.
The Opportunity
The Community Engagement & Volunteer Manager is a new, full-time leadership position responsible for activating the community across every part of Land's Sake: the fields, the farmstand and CSA, education programs, hunger relief, and events. You will build and lead a volunteer program that reliably supports the farm's real labor needs, and you will grow the number of people and groups who feel that Land's Sake is their place.
This is both a hands-on and a strategic role. Some days you will be in the field harvesting alongside a corporate volunteer team or a group of high schoolers. Other days you will be designing the onboarding system, meeting with the Council on Aging, or working with our development effort to make sure the people who give their time are also invited to become members, donors, and ambassadors. Volunteer coordination currently lives in pieces across our farm, education, and events staff; you will bring those pieces together into one coherent program, and you will have real autonomy to build the tools and systems it needs.
You will report directly to the Executive Director and work closely with the farm, education, farm stand, and development teams.
Essential Duties
- Own volunteer engagement end to end: recruitment, onboarding, scheduling, training, supervision, safety, recognition, and retention.
- Work with farm, farmstand, education, and events staff to forecast labor needs across the season and match them with a dependable volunteer workforce, including harvest crews for hunger relief, CSA packing and distribution days, program support for Open Farmyard and camps, and event staffing for the Harvest Dinner Fundraiser for Hunger Relief, Solstice Dinner (in support of the Education Fund), and other fundraising events.
- Lead volunteer shifts yourself, especially group days and hunger relief harvests, and ensure appropriate staff coverage and supervision for every shift you don't lead.
- Maintain and improve our volunteer management software and build the tools and systems around it: sign-up flows, waivers, orientation materials, shift templates, communication cadences, and tracking of hours and impact.
- Establish clear safety protocols, training, and expectations for volunteers working in the field, at the stand, and with children in education programs.
- Serve as a visible, welcoming face of the farm at events, in the community, and with partner organizations.
- Track and report on volunteer hours, participation, group partnerships, and conversion to members and donors; use the data to tell the story of community impact in grant reports, appeals, and communications.
- Coach staff across departments on working effectively with volunteers, and help build a culture where volunteers are treated as partners in the work.
Additional Components of the role include:
Activate the community
- Develop and steward relationships with groups who can engage with the farm on a recurring basis: Weston schools and youth groups, the Council on Aging, faith communities, scouts, area colleges and high schools, town boards and committees, and corporate and civic volunteer teams.
- Design community programming and volunteer experiences that build belonging and make Land's Sake a shared gathering place for Weston and surrounding towns, not only a place to shop or attend a class.
- Coordinate with the hunger relief program and its partner pantries and meal programs where volunteers support deliveries, gleaning, and distribution.
Connect engagement to the mission and to development
- Treat the volunteer program as the front door to deeper involvement: build intentional pathways from first shift to farm/CSA membership, event attendance, annual giving, and advocacy, and partner with the Executive Director and development staff on this pipeline.
- Contribute community and volunteer perspectives to the organization's strategic and development planning.
Lead and collaborate
- Recruit and support volunteer leaders, crew leads, and seasonal interns as the program grows.
- Manage the volunteer program budget and identify grants or sponsorships that support community engagement.
Who You Are
We expect the right person to bring some combination of the following. You don't need to check every box; tell us where your strengths are.
- A connector. You have a track record of mobilizing people, whether through community organizing, volunteer management, faith or civic groups, campaigns, or program leadership. People want to say yes to you and come back.
- Comfortable on a farm. You have hands-on experience in agriculture, land stewardship, or outdoor physical work, or a real willingness to learn it quickly. You can lead a harvest crew credibly and earn the trust of farm staff.
- Systems-minded. You have built or run a volunteer or membership program before and know what good onboarding, scheduling, communication, and data look like. You are comfortable with volunteer management software, spreadsheets, and CRM tools, and you like creating order out of ad hoc.
- Development-aware. You understand that engagement and fundraising are two ends of the same relationship, and you are comfortable inviting people to give, join, and show up.
- A strong communicator. You write clearly, speak comfortably in front of groups, and can represent the farm to a fourth-grade class, a corporate HR team, and a town committee in the same week.
- Organized and self-directed. You manage many moving pieces across a seasonal calendar, follow through, and are energized by building something new with autonomy.
- Committed to the mission. You care about local food, land, hunger relief, and education, and about making the farm genuinely welcoming to people of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities.
Three or more years of relevant experience in volunteer management, community engagement, program leadership, or a related field is expected. Experience at a farm, land trust, food bank, museum, or similar community-facing nonprofit is a plus.
Working Conditions & Requirements
- This is a full-time, year-round position based at the farm in Weston, MA, with a schedule that follows the growing and program season. Some weekend and occasional evening work is expected, particularly during peak harvest and for events; the schedule is set in partnership with the Executive Director.
- The role is physically active. You will regularly work alongside volunteers outdoors in all weather and must be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds, stand and walk for extended periods, and perform farm tasks such as harvesting, weeding, and loading.
- A valid driver's license and the ability to drive to other sites Land's Sake manages, and occasionally to partner locations, are required.
- Work involves regular contact with children and vulnerable adults; a CORI background check is required.
Compensation & Benefits
Compensation and benefits details are commensurate with experience, $55-65,000, annually. Land's Sake offers a farm share, staff discount at the farm stand, and a workplace where you'll spend real time outdoors.
How to Apply
Send a cover letter and resume to info@landssake.org with "Community Engagement & Volunteer Manager" in the subject line. In your cover letter, tell us about a time you brought people together to get something real done. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and the position is open until filled.
Land's Sake is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve, and we encourage candidates of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to apply.
AT THE FARMSTAND
Farmstand Retail Manager
Land's Sake Farm, Weston, MA
About Land's Sake
Land’s Sake Farm is a non-profit community farm, connecting people to the land to build community and inspire lifelong stewardship. Our farmstand is the heart of that mission — offering our own farm-grown produce alongside products from other local farms and small businesses.
Position Overview
Land's Sake is seeking an experienced, community-minded Retail Manager to lead day-to-day operations of our farmstand. The Retail Manager oversees a team of both seasonal and year-round employees, manages inventory and vendor relationships, and is responsible for the financial and operational health of the stand — including driving toward its annual revenue goal of $1,000,000. This is a hands-on leadership role suited to someone who thrives in a fast-paced retail environment and is passionate about local food systems. The farmstand is also the front door to Land's Sake, the place most people first encounter the farm, and the Retail Manager leads a team culture in which every visitor is welcomed, learns the story of the farm and its farmers, and is invited into deeper engagement with our community.
The farmstand is open year-round, 6 days per week, with limited hours in January and February. Hours may vary by season.
Key Responsibilities
Retail Operations
- Oversee daily operations of the farmstand, ensuring a welcoming, well-organized, and efficient shopping experience
- Develop and maintain staff schedules to ensure appropriate coverage during operating hours, including seasonal adjustments
- Supervise, train, and support a team fostering a positive and accountable team culture
- Maintain merchandising standards, product displays, maintenance of the Farmstand resources (such as freezers, appliances in conjunction with facilities management) and site cleanliness
Inventory & Vendor Management
- Manage inventory levels for all farmstand products: farm-grown produce and products from local vendors
- Coordinate with the farm production team to plan for seasonal harvest volumes and product availability
- Support the seasonal CSA program as necessary
- Build and maintain relationships with local vendors and producers, prioritizing products that reflect Land’s Sake’s place, values and local farming community.
- Monitor product freshness and quality, minimizing waste through effective ordering and rotation
Financial Management
- Manage day-to-day financial operations of the farmstand, including cash handling, POS reconciliation, and deposits
- Maintain tracking of all purchase orders made for farmstand and coordinate with accounting as necessary
- Drive performance toward the farmstand's annual revenue goal of approximately $1,000,000, tracking sales against targets and adjusting strategy as needed
- Track sales performance and prepare regular reports for the Executive Director
- Support pricing decisions in coordination with the Executive Director and farm production team
- Assist in developing and managing the farmstand's operating budget
Community & Mission
- Lead a culture of hospitality in which every customer is greeted, engaged, and invited to connect with the farm — its fields, farmers, history, and programs (CSA, volunteering, education, events)
- Train and model for staff how to share the farm's story, including our commitment to donating over one-third of what we grow to neighbors facing hunger
- Serve as the stand's connection point to the wider organization, coordinating with farm, education, and communications staff so the stand reflects what's happening across the farm
Qualifications
- 3 to 5 years of retail management experience required
- Experience with inventory management systems and practices (e.g. Square)
- Financial management experience, including cash handling, reconciliation, and basic budgeting
- Strong leadership and staff management skills
- Excellent organizational and written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends
- Interest in local food systems, sustainable agriculture, or community non-profit work strongly preferred
- Customer service oriented
- Physical ability to stand for extended periods and lift up to 50lbs
- Demonstrated ability to build a warm, welcoming customer culture and to coach staff toward it
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with point-of-sale (POS) systems
- Background in agriculture, farming, or food retail
- Marketing or social media experience
- Comfortable using technology
- Experience in a mission-driven or community-facing retail setting (farmstand, co-op, museum shop, etc.)
Compensation
- $55-68,000 annual salary
If interested, please email info@landssake.org with a resume and cover letter. Thank you!
Land’s Sake Farmstand Staff
Land’s Sake is a nonprofit farm located in Weston, MA. Our mission is to connect people to the land to build community and inspire lifelong stewardship. The Farmstand serves as the hub of the farm; each year we assemble an awesome team to sell our vegetables, guide and educate our community, and have a lot of fun doing it.
Successful farmstand staff possess an interest in sustainable agriculture, local food systems, flowers, and/or cooking. As a point of contact for Land's Sake, Farmstand staff are trained about the farm’s many offerings, in order to communicate with customers about how they can engage at the farm. Great customer service skills, an ability to work quickly and efficiently, and a good sense of humor are vital to this position.
Responsibilities:
- Set up and break down the Farmstand each day, including produce displays and retail merchandise
- Maintain produce quality throughout the day (eg. re-stocking, temperature control, hydration and storage)
- Learn produce varieties and growing standards of products, and be able to communicate information to customers as necessary
- Operate cash register (Square Point of Sale system) and scales
- Answer customer questions, and bring awareness to additional farm programming as appropriate
- Keep a clean and organized workspace and sales floor, and help with daily upkeep
Key Skills
- Personable customer service skills and ability to keep up in a fast-paced environment
- Cash handling and/or retail experience is a plus
- Willing and able to work in all weather conditions, stand for long periods of time, and bend and lift up to 50 pounds
- Floral experience or knowledge is a plus
- Merchandising experience or knowledge is a plus
- Interested in cooking, agriculture, flowers or local food systems
Employment Dates:
- Seasonal, part-time position runs from August-October with possible hours available for winter and spring season Nov-Dec
- Farmstand is open to the public 10am-6pm Tuesday- Friday and 10am-4pm Saturday and Sunday. Working hours are 9am-7pm Tuesdays -Friday and 9am-5pm Saturday and Sunday. Hours change for winter season.
- Flexible shifts and scheduling
Compensation:
- Starts at $15-$17/hour, commensurate with experience
- Paid sick time, in accordance with Massachusetts law
- Paid 30-minute lunch break, if the employee works six or more hours that day
- As much free produce as you can eat
- Discount on other products sold at the Farmstand
Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume to farmstand@landssake.org
Equal Opportunity Policy
Land’s Sake is seeking to hire a staff that represents the racial and ethnic diversity of its constituents. Diversity and inclusion is an ongoing organizational practice and a core value of Land’s Sake with the goal of having culturally competent services, materials, resources and programs. Our hiring practices are informed by an appreciation of the strengths offered by differing cultures, races, religions, ethnicities, classes, sexual orientation, physical capacities, and age groups. Land’s Sake offers benefits including medical insurance, vacation, access to professional development and local organic food. Land’s Sake is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to creating a multicultural organization. We actively seek a diverse pool of candidates for all positions.