Crew Member, Stockbridge, MI – Lake Divide Farm

Last Updated On: February 14th, 2025 at 09:40AM MST

Contact information

Farm Address:
126838 Mount Hope Rd
Stockbridge, Michigan, 49285

Primary Contact: Helen Chandler
Primary Phone:
    Type: Cell
    Number: 908-347-7272
    Email: lakedividefarm@gmail.com

Website: https://www.lakedividefarm.com

Website: https://www.facebook.com/LakeDivideFarm/

Internship information

General Farm Description: Lake Divide Farm is a certified organic vegetable farm in Jackson county, Michigan. We are managing 18 acres for production, and grow vegetables and fruit on 5-10 acres. We sell through Michigan's historic Eastern market year round.. We have a credit based farm membership program (CSA.) We sell wholesale to the Greater Lansing Food Bank (a food pantry for food pantries), two community-oriented collaborative CSA programs: Allen Neighborhood (Lansing) and The Farm at St. Joe's (Ann Arbor), and provide food for Stockbridge's own food pantry (Stockbridge Community Outreach.) We sell directly to several restaurants. We are working to provide season-round healthful produce to our community. To find out more about us visit our website www.lakedividefarm.com or our facebook or instagram page.

CRAFT Member Farm? No

Internship Starts: 4/01/2025
Internship Ends: 11/26/2025
Number of Internship Available: 2
Application Deadline: When position filled
Minimum Length of Stay: Full season

Internship Details:

To apply, send me an email including a statement of interest as well as two professional references.

If you have an interest in organic vegetable production, enjoy a challenge, and are physically able to work long hours outdoor, consider applying. Experience working on a mixed vegetable farm is desirable. A good attitude and the ability to take pleasure in hard work is required

This is a seasonal position starts April 2025 and runs until the Wednesday before Thanksgiving in November 2025. There is the opportunity to stay on for folks that show an interest in working at Lake Divide long term along with an aptitude for growing vegetables.

The position is 5 days per week Tuesday through Saturday, and about 40-50 hours per week, although hours will vary through the season. I will consider part-time applicants as well as alternate work week schedules.

The position is primarily harvesting, weeding, and planting and the opportunity to attend a farmers’ market for qualified individuals.

The opportunity to take part in broader farm tasks exists depending on experience and aptitude. This could include farm planning, greenhouse work, irrigation, and tractor work.

Pay: $14-16/hour for persons with no previous commercial vegetable farm experience with potential for performance based raises throughout the season. Produce included.

$16-$20/hour starting for qualified candidates.

Minimum qualifications include:

• Ability to lift 50 lbs comfortably and consistently
• Ability to work long hours on your feet, crouched, kneeling, bent, and stretched
• Ability to work in all weather conditions- mud, sleet, snow, rain, blistering heat with a good attitude!
• Pride in work
• Attention to detail
• Enjoy working quickly
• Ability to follow safety practices
• Ability to work independently and on a team
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to follow instructions and ask clear questions
• Interest in commercial organic vegetable production
• Willingness to learn

Educational Opportunities: We are always evolving to be successful as a business while meeting our goals of community connection and sustainability. We welcome all crew to be part of the conversation. We also have a TON of books and access to lots of knowledgeable people. Hands on experience with all things vegetable farm. We can discuss before the position starts to see which components feel the most important to you. Back end: Paperwork, organic certification, seeding schedules, harvest schedules, field layout, market selection Greenhouse work: Seeding, watering, variety selection, pest and disease management in the greenhouse Field work: Weed identification and management, pest and disease management, planting, season extension, fertility management, irrigation systems System management: Crop rotation, cover cropping, water management, inputs and outputs Equipment (available for crew members that show apptitude): Small tools (rototiller, weedwacker, mower, backpack sprayer), cultivating tractors, primary and secondary tillage, field preparation, driving a truck and trailer, homemade coolers. Marketing: Famers' market attendance, growing for wholesale. For the more advanced applicant: If there is a component of farming that you would like learn about in depth, I can support you in doing that either allowing you to be in charge of that aspect of our farm or involving you directly with decision making. We welcome all experience and expertise gained from previous farm experience while appreciating the acknowledgement that every farm has unique conditions and constraints.

Skills Desired: Experience working on a diverse vegetable farm is desired. Other relevant experience: Greenhouse, manual labor, restaurant experience

Meals: No

Stipend: Pay: $14-16/hour for persons with no previous commercial vegetable farm experience with potential for performance based raises throughout the season. Produce included. $16-$20/hour starting for qualified candidates.

Housing: Possibly for the right candidate.

Preferred method of Contact: Email