General Site Crew Member – Fairfields Farm

Last Updated On: February 26th, 2025 at 04:00PM MST

Contact information

Farm Address:
Farfields Lane
Afton, Virginia, 22920

Primary Contact: Chris Marvel
Primary Phone:
    Type: Cell
    Number: 4342293571
    Email: chrisjmarvel@gmail.com

Website:

Internship information

General Farm Description: Farfields Farm is a diversified educational farm committed to nurturing bioregional vitality and resilience in the foothills of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains.

CRAFT Member Farm? No

Internship Starts: April 2025
Internship Ends: April 2026
Number of Internship Available: 1
Application Deadline: March 15th
Minimum Length of Stay: 10 months

Internship Details:

Role Summary: The ideal candidate should possess a comprehensive skill set in general landscape and agricultural tasks. This role includes hours of physical labor on a daily basis in all weather conditions. They should exhibit an excellent ability to stay on task, follow directions, and ask questions when needed. They should be able to work independently and also with a team. Most of their time will be spent across the farm and will vary day to day and season to season with the tasks assigned from the General Site Manager or Farm Director. 

 

Responsibilities Include

• Performing general landscape and agricultural work such as weedeating, digging, fence repair,  picking up and hauling trash, etc…
• Operation, and care for farm equipment such as excavators, tractors, UTVs, zero-turn mowers, weed eaters, chain saws, wood chippers, etc
• Must be able to lift up to 60 lbs + on a limited basis and be able to occasionally work in situations two feet above the floor in a leaned-over or squatted position.
• Help out in other realms of the farm or other site locations when directed by the General Site Manager or Director, including after hours events as needed.
• General understanding of plumbing, carpentry, HVAC, stone work, retaining walls, livestock care, or other trades are a plus, but not required.
• We appreciated a capacity for noticing details around the farm and communicating to the manager(s) about issues arising around the farm.

Educational Opportunities: This could be provided to the right candidate.

Skills Desired: General Landscape and Forestry.

Meals: No

Stipend: Yes

Housing: Possible to the right candidate.

Preferred method of Contact: email