Organic Farm Apprenticeship — Hands-On Market Gardening

Oz Farm & Retreat Center; Point Arena (CA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private 10×12 cabin with wood stove

On-site Wi‑Fi

Family-style dinners 5 nights/week

Communal farm kitchen access

Job summary

Oz Farm & Retreat Center in Mendocino County, California offers a 2027 Organic Farm Apprenticeship. Apprentices gain experience in market gardening, soil prep, propagation, transplanting, pest management, harvesting, and sales/marketing on a fully working production farm with opportunities in irrigation, orchard care, carpentry, and recordkeeping.

Expect a serious, commercial work environment with a strong team; weekly educational discussions and field trips are provided.

Qualifications

• Committed to learning organic farming practices.
• Able to work in a hands-on, physical environment.
• Good communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Participate in market gardening tasks including soil prep, propagation, transplanting, and harvesting.
• Assist with sales/marketing at farmers markets and CSA pickups.
• Support irrigation, orchard care, carpentry and general farm maintenance as needed.
• Engage in educational discussions and field trips on sustainable agriculture.

Skills

Team player

Strong work ethic

Curiosity about agriculture

Manual labor tolerance

Tools

Farm tools

Job description

Oz Farm & Retreat Center in Mendocino County, California offers a 2027 Organic Farm Apprenticeship. Apprentices gain experience in market gardening, soil prep, propagation, transplanting, pest management, harvesting, and sales/marketing on a fully working production farm with opportunities in irrigation, orchard care, carpentry, and recordkeeping.

Expect a serious, commercial work environment with a strong team; weekly educational discussions and field trips are provided.