Farm Fellow | Seasonal

Osprey Wilds Environmental Learning Center is a public 501(c)(3) non-profit environmental learning center near
Sandstone, MN that provides outdoor educational opportunities to diverse audiences in an intimate setting. Gain
experience on our 107-acre Trapp Farm as we grow produce in what will be our fifth season of production! Grow high-
quality, nutrient dense food while stewarding the land and adding to your farming skills. You will work with our farm
manager(s), operations director, volunteers and other workers while doing a wide variety of farm tasks. This position is
a physically demanding job and often works alone.

Responsibilities include:

• Fieldwork (soil prep, planting, weeding, cultivation, harvest)
• Processing (washing, weighing, packing)
• Delivering of produce to OW kitchen and local schools
• Farm stand (setting up, and taking down)
• Farm infrastructure projects
• Record keeping
• Farm tours for donors and participants
• Communal housekeeping duties for onsite housing
  

Qualifications:

• Ability to commit to a full growing season, from May/June through Oct/Nov 2025, and live on site
• Ability to frequently lift 25- 50 lbs
• Some experience and/or huge passion for small scale intensive organic vegetable farming is a plus
• Ability to do physical work under varying weather conditions
• Ability to work both independently and as a part of a team
• Attention to detail and pride in a job well done
• Great communication and customer service skills
• Excellent at following written and verbal instructions
• Can move body efficiently and often to kneel down, bend over, and crouch
• Ability to balance speed and quality of work in a set time frame
• A valid driver’s license
• Respectful and builds community with others while living in shared housing
• Valid First-aid/CPR/AED certification is a plus!
  

Benefits:

• Work outside in a beautiful setting: 780 acres with coniferous and hardwood forests, creek, prairies, wetlands,

• $275 weekly stipend
• Onsite housing with access to high-speed internet, kitchen and laundry facilities
• Meals during the work week/when groups are present – typically sack lunch for farm fellow
  

To apply: please send your cover letter (including your available start and end dates), resume, and three references to:
Jill Rudolph, Operations Director, Email: rudolph@ospreywilds.org Phone: (320) 245-2648