Employment

 
 

Now Accepting Applications for the 2025 Season!

 
 

A Bit About Us: 

Foxtail Farm is a chemical free, minimal till farm located in the beautiful St. Croix River Valley of Western Wisconsin. Foxtail is perfectly positioned an hour from the Twin Cities and minutes away from several beautiful state parks. Between access to all the metro has to offer and loads of outdoor activities nearby, it's easy to keep occupied around here while not farming. 

This year we continue the process of transitioning our farm to a no-till operation. We firmly believe in the power of our natural world and strive to steward natural systems whenever possible. We do not use chemicals, but instead choose to build the soil web and use IPM to fight pests of all kinds. No/minimal till focuses on farming at a scale based on human power. We feel striving to farm at this capacity is not only a better scale for the environment, but for all of us on the farm. We feel more connected to our work, to the Earth we occupy, and to the food we grow for our community. Human scale farming means we do work hard. We still find time to enjoy the fruits of our labor by occasionally hosting events at the farm, sharing community meals, and gifting our bounty to others whenever possible. We would be ecstatic to welcome you to our team for the 2025 season


Job Responsibilities:

Using hand methods requires body work.  Be prepared to use your body daily. We strive to integrate mindfulness into the work that we do to bring ease to each day.  Mindfulness in farming at a human scale is critical because each part of the process feeds into the next making each task of similar importance.

Hand weeding and cultivating soil. Seeding and transplanting by hand. Harvesting and hauling crops. Washing and packaging vegetables for three farmers markets and 120 member CSA.  Farming can be beautifully repetitive. Those that can find joy in sometimes simple, repetitive work will appreciate many of the tasks required in maintenance of a farm.

Self-motivation and dedication to getting a job thoroughly done are a must. We feel honored to do the work that we do. That’s why we strive to get the highest quality product to our community. Attention to detail is crucial, while also balancing the workload farming can demand.

We ask that our team maintain efficiency in the systems in place while staying flexible when plans need to change. Having honest and open communication is very important to a successful season.  We want to create a community where we all support each other and feedback can be both given and received. Please reach out with any questions. Thanks for considering Foxtail Farm!

Full Time Main Season : POSITION AVAILABLE FOR 2025

Job Description: This position is great for someone who is wanting to experience what a full season of vegetable growing is like both mentally and physically. The full-time main season position assists in a variety of tasks; proper harvest and washing of vegetables for our markets, learning transplanting techniques, IPM best practices and what the day-to-day life on the farm is like. 1 year of vegetable farming preferred.

  • Full time: 35-40 hrs/week typically 7-4PM with two consecutive days off per week.

  • Rate: Food and private housing included. $13/hr base pay, negotiable based on previous organic farming experience. 

  • Starting Date: April 1 ideally, negotiable.

  • End Date: October 31st ideally, negotiable. 

  • Food: (Approximate value $60/week).  Access to all farm veggies as well as staple items like beans, rice and flour. Community lunches are offered during work week. 

  • Housing: (Approximate value $90/week). Private room with separate entrance. Fully furnished if needed. Heat, kitchenette. Full kitchen use available in our onsite commercial kitchen. Internet included. Shared bathroom. 

    **Please send resume and contact info for three references to Foxtailfarmwi@gmail.com**


    Full Time Full-Season Field Manager : POSITION FILLED FOR 2025

Job Description: The Field Manager is the team lead throughout the day. When tasks need to be divided, the field manager may become the leader of a small group or solo managing the task start to finish. Field Managers also assist with routine farm chores, putting together wholesale orders, maintaining record keeping and generally stepping into a leadership position on the farm. 2 years farming experience preferred, 1 year vegetable farming experience required.

  • Full time: 35-40 hrs/week typically 7-4PM with two consecutive days off per week.

  • Rate: Food and private housing included as part of compensation package. $15/hr base pay, negotiable based on previous organic farming experience. 

  • Starting Date: March 1 ideally, negotiable.

  • End Date: December 1 ideally, negotiable. 

  • Food: (Approximate value $60/week).  Access to all farm veggies as well as staple items like beans, rice and flour. Community lunches are offered during work week. 

  • Housing: (Approximate value $90/week). Private room with separate entrance. Fully furnished if needed. Heat, kitchenette. Full kitchen use available in our onsite commercial kitchen. Internet included. Shared bathroom. Potential for year round housing available with this position only.

    **Please send resume and contact info for three references to Foxtailfarmwi@gmail.com**

Part Time Main Season: POSITION FILLED FOR 2025

Job Description: This position is great if you’ve never been a vegetable farmer before but are curious about what it is like. Part-time main season folks assist with the harvest of vegetables each week and also get their hands dirty planting and weeding. No prior farming experience needed to apply.

  • Part Time :15-20 hrs/week 8-5PM Weekends not required. Average 2-3 days/week 

  • Rate: Food included. $12/hr base pay, negotiable based on organic farming experience.

  • Starting Date: May 1 ideally, negotiable.

  • Ending Date: September 31st ideally, negotiable. 

  • Food: (Approximately $60/week value).  Access to all farm veggies as well as staple items like beans, rice and flour. Community lunches are offered during work week. 

Housing Potentially Available: We reserve available housing for full time farm positions first. We do have rooms available (approximate value $40/week) for occasional overnight stays and tents are always welcome! kitchen use available in our onsite commercial kitchen. Internet included. Shared bathroom.

**Please send resume and contact info for three references to Foxtailfarmwi@gmail.com**

Part Time Main Season : POSITION FILLED FOR 2025

Job Description: This position is great if you’ve never been a vegetable farmer before but are curious about what it is like. Part-time main season folks assist with the harvest of vegetables each week and also get their hands dirty planting and weeding. No prior farming experience needed to apply.

  • Part Time :15-20 hrs/week 8-5PM Weekends not required. Average 2-3 days/week 

  • Rate: Food included. $12/hr base pay, negotiable based on organic farming experience.

  • Starting Date: May 1 ideally, negotiable.

  • Ending Date: October 31st ideally, negotiable. 

  • Food: (Approximately $60/week value).  Access to all farm veggies as well as staple items like beans, rice and flour. Community lunches are offered during work week. 

Housing Potentially Available: We reserve available housing for full time farm positions first. We do have rooms available (approximate value $40/week) for occasional overnight stays and tents are always welcome! kitchen use available in our onsite commercial kitchen. Internet included. Shared bathroom.

**Please send resume and contact info for three references to Foxtailfarmwi@gmail.com**

Part Time Summer/Fall Season: POSITION FILLED FOR 2025

Job Description: This position is great if you’ve never been a vegetable farmer before but are curious about what it is like. Part-time summer/fall season folks assist with the harvest of vegetables each week and also get their hands dirty planting and weeding our late summer and fall crops. This position then transitions into working with storage crops of all kinds. Using Foxtail’s commercial kitchen space, storage crops like cabbage are turned into value added products. Chopping and prepping fruits and vegetables in large batch sizes, packaging and labeling products become the job of this part-time position. No prior farming or kitchen experience needed to apply.

  • Part Time: 15-20 hrs/week 8-5PM Weekends not required. Average 2-3 days/week 

  • Rate: Food included. $12/hr base pay, negotiable based on organic farming experience.

  • Starting Date: July 1st ideally, negotiable.

  • Ending Date: January 20th ideally, negotiable. (two week holiday break Dec. 22nd - Jan 5th)

  • Food: (Approximately $60/week value).  Access to all farm veggies as well as staple items like beans, rice and flour. Community lunches are offered during work week. 

Housing Potentially Available: We reserve available housing for full time farm positions first. We do have rooms available (approximate value $40/week) for occasional overnight stays and tents are always welcome! kitchen use available in our onsite commercial kitchen. Internet included. Shared bathroom.

**Please send resume and contact info for three references to Foxtailfarmwi@gmail.com**