No land? No problem! You can still be a farmer and permaculturist. Join a community that is having fun, learning, growing, and making a difference.
What the program offers:
- Working side by side with experienced farmers
- Weekly produce take home (every week that you contribute hours)
- Weekly instruction on topics related to farming and permaculture
- Lunch on the days you work
- A calendar of community events including:
- Annual friends and family weekend campout
- Harvest Dinner Party
- River Day (Rafting the Clackamas culminating with a beach bbq upon landing at our private beach)
- Bonfires
- Jam Sessions and other impromptu celebrations our community creates
- Hands on participation in cooking and preserving (krauts, pickles, sauces, jams, dried foods, etc.)
Examples of topics we might cover:
- Compost making and applying
- Starting a worm bin and maintaining it
- Soil preparation
- Seed starting, planting, and transplanting
- Irrigation maintenance
- Harvesting crops
- Pollinator hedgerow implementation
- Animal husbandry for those interested
- Orchard, berry, and vine management
- Preserving food (jams, sauerkraut, kimchi, pickling, canning)
Rates, tiers of involvement
(Pro-rated for JUNE – NOV 2026)
Villager – I want to show up and make a difference
$250 deposit:
Commit anywhere from 3-7 volunteer shifts each month. (atleast 10 hours a month over the next 6 mo. season, ending in November)
Come as often as 2 times a week, but at least once/week, on Saturdays and/or Tuesdays. Make-up shifts can be made available by arrangement.
Work a 3-4 hour shift (9am-1pm). Enjoy lunch with us, & **take home a full share of farm fresh produce from your day!**
Village-Guest – I want to contribute but can’t make a full commitment
$150 deposit:
Commit to 2-5 volunteer shifts a month. (atleast 8 hours a month until end of season in November)
Come as often as 2 times a week or once a week on Saturdays and/or Tuesdays. Make-up shifts can be made available by arrangement.
Work a 3-4 hour shift (9am-1pm). Enjoy lunch with us, & **take home a Sample pack of farm fresh produce from your day!**
Village-Curious – I’d just like a taste-test of what being a villager is like…
$0 deposit:
Zero commitments, volunteer at your leisure, once, twice, or more if you wish.
Volunteer on Saturdays/Tuesdays (9a-1p).
Work a 3-4 hour shift & **take home a small farm gift!**
