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 JULY – NOV 2026)
All works shifts are 3-4 hours (approx. 9a-1p)
Everyone is welcome to enjoy lunch with us at 1pm
Bring a friend who may be village-farming-curious!
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 mid-November)
Come as often as 2 times a week, at least once/week, on Saturdays and/or Tuesdays. – Make-up shifts or alternative work days can be made available by arrangement.
Villagers take home a full share of farm fresh produce from the day!
Village-Guest – I want to contribute but can’t make a full commitment right now
$150 deposit:
Commit to 2+ volunteer shifts a month. (atleast 8 hours a month until end of season in mid-November)
Come as often as 2 times a week, just once a week or every other week on Saturdays and/or Tuesdays. – Make-up shifts or alternative work days can be made available by arrangement.
Village-Guests take home a sample-pack of all of the farm fresh produce from the day!
Village-Curious – I’d just like a taste-test of what being a villager is like…
$0 deposit:
Zero commitments, come volunteer at your leisure, once, twice, or more if you wish. Volunteer on Saturdays/Tuesdays (9a-1p). Email us to arrange an alternative day!
Village-Curious folks take home a small farm gift *upon availability!**
Deposits help us pay for seed, supply, tools, and energy it takes to plant and grow the food to share with you, as well as coverage for losses and any other overhead costs
– THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING LOCAL & SMALL
