Round Bend Farm Seasonal Farm Crew - Dartmouth, MA

Overview

Round the Bend Farm hiring Seasonal Farm Crew - Dartmouth, MA

Round the Bend Farm (RTB), a Center for Restorative Community, is located in South Dartmouth, MA and is a 115-acre working farm and educational non-profit. Our non-profit mission:
We are a living laboratory that cultivates, educates, and empowers people of all ages. We are devoted to the global paradigm shift toward hope and abundance by valuing diversity, modeling nature, and redefining wealth. RTB is seeking a passionate and motivated individual to join our team as a Seasonal Full-Time Farm Crew Member. We are accepting applications until February 19, 2026.

Anticipated start date of employment is May 2026, with an anticipated end date in the fall of 2026 (September/October).

At RTB, we use a synthetics-free farming philosophy, rooted in regenerative relationships and a mix of biodynamic, permaculture and soil remineralization practices. We emphasize sustainability, natural relationships, ecological vibrancy and working in ways that mirror our mission of valuing diversity, modeling nature, and redefining wealth.

The Seasonal Farm Crew Member position entails working under the direction of our Garden Manager in the operation of RTB’s highly diversified agricultural crops. We currently grow a wide range of vegetables, fruits, nuts, edible perennials, flowers, mushrooms and medicinal herbs (and keep bees) across three tightly-knit farm properties encompassing about 10-acres of mixed production. These crops are used programmatically to feed, heal, and educate our South Coast community, as a source for on-farm catered events, and to sell to the general public.

The work of this whole-farm based position will be focused on supporting ALL aspects of our growing operation; importantly inside 2-acres of intensified market garden style growing at our main educational site, supporting 5 to 6-acres of larger plantings for our free food distribution Manifest Love program and an overlapping 8-acre agroforestry fruit orchard.

Working under the direction of and alongside the Garden Manager in a daily capacity – with our extended RTB team and community volunteers – this position will be involved with all aspects of agricultural systems at the farm. Duties may include, but are not limited to: seed sowing, nursery care, soil preparation, transplanting, weeding and cultivation, perennial and tree care, mulching, greenhouse crops, harvesting, seed saving, plant propagation, landscape maintenance, food storage, processing, and preparation (harvesting, washing, bagging) for distribution.

When needed, this position will at times act as a liaison with the RTB educational team to support ongoing tours, demonstrations, direction and educational contexts and activities for visiting students and the general public. Occasional help with setting up for (and working during) on-farm events may also be needed.

To a great degree, the above work will be performed outdoors (directly in agricultural systems); however, this position may include participation in shared community cooking, post-harvest processing & preservation, monthly Open Farm Days, potential support for the care of RTB’s garden chickens & pigs, and occasional support of other farm projects as needed.

This work will be physically demanding and challenging, but also grounding, nourishing, and rewarding. We firmly honor a 40-hour per week commitment, however natural variations in seasonal workload and conditions occasionally call for openness and flexibility around hours – some days may occasionally run longer than others, though never excessively.

As an organization that strives to value diversity in all that we do (it’s part of our mission!), we place extra care and value in continuing to diversify our team.

• At least 1 season of agricultural production experience (farm work, apprenticeship/ internship, campus farm, or other relevant farming/gardening exposure)
• Commitment to working in the scope of RTB’s mission (preference may be given to those who have an active interest in environmental and social justice issues pertaining to both local and global food systems)
• Desire to…