Jobs and Opportunities

Jobs and Opportunities

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April 2026

A listing of current jobs, events and opportunities for new, beginning, small, urban and sustainable farmers.

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April Headlines

Full Time Food Service Worker at Drew Farm – Drew Farm in Detroit is seeking a full time food service worker with farm responsibilities.

2026 Keep Growing Detroit Build Crew – Paid Building Apprenticeship - Apply by April 20

Keep Growing Detroit's Garden Resource Program – Detroit, Hamtramck and Highland Park farmers and gardeners can sign up for Keep Growing Detroit's Garden Resource Program to get transplants & seeds 3 times per year at a very reduced cost and participate in KGD's events and classes.

Small Farm Conference Call for Speakers – Submit proposal by April 23

West Michigan Farmers of Color Land Fund Donations – The West Michigan Young Farmers Chapter focuses on building power for Black, Brown and Indigenous farmers. Through their fundraising and educational work, they are strengthening the local coalition of growers and allies in West Michigan’s agricultural sector.

Organic Vegetable Farm Manager Apprenticeship Program in Wisconsin – Paid hands-on training and mentorship to help you take the next step in your vegetable farm management career. Accepting applications for 2026 Cohort.

Events, Webinars, & Courses

Times are in EST unless otherwise stated.

April

Apr 15 – FREE Organic Rising film screening with a panel of farmers and the filmmaker - Ann Arbor
Apr 15 – Wrap Up and Celebration: Peer to Peer with a Farmer - Emerging Farmer Learning Series
Apr 18 – From Soil to Success: Selecting Land to Farm
Apr 21 – MSU Product Center New Client Intro Seminar - 10-11am (Online)
Apr 21 - 22 – USDA Beginning Farmer and Rancher Veterans Webinar series
Apr 22 – Soil Health Basics webinar - 1pm

May & Later

May 6 – Soil Health, Pollinators and Beneficials Beginning Farmer Field Day (Schomaker Farms, Saginaw)
May 6 – Monthly Drop-In Organic Farming Q&A - 12-1pm (Online)
June 3 – Agritourism, Farm Marketing and Farm Business Beginning Farmer Field Day (Russell’s Blueberry Farm in Freeland)
June 3 – Monthly Drop-in Organic Farming Q & A - June 2026
June 22 - 23 – State of the Western Lake Erie Basin Conference (Adrian College)
Jul 8 – Monthly Drop-in Organic Farming Q & A - July 2026
Jul 16 – TOPP Educator Webinars: Organic Certification for Urban Farms - 12-1pm (Online)
Jul 21 – Washtenaw TOPP Farm Tours (Whitmore Lake, MI)
Jul 23 – TOPP Educator Webinars: Research & Education that Centers Farmer Knowledge - 12-1pm
Jul 30 – TOPP Educator Webinars: How Producers Weigh the Cost–Benefit of Organic Certification
Jul 31 – Berrien County Organic Agriculture: Tour 3 Value-Added and Agritourism Farms
Aug 11 – West Michigan TOPP Farm Tour: Explore Farm to Institution Markets from schools to hospitals
Aug 18 – Northwest Michigan TOPP Field Day: Farming for People, Purpose, and Profit (Petoskey)
Aug 22 – Perennial Farm Ecosystem Conference (Traverse City)
Oct 4 - 6 – Northern Michigan Small Farm Conference (Bellaire, MI with Antrim County farm tour)

Ongoing Courses & Meetings

RAFI Farmers Connection Calendar of Events
Jan 17 - Oct 10 - Urban Fruit Brigade (Detroit)
Jan 13 - June 4, Tuesdays & Thursdays - “Take Root” Beginning Farmers Business Classes
Complying with the Pre-Harvest Water Rule Short Course (With Certificate)
Online Course on Insects in the Garden (free)
Organic Farmers Association workgroups
- OFA Public Procurement workgroup - every 1^st Wednesday from 2-3pm
- OFA Grain Workgroup - every 2^nd Wednesday from 2 - 3pm
- OFA Crop Insurance workgroup - every 3^rd Wednesday from 2-3pm
- OFTP Mixed Vegetables workgroup - every 4^th Wednesday from 2-3pm
Organic Dry Bean Production Course
Starting a School or Community Garden
MSU Cottage Food Law Course - free
Backyard Fruit 101 - $35
Grant Writing for Farm and Food Entrepreneurs - free
Pollinator Champions
Is Beekeeping Right for Me?
Local Food Marketing Academy
- Coupon Code for farmers to take the course for $200
Cottage Food Law, ServSafe, Farm to School and Food Safety Classes
Detroit Food Policy Council Meetings
Boost your farm or food business: Online grant writing course
Michigan Conservation Stewards Program
Communicating with Legislators - New Online Course
Farm Pulse Financial Management & Analysis
- Discount code for signing up is MVEG2025 - Reduces the cost from $299 to $24 ($275 off); limited to 20 farms!
Forest School teacher trainings
Small grains shared learning calls – 1^st Fridays, 11-noon Eastern
Organic Farmer Circles for Black, Hispanic/Latino, Indigenous, Asian, Queer and all farmers
Midwest Permaculture Design Courses ½ off for regenerative farmers, community growers, and others
Organic Farmers Association Crop Insurance workgroup
Cornell Small Farms online courses
TEAMs program is a training for farm apprentices or employees by the Fairshare CSA Coalition
Becoming the Employer of Choice training for farm employers by the Fairshare CSA Coalition
Free Self-Paced Online Class for Small-scale Chicken Farmers
Savanna Institute classes
Value Added Producer grant on demand class - $75
Free Rodale Courses
- Transition To Certified Organic Agriculture
- Getting Your Organic Certification
- Transition To Organic Livestock Production
- Hobby Beekeeping
- Rodale Institute Annual Virtual Field Day
Events list from Ag Solidarity Network
Events list from MIFFS (Michigan Food and Farming Systems)

Job Opportunities

Jobs at Farms

Lake Divide Farm Crew Member – Stockbridge
Drew Farm Food Service Worker with farm responsibilities (Detroit)
2026 Keep Growing Detroit Build Crew - Paid Building Apprenticeship - Apply by April 20
Part-Time Garden Specialist at Chamomile Gardens (Detroit)
Keep Growing Detroit Internships
Henningson Farms - Cut flower farmworkers (Dewitt) see posting on Farm Jobs Map
Idlewild Farm - Full-time and Part-time flower crew positions (Belding)
Idyll Farms Assistant Creamery Manager (Northport)
Farm Hand for Regenerative Farm - Marcellus, MI – Part time or Full Time
- Contact Carolyn Armstrong at 708-205-6168 for information
Green Wagon Farm (Ada)
- 2026 Full Time Farmhand
- 2026 Holland Farmers Market Crew
- 2026 Fulton Street Market Crew
Herdsperson job with Jennifer Hammond (Dowling)
Jacob's Fresh Farm (Dexter)
Silly Goose Acres (Plainwell)
Livestock Incubator Farm Program – Caledonia, IL
Marbleseed Organic Farmer Services Manager, remote
Manage the Giving Tree Farm as a farmer or farmworker
Map of Michigan Sustainable Farm Jobs or use this form to add your farm job
Crosshatch Regional Farm Job Board for NW Michigan
Naturally Better Soil Products Internship in Compost Market Development - see pay, benefits & other details on the farm jobs map
Keep Growing Detroit – internships available
Growing Hope Urban Farm (Ypsilanti) Home Garden Internship + 3 internships and a Farmers Market assistant
Helianthus Farms - see pay, benefits & other details on the farm jobs map or contact Karl Kaufman at 8102415240 or karlkaufman48@gmail.com
Asbury Farm (Flint) see job posting on map
Great Lakes Incubator Farm (Traverse City) see posting on map
Organic Vegetable Farm Manager Apprenticeship Program (Wisconsin, many locations
Ingham County Land Bank Garden Program Contractor email Cody Mohr at CMohr@ingham.org
Slow Farm (Ann Arbor, MI) 2 Assistant Farm Managers and Farm Hand positions
Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship(Several locations in Michigan)
Titus Farms (Mason, MI)
Employment Opportunities list from MIFFS (Michigan Food and Farming Systems)

Jobs at Michigan State University

MSU Migrant Student Services - High School Equivalency Program (HEP) Evening Instructors
National Migrant Scholars Internship aide (East Lansing)
MSU Campus Livestock Center laborer and Herder (East Lansing)

Jobs at Michigan Non-profits/Other

Many Hands Lifesharing Community (Dexter) Farm Education and Production Manager $60K
Eastern Market (Detroit) jobs page Urban Ag Produce Share Assembly Team

National Jobs

Organic & Small Farms Conservation Specialist, Marbleseed (Wisconsin)
Canopy Farm Management Job Openings (WI and IL)
Farm Coordinator, Seed Savers Exchange (Iowa)
Marketing & Communications Director, Seed Savers Exchange (Iowa)
Executive Director, Foxhead Regenerative Agriculture Project (Wisconsin)
Sky High Farm Fellowship Opportunity - upstate New York
Senior Soil Health Specialist for the Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC)
OFRF Data and Technology Intern
OFRF Communications and Outreach Fellow
Michael Field Agricultural Institute Videographer for Regenerative Ag Video series
Organic Farming Research Foundation Research & Education Program Fellow Fully Remote or Santa Cruz, CA and General Internships
Seed Savers Exchange Customer Service Manager
National Organic Coalition: Part-time Coalition Manager
CRMS Garden Intern at Colorado Rocky Mountain School, contact hmcdermott@crms.org
Marbleseed Job Board
COMFOOD-Jobs listserv
Good Food Jobs
Ag Solidarity Network Job Listings
Sustainable Ag Coalition (NSAC) Jobs listing
American Farmland Trust – 5 jobs, hybrid or fully remote

Volunteer Opportunities

Organic Farmer Work Groups
MI Farm Link
Volunteer at D-Town farm in Detroit on Saturdays and Sundays from 9am to Noon
Volunteer at Tollgate Farm: Tuesdays and Wednesday, contact Monique Mose at hemkermo@msu.edu
Allen Neighborhood Center Hunter Park GardenHouse (Lansing) volunteer on Mondays: 9:30am – noon or Thursdays: 5 – 7:30pm
Wolcott Mill Farm Center
We3Queens Botanical Garden – contact Anne Lynn at w3qoutreach@gmail.com
Healthy Soils, Healthy Waters - Michigan growers in Lenawee, Hillsdale, and Monroe counties to participate in a new research project to further understand the connection between conservation practices, changes in soil health, and water quality improvements.

Farmland

Available farmland for sale, lease, or partnership listed on MI FarmLink

Southeast Michigan

Northern Lower Michigan

West Michigan

45 acres in Van Buren County for lease (NEW)
40 acres in Allegan County for sale, mentorship (NEW)
38 acres in Cass County for lease (NEW)
2 acres in Ottawa County for partnership, lease to buy (NEW)
126 acres in Ottawa County for partnership, mentorship (NEW)
165 acres in Kalamazoo County (NEW)
20 acres in Berrien County for lease, partnership (NEW)
36 acres in Kalamazoo County for lease
76 acres in Kent County for lease, working arrangement with future partner
2 acres in Muskegon County for partnership, lease, working arrangement with future partner
24 acres in Kalamazoo for lease or mentorship
25 acres in Berrien County for lease, working arrangement with future partner
45 acres in Covert, MI for lease
4 acres in Portage, MI for partnership or lease
180 acres in Barry County for lease
90 acres in Zeeland, MI for partnership
Farm with orchard, forest and tillable land in Bangor seeks BIPOC farmers to farm on donated land using The Farmers' Land Trust collective land ownership model. Contact Julius Buzzard for more information at julius@growinghope.net
20 acres in Calhoun County for sale (Cinzori Farms)
78 acres for lease or partnership in Kalamazoo County
90 acres in Ottawa County
7 acres in Ottawa County
https://earthenheart.com/ affordable sustainable rental housing and ag land

Mid-Michigan

3800 acres in Eaton County, Bellevue, Barry, Eaton Rapids for lease, lease to buy, working arrangement with future partner
15 acres in Saginaw County for lease or partnership
160 acres (10 tillable) for lease in Sears
28 acres in Lake, MI for sale
105 acres in Bay County for sale
Manage the Giving Tree Farm as a farmer or farmworker
- Giving Tree Farm (Lansing) contact Bob Bower for more info givingtreeserv5644@att.net, 517 490-1396
40 acres in Chippewa Lake (Weber Farms)
33 acres in Barryton for Lease
20 acres in Sanilac County for lease, sale or partnership

Upper Peninsula

Out of State

40 acres organic farm land and house available for rent in Clayton, Wisconsin

Grants & Funding

MDARD Announces Underserved, Value-Added, Regional Food Systems and Supply Chain Grant Opportunity
Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Organic Research and Extension Initiative (OREI) is now live!
Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants Program (SLSNCGP) - Deadline June 1
Regenerative Value Chains Grant, up to $50,000 (due May 1 @ 5pm)
Underserved, Value-Added, Regional Food Systems and Supply Chain Grant Opportunity
Notoora Farm Fund - Due May 31
Hey Helen Grant for women founders up to $10k
Healthy Food Access Grant - Max Award $100k
Michigan Women Forward Small Business Loans - Max Award: $50
Sponsored Certifications through Farmish – Produce Safety Alliance Certification or Certified Naturally Grown
Sky High Farm 2026 Grants – Apply
Microloan Applications Now Open for NW Michigan Farmers - Crosshatch now accepting applications for 2026 microloan program
QUICK + EQUITABLE IMPACT (QEI) FUND - The Quick + Equitable Impact Fund is designed to support swift and uplifting renovations of smaller community spaces on the terms of those they serve. (Eligible for Detroit projects)
Greenstone Farm Cultivate Growth Grant
Apply for one of NCR-SARE’s grant review committees
FY 26 Farm to School Grant Program
Lake Michigan School Food System Innovation Hub: Spark and Innovation Collaboration Awards
Black Farmer Rapid Response Fund
Black Farmers Learn
Farmer Self-Care Award

Additional Grant & Funding Resources

Produce Safety Technicians have cost-share available! If you are needing to implement a food-safe practice and need equipment, tools, infrastructure, etc. the Technicians are here for support! Find and contact your local Technician here.
Michigan SARE and MI/WI Tribal SARE and NC-SARE have professional development funds for travel for farm educators, as well as mini-grants
MSU Center for Regional Food Systems - Digital directory of 100+ funding opportunities
Boost your farm or food business: Online grant writing course
Climate Smart Farming Funding Resource Library
Detroit Legacy Business Project for businesses open 30 years or more
GROW Lansing Grants $5000 for community gardens and sustainable land use in Lansing
Grassroots Guide to Federal Farm and Food Programs from the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)
MIFFS Funding & Grants list
Grants and Funding Opportunities from the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD)
Financial Incentives Database (FIND) Tool to compare farm conservation programs and funding options

Federal Funding Freeze & Firings:

Soil Health Opportunities & Tools Fund (SHOT Fund) - EQIP Bridge Loan program to fund you in your NRCS EQIP projects if/when funding is frozen
Regenerative Farmer Assurance Fund (RFAF) for farmers affected by the federal funding freeze
Civil Eats Food Policy Tracker
Legal support for funding freeze from Lawyers for Good Government
Immigration Executive Orders analysis and factsheet
Employer guide for immigration-related actions in the workplace

Farmer Resources

Organic Resources

Find Your Farm's Certification Match!- Self Assessment Tool to see if organic certification or another certification option is the best fit for you.
Resource Map for Michigan Organic Growers
Join the Michigan Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP) as a Mentor, a Mentee or attend a field day or webinar to learn more:
Videos from past TOPP events
Q + A session on all things organic farming.
Apply for Real Organic Project Certification today!

Other Resources

Farmer Mental Health

State Farmer Mental Health Resource List
Michigan Teletherapy for farmers: https://www.canr.msu.edu/managing_farm_stress/teletherapy-program
Find a therapist: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists
Find an Inclusive therapist - national search: https://www.inclusivetherapists.com/
MVEG Farmer Resiliency & Mental Health Resources: https://www.mvegnetwork.org/resources
Farm Aid Crisis Hotline: 1-800-FARM-AID (1-800-327-6243).Monday through Friday from 9am – 9pm ET; 6am – 6pm PT. The Spanish Hotline is answered Monday through Friday, 9am – 5pm ET.
National Suicide Hotline: dial 988

Surveys, Advocacy, & Other Info

Surveys

Organic Grower Magazine’s 2026 Labor Survey (Open until May 22)
OFRF’s National Organic Farmer Survey
Ag Plastics Recycling Survey for Washtenaw County and nearby farmers willing to drive to Washtenaw County
- Https://fs12.formsite.com/ojmrgh/qr6wzbzcm5/index
Survey: Have you experienced barriers to accessing farmland?
Urban Farm Website Survey
Survey for Lansing Urban Farmers
Survey on Economic Impacts of Regional Grainsheds
Beginning Farmer Resource & Decision Tool survey
Paid farmer & farmworker focus groups – fill out this survey for more info

Detroit Water Conservation Practices Survey for urban farmers
Midwest Vegetable Growers Network Looking for Farmers and Collaborators
Interview + Survey about climate smart growing ($90 visa gift card)

Advocacy

Advocate for Sustainable Agriculture, Food Systems, Food Assistance and support for sustainable farmers in the Farm Bill:

Other Info

Develop a Heat and Air Quality Safety Plan for Your Farm Workers
"Staying Safe While Working in Conditions of Smoke and Fire"
Detroit People’s Food Co-op – sign up as a local supplier Detroit-based, Black-owned & other farms encouraged to apply
Apply to sell at Eastern Market
MIFFS Wholesale Producers List – add your farm to the list!
Donate food through the Michigan Agricultural Surplus Program
Washtenaw Tool Bank Collective
Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation Clearinghouse
Peer to Peer coaching program through Fairshare

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