Harvest Corps for Farms – Find Farm Labor

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Harvest Corps for Farms – Find Temporary Farm Labor to Help Through the Pandemic

In late March Blue Hill and Stone Barns Center partnered to launch resourcED, a program to support the independent local food movement during the pandemic and beyond. Based on a survey of 500 farmers across the country, 48% of farmers reported that they’ll have fewer workers this season due to the effects of COVID-19.

In response, WWOOF-USA and Stone Barns Center’s resourcED program are partnering to initiate Harvest Corps: a program that links unemployed hospitality professionals and college students with farms across the U.S.

The Harvest Corps for Farms program will run from mid-August to mid-October. The minimum length of participation for hospitality professionals will be 1 month, while other participants will be encouraged to remain at their host site for the duration of the program. The program will connect many participants with farms in the area in which they reside. When possible, participants will be connected with farms that provide room and board. Participants will assist in daily tasks (harvest, weeding, washing/packing, farmers market sales) based on the needs of the farmer for half of the day in exchange for hands-on training, vibrant learning opportunity, and in some cases, room and board.

Unemployed BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) cooks and chefs are invited to apply for a scholarship of $1,200 per month to cover WWOOF membership fee, travel, insurance, and other expenses. 

In addition to the half day of farm work, Harvest Corps participants will be actively engaged in remote Community Supported Learning created and presented by Stone Barns Center’s resourcED team leaders. Meant to enrich their experience on the farm and provide a deeper connection to how their work fits into the greater food system, participants will endeavor to create a shared knowledge base and, ultimately,  shared language around regenerative gastronomy and agriculture.

If you would like to participate as a host for the Harvest Corps for Farms program, please complete this application: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1VD5ByUh2wbQnlBOXHmFsp2K-i9tE5ygPltcvm9mJ698/viewform?edit_requested=true&fbzx=8782102012182471306

 

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