Organic Veg/Flower Job – Banford Road Farm

Last Updated On: May 7th, 2026 at 07:38PM MST

Contact information

Farm Address:
11708 Banford Rd
Woodstock, Illinois, 60098-8726

Primary Contact: Jason T Sonnefeldt
Secondary Contact: Julie Huang

Primary Phone:
    Type: Cell
    Number: 8478638732
    Email: banfordroadfarm@gmail.com

    Email: juliehuang89@outlook.com

Website: https://www.banfordroadfarm.com

Internship information

General Farm Description: 2 acres of certified organic mixed vegetables, herbs, and cut flowers surrounded by 7 acres of woods. We have 3 automated high tunnels with 10' trellis systems for cucumbers and tomatoes. Some of our tools include: BCS tractor, jang seeder, paperpot transplanter, kawasaki mule, utility cart, tractor, tilther, and all the modern hand tools.

CRAFT Member Farm? No

Internship Starts: 4/21/2026
Internship Ends: 10/31/2026
Number of Internship Available: 2
Application Deadline: 5/15/2026
Minimum Length of Stay: 5 months

Internship Details:

Banford Road Farm is a certified organic vegetable farm in Woodstock, IL.

Position #1: We are looking for a driver/vendor to load a van and trailer at the farm in Woodstock on Saturday mornings. You will drive the farm vehicle from Woodstock to the market site, set up the display, and sell from 7am-1pm. Total work hours for the Saturday position are 3:30am-2:30pm, May through October. There is also a Sunday market position available. You will drive the farm vehicle from Woodstock to the market site, set up the display, and sell from 7am-1pm. Hours are 5:15am to 3pm on Sundays, May through October. Starting pay for market positions is $20/hour. Duties include setting up tents, tables, arranging produce carefully, setting up price tags, and selling to customers. We do not have a cash register, so you must be able to do simple mental math. All of our prices are whole dollar amounts, with no additional sales tax added. You just add the items in your head and give customers a total and give correct change in cash. We don’t use coins. You must be able to lift 40lb totes of produce.

I prefer a morning person who is friendly, who’s interested in farming or gardening, and who enjoys talking to people. I strongly prefer someone 25 or older for insurance purposes. I strongly prefer someone who lives locally in Woodstock or within 15 minutes of Woodstock.

Position #2 We need help on the farm doing flower harvest, wash/pack of vegetables, planting, and weeding. Starting pay is $18/h. Mon-Fri 7am-12pm. 25 hours per week. This position can turn into full time depending on your performance.

 

CONTACT US BY EMAIL only at banfordroadfarm@gmail.com with subject line “Farm Job 2026”. Include a few sentences describing why you’re interested in working on a farm. Please include 2 work references with their contact info in your email. Do not send a resume.

Educational Opportunities: Specialized flower harvest and maintenance training, specialized greenhouse trellising training

Skills Desired: I prefer someone with at least 1 year of experience working with vegetables or flowers.

Meals: Vegetables and free. Eggs are discounted for employees at $4/dozen.

Stipend: $18/hour or $20/hour depending on the position. See description.

Housing: No. Apartments are available for rent in Woodstock for about $1000/month.

Preferred method of Contact: email