Crew Member, Stockbridge, MI – Lake Divide Farm

Última actualización: 7 de mayo de 2026 a las 19:38 MST

Contact information

Dirección de la granja:
126838 Mount Hope Rd
Stockbridge, Michigan, 49285

Primary Contact: Helen Chandler
Primary Phone:
    Type: Cell
    Number: 908-347-7272
    Email: lakedividefarm@gmail.com

Website: https://www.lakedividefarm.com

Website: https://www.facebook.com/LakeDivideFarm/

Internship information

General Farm Description: Lake Divide Farm is a certified organic vegetable farm in Jackson county, Michigan. We are managing 18 acres for production, and grow vegetables and fruit on 5-10 acres. We are committed to keeping food accessible and environmental stewardship. We are interested in forging long-term relationships with people sharing our goals. We sell through Michigan's historic Eastern market weekly, as well as the Open Air Market of Stockbridge. We have a credit based farm membership program (CSA.) We occasionally sell directly to several restaurants. We are working to provide season-round healthful produce to our community. In our efforts to keep food sustainable across socioeconomic barriers: We wholesale to the Greater Lansing Area Food Bank (a food pantry for food pantries.) We work with Allen Neighborhood (Lansing) and The Farm at St. Joe's (Ann Arbor), community-oriented collaborative CSA programs that are committed to getting fresh food to underserved communities. We ran a gofundme this spring to offer food to Stockbridge's own food pantry (Stockbridge Community Outreach.) We are now using that as a pilot program to seek grants to fund these efforts into the coming years. We opened a Community Account that anyone at our markets can use, no questions asked. In addition to growing vegetables we are actively workings towards our stewardship goals: Over the last 2 years we have installed 1.5 acres of pollinator habitat through NRCS grants and by the end of 2027, we will have just under 3 acres in the ground. We are working towards growing native seeds to bolster habitat restoration efforts. We are participating in a study aimed to develop understanding of the relationship between birds, insects and brassica production. By next year, we will be the proud new home to 19 nest boxes to house bluebirds, tree swallows, white breasted nuthatches, and tufted titmice! In our efforts to forge long term relationships with people sharing our goals, we have offered plots of land to committed crew members to act out their farm goals. We are also searching for people that want to stay with Lake Divide Farm for multiple seasons. To find out more about us visit our website www.lakedividefarm.com or our facebook or instagram page.

CRAFT Member Farm? No

Fecha de inicio de las prácticas: 4/1/2026
Fin de las prácticas: 11/26/2026
Number of Internship Available: 2
Application Deadline: When position filled
Minimum Length of Stay: Ideally the entirety of the season

Internship Details:

To apply, send me an email including a statement of interest as well as two professional references.

If you have an interest in organic vegetable production, enjoy a challenge, and are physically able to work long hours outdoor, consider applying. Experience working on a mixed vegetable farm is desirable.

This is a position starts the first week of April and runs until the Wednesday before Thanksgiving in November 2026. There is the opportunity to stay on for folks that show an interest in working at Lake Divide long term along with an aptitude for growing vegetables.

The position is 5 days per week and about 40-50 hours per week. The days are decided on together. I will consider part-time applicants.

The position is primarily harvesting, weeding, and planting and the opportunity to attend a farmers’ market for qualified individuals.

The opportunity to take part in broader farm tasks exists depending on experience and aptitude. This could include farm planning, greenhouse work, irrigation, and tractor work.

Pay: $15-17/hour for persons with no previous commercial vegetable farm experience with potential for performance based raises throughout the season. Produce included.

$18-$20/hour starting for qualified candidates.

Minimum qualifications include:

• Ability to lift 50 lbs comfortably and consistently
• Ability to work long hours on your feet, crouched, kneeling, bent, and stretched
• Ability to work in all weather conditions- mud, sleet, snow, rain, blistering heat with a good attitude!
• Pride in work
• Attention to detail
• Enjoy working quickly
• Ability to follow safety practices
• Ability to work independently and on a team
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to follow instructions and ask clear questions
• Interest in commercial organic vegetable production
• Willingness to learn

Educational Opportunities: We are always evolving to be successful as a business while meeting our goals of community connection and sustainability. We welcome all crew to be part of the conversation. We also have a TON of books and access to lots of knowledgeable people. Hands on experience with all things vegetable farm. We can discuss before the position starts to see which components feel the most important to you. Back end: Paperwork, organic certification, seeding schedules, harvest schedules, field layout, market selection Greenhouse work: Seeding, watering, variety selection, pest and disease management in the greenhouse Field work: Weed identification and management, pest and disease management, planting, season extension, fertility management, irrigation systems System management: Crop rotation, cover cropping, water management, inputs and outputs Equipment (available for crew members that show apptitude): Small tools (rototiller, weedwacker, mower, backpack sprayer), cultivating tractors, primary and secondary tillage, field preparation, driving a truck and trailer, homemade coolers. Marketing: Famers' market attendance, growing for wholesale. For the more advanced applicant: If there is a component of farming that you would like learn about in depth, I can support you in doing that either allowing you to be in charge of that aspect of our farm or involving you directly with decision making. We welcome all experience and expertise gained from previous farm experience while appreciating the acknowledgement that every farm has unique conditions and constraints.

Skills Desired: Experience working on a diverse vegetable farm is desired. Other relevant experience: Greenhouse, manual labor, restaurant experience

Meals: No.

Stipend: Pay: $15-16/hour for persons with no previous commercial vegetable farm experience/relevant experience with potential for performance based raises throughout the season. Produce included. $16-$20/hour starting for qualified candidates.

Housing: We could potentially offer housing to the right candidate. This would be a shared living situation.

Preferred method of Contact: Correo electrónico