We are a small certified organic farm dedicated to providing natural produce, flowers and herbs direct to consumers. You can purchase items direct from the farm through a dynamic email system (CSA) or at the following farmers' markets: Bellows Falls, Chester, West River. Keep it sustainable, buy local

The Real Dirt

The goal of Deep Meadow Farm is to grow and sell food, herbs, plants, and flowers in harmony with the ecosystem; To have a positive interaction with the public through internships, our CSA, and the Farmers’ Markets; To educate those who are interested about local agriculture in Vermont and develop a successful, sustainable, farm business.

 Farming is hard work. The rewards are often not financial, but personal, and of greater meaning. Individuals who pursue an internship in farming should be prepared to work hard and at times make personal sacrifices. We who chose a career in Organic farming do so out of a deeper sense of our role as beings in a complex ecosystem. I look forward to sharing this great journey with those who spend the season with us.

 The work is hard and the days can be long.  Taking sufficient breaks (to the nearest swimming hole) and pacing oneself through a task is very important.  If one is unsure of what exactly they have been asked to do, please, do not hesitate to ask for further instruction.  “Togetherness” is a key word on the farm. Everything is done with one another working together or in succession.  So many hands are involved with even the smallest project.  Again, learning is part of this job and that includes learning to work with each other as we take a river bottom field and create a blend of colors, smells and tastes beyond your imagination!

 Interns are expected to do any of the following:

Work with soil (amend, dig, tests), work with plants (transplant, prune, trellis, harvest), irrigation, greenhouse work, field work, hand tools, machine tools, harvesting of produce/fruit, cleaning/preparing produce, packaging product, value added production, marketing & distributing product, data entry, record keeping, and any other odd chores that are needed to enable the fluid running of the agricultural business called Deep Meadow Farm.

 The season schedule will be as follows: (but can often vary)

The workweek will be a minimum of 40 hours a week. We do 3 farmers markets Fri., Sat, Sun, and interns are expected to attend these on a rotating schedule. Usually, one can expect to have off 2-3 weekends a month. When you work the markets you will have Monday off.

A typical day will begin at 7am, with a lunch break and until dusk some days.

The schedule will be determined at the beginning of the season and Interns are requested to make provisions for any time off early in the season

 *All work is dependent on weather conditions. 

 Payment for work will be in food/ farm goods, knowledge, housing and stipend. There will be a weekly stipend .  The payment schedule will be every Monday. The intern will also have other farming opportunities to explore as available.