Employment Opportunities

We are seeking up to 3 full-time, seasonal assistant growers for the 2025 growing season. Positions vary depending on previous farm experience and availability.

A Little About our Farm

Holly Hill Farm is a small-scale, diversified, no-till, organic farm; growing Certified Organic vegetables, herbs, microgreens, flowers, and seedlings in Cohasset, MA. Year-round farm operations take place on approximately 2 acres, utilizing 2 heated greenhouses, 2 unheated high tunnels, and 2 caterpillar tunnels. Our sales outlets are our weekly farm stand, seasonal farmer’s market, square online store, and some limited wholesale accounts. You will have the opportunity to experience all that goes into a full season of intensive small-scale farming, gain insight and experience assisting with the microgreens program, and be an integral part of executing our robust annual Plant Sale plan which involves intensive spring-time nursery work. Assistant growers will work closely with two Farm Managers and an Assistant Farm Manager on a team of 5-6 people (not including weekly volunteers). Weekly responsibilities will include nursery work such as seeding, watering, and up-potting, field work including weed management, transplanting, irrigation, harvest, and trellising, and farm store/market setup, restocking and breakdown. 

Open Positions

The three open positions are tiered according to the prior experience levels required/desired for different phases of the growing season; accordingly, the three positions differ in employment duration, hourly compensation, and responsibilities. A strong preference will be given to applicants with one or more years of farm experience who are looking to broaden their knowledge of vegetable and flower production; however, anyone with a desire to work outdoors and learn more about small-scale farming is encouraged to apply.  Also highly valued is past employment in jobs that involve/require some or all of the following: working outdoors, physical labor, fast-paced work environments (such as restaurant work), and retail work.  It is vital that crew members have a positive attitude, a sense of humor, a fast-paced mentality, and are able to work cooperatively with others. Interest and or experience with marketing, retail, and working with volunteers would all be a plus. 

2025 Assistant Growers Positions’ Descriptions:

A) Full-Time Farm Hand (40hrs/week)

• 2-3 seasons’ experience desired
• Employment starts the first week of March and runs through mid October
• $18.00 - $20.00 hourly pay
• 3 non sequential days of paid time off, contingent upon approval
• 5 days/week, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM with a one hour unpaid lunch break
  • OR 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM with a 30 min. unpaid lunch break
• Some scheduling flexibility is required to help staff summer farm store hours
• Paid Sick Time accrues in proportion to hours worked and can be used after 90 days of employment
• Farm vegetables are available to all farm staff

B) Full time New Entry Farmer  (40hrs/week)

• 1-2 seasons’ experience desired
• Employment starts the first week of March and runs through September
• $16.00 - $18.00 hourly pay, dependent upon applicable experience
• 3 non sequential days of paid time off, contingent upon approval
• 5 days/week, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM with a one hour unpaid lunch break
  • OR 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM with a 30 min. unpaid lunch break
• Some scheduling flexibility is required to help staff summer farm store hours
• Paid Sick Time accrues in proportion to hours worked and can be used after 90 days of employment
• Farm vegetables are available to all farm staff

C. Peak-Season Assistant Grower (32 - 40hrs/week dependent on Employment Duration)

• 0-1 seasons’ experience desired
• Flexible start and end dates dependent on availability
  • Earliest possible start date the first week of June
  • End Date between Aug. 26 - Sept. 14 dependent on start date
  • Minimum 32hrs/week guaranteed
• $15.00 hourly pay
• 3 non-sequential days of paid time off available after 1 month of employment
  • Dates require pre-approval
• 4-5 days/week, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM with a 1 hr. unpaid lunch break
  • OR 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM with a 30 min. unpaid lunch break
• Some scheduling flexibility is required to help staff summer farm store hours
• Farm vegetables are available to all farm staff

Holly Hill Farm is operated by the Friends of Holly Hill Farm; founded by land owner, animal caregiver, and resident flower expert Jean White, along with her late husband Frank; a non-profit with an educational and community oriented mission. The Education Department’s programming includes summer programming experiences, on-site field trips and community service opportunities for teenagers who grow produce for local food banks.

 The farm staff does not have crossover responsibilities associated with the Education programs, but we do have planned and unplanned opportunities to interact with the many students, and children who visit the farm and are brimming with excited questions about all that we do.

Applications may be submitted by emailing matt@hollyhillfarm.org, and clare@hollyhillfarm.org, the two farm co-managers. Please include your name and “Assistant Grower” in the subject line; write a short statement of interest to be included as the body of the email, detailing why you are interested in working at Holly Hill Farm; and attach an up-to-date copy of your resume.

The Friends of Holly Hill Farm is the nonprofit educational organization that manages Holly Hill Farm, a

certified organic vegetable, flower and herb farm in Cohasset, MA. The farm serves as the outdoor classroom for thousands of children, adults, and families who visit every year for school field trips, educational workshops, community events, farm to table dinners, field trips with scouts, church, or other community groups and much more. 

Our mission is to provide healthy, organically grown food for the local community, and to foster good

stewardship of the land by educating all ages about the practices of conservation and sustainable farming in a welcoming environment. An outgrowth of the mission to educate on the farm is a network of partnerships with 30 local schools where the Friends provide hands-on education programs in school garden settings for

students.

About the Position

We are seeking a full-time Outdoor Classroom Educator who will be responsible for facilitating educational

programs on the farm and at school gardens throughout the school year (including winter) and summer. The educational curriculum on the farm ranges from such topics as basic plant parts and needs, organic farming, composting and vermiculture, and resource use to ecosystems, seasons, weather, geology, engineering, cooking, and more. These programs are age-appropriate and include many facets of science, math, language arts, and arts. Off-site lessons focus on the school gardens and the lessons happening within grade-level classrooms. This may include plant parts, insects, soil, and more with a series of curriculum resources that are provided.

Expectations and Responsibilities

General

● Maintain an up-to-date calendar and timesheet.

● Communicate with staff, partners, and community in a timely, professional manner.

● Adhere to the schedule created for programs on and off the farm.

● Help maintain all education materials and spaces.

Off-Site School Programs

● Provide a safe, happy, engaging, and inclusive environment for youth to learn.

● Communicate with independent schools and school districts in order to build stronger and new

partnerships.

● Help manage the school garden planting plan and maintain the look and feel of an attractive,

engaging, and functional school garden with a variety of edible crops, flowers, and native species

throughout the growing season using sustainable and regenerative gardening practices.

● Teach new and established programs to students at local schools indoors, outdoors, and in school

gardens

● Create and record existing and new curricula in a form consistent with standard lesson formats and

save in appropriate Google Drive folders.

● Document lessons and gardens via photos and formal reflections for marketing, educational

feedback, and school communication.

On-Farm Teaching

● Teach new and established programs (seasonal, field trips, summer camp) to students at Holly Hill

Farm.

● Provide a safe, happy, engaging, and inclusive environment for youth to learn.

● Document lessons and gardens via photos and formal reflections for marketing, and educational

feedback.

● Help write weekly newsletters.

● Help care for the Educational, Charter, and Accord garden areas.

● Help care for the animals.

Hours and Benefits

● 40 hours per week

● Benefits available

Skills Required

● Proficient at communicating ideas and goals, verbally and non-verbally

● Excels as a teacher and facilitator

● Professional in communication with staff, schools, and community

● Takes initiative, is able to work independently, and is self-driven

● Exceptional at task management, reliable, and punctual

● Able to work outdoors in all types of weather

● Able to lift 50 pounds and push heavy wheelbarrows

● Computer literate in Microsoft Office suite, Google suite, and data systems

Job Qualifications

● BA/BS degree, in Education preferred

● First Aid certified preferred

● Experience with outdoor education working with children pre-K through high school

● Interest and experience in organic farming, gardening, and other sustainable and regenerative

practices preferred

● Access to reliable transportation.

● Ability to comfortably speak in front of large groups of people (especially young children)

● Ability to work as a team and appreciate the importance of outdoor education and positive and safe

“visitor experience.”

● Comfortable working with farm animals

● Ability to walk and be on foot for up to 3 hours

● Good organizational skills

● Must pass CORI/SORI check

● Equipment, machinery, and tools used

Reports to: Education Director

Submit cover letter and resume to Bruce Frost, Education Director

bruce@hollyhillfarm.org