Jobs and Opportunities

July 2024 Jobs & Opportunities (Link to attached job listings)

To signup for TOPP Jobs & Opportunities emails:

  • Email listserv@list.msu.eduwith SUBSCRIBE MISUSTAINABLEFARMJOBS in the body of the message (NOT just the Subject line)

 

Headlines!

 

MOFFA Farm Tours, Register here!

 

Grants/Funding 

 

Brighter Future Fund's $5,000 National Grant for for Historically Underserved Farmers and Ranchers

  • Applications Open July 1 For projects related to:Improving farm viability 2. Accessing, transferring, or permanently protecting farmland 3. Adopting regenerative farming practices and increasing resilience to climate change

Native Wildflower Seed Grant for projects larger than 10 acres, apply by July 12

MIFFS Funding & Grants list

Grants for Farmers, attached

SARE Outreach Submit ideas for books, videos, factsheets and other resources by June 15 

Washtenaw County School & Community Habitat Grant (apply by June 10)

Washtenaw County School & Community Habitat Grant (apply by June 10)

 

Farmland  

MI FarmLink has a NEW website – landowners and land seekers can both list their needs & what they can offer

https://earthenheart.com/ affordable sustainable rental housing and ag land

Farm Manager / Owner @ Full Harvest Farm, LLC (7112 County Rd S, Hartford, WI 53027, USA (near Milwaukee)

Climate Change Permaculture Incubator Farm

The Great Lakes Incubator Farm (GLIF) (Traverse City, MI) 2024 full, apply now for 2025

 

Jobs @ Farms  

Keep Growing Detroit Seasonal Farmer (Detroit)

Keep Growing Detroit Seasonal Farm & Infrastructure Assistant (Detroit)

Ingham County Land Bank Garden Program Contractor email Cody Mohr at CMohr@ingham.org

Slow Farm (Ann Arbor, MI) see attached

The Wegener Farm (Fenton, MI) see attached

Cherry Connection Enterprises LLC (Traverse City, MI) see attached

Bassroot Farm (Fenton) see attached

Matthei Botanical Gardens, 1 position (Ann Arbor)

Crane Dance Farm (Middleville, MI) attached

Fairshare CSA Coalition Organic Vegetable Farm Manager Apprenticeship

Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship (Several locations in Michigan) 

Upland Hills School, School Farm Manager (Oxford, MI) email rob.himburg@uplandhills.org

Titus Farms (Mason, MI)

Employment Opportunities list from MIFFS (Michigan Food and Farming Systems)

 

Jobs @ Michigan State University  

Cover Crops & Soil Extension Educator (Adrian, Hillsdale, Lenawee, Monroe) apply by 7-10

Extension Educator-Nutrition and Physical Activity (Calhoun, Kalamazoo, Van Buren) apply by July 15

Extension Educator- Nutrition and Physical Activity- (Ionia) Apply by July 15

Extension 4-H Program Coordinator (Lapeer) apply by July 16
Extension 4-H Program Coordinator (Isabella) apply by July 16

Clerical Aide for the Long-Term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) program at the Kellogg Biological Station in Hickory Corners, MI

Extension Educator for meat processors (East Lansing, Statewide) open until filled

Institute for Ag Tech Coordinator (Traverse City) apply by 3-14-2026

4-H Children’s Garden Curator & Professor

 

Jobs @ Michigan Non-profits/Other  

TOPP Organic Farming Program Specialist (Remote in Midwest) Michigan applicants encouraged to apply

Michigan Regenerative Ag Analysts (3 positions) Work with Megan DeLeeuw!

Detroit Black Community Food Sovereignty Network employment opportunities (Detroit) Director of Operations

Detroit People’s Food Co-op (Detroit) General Store Clerk

Eastern Market (Detroit) Urban Ag Produce Share Assembly Team and Facilities Supervisor

The Nature Conservancy (Michigan) Ag and Conservation Specialist and Conservation Program Associate

Uproot Market & Eatery (Battle Creek) General Manager

Food Policy Council Engagement Coordinator @ United Way of West Michigan (Grand Rapids)

Food Corps (Petoskey) NOTE: the application deadline passed, but there are several unfilled positions

 

National Jobs 

National Young Farmers Coalition Land Policy Associate Director

Marbleseed Job Board

Organic Farming Research Foundation – Conservation Scientist

Ag Solidarity Network Job Listings – 6 jobs posted in the last month

Nat. Sustainable Ag Coalition (NSAC) Jobs listing – 15+ Jobs posted

American Farmland Trust – 16 jobs listed  

Seed Savers Exchange – 4 jobs (Decorah, Iowa)

 

Volunteer Opportunities  

Growing Hope's  Home Vegetable Garden Program (Ypsilanti) seeks Garden mentors who speak English, Spanish and/or Arabic are needed, garden experience required, but you do not need to be an expert  

Wolcott Mill Farm Center

We3Queens Botanical Garden – contact Anne Lynn at w3qoutreach@gmail.com

 

Events!

6/30/24- Tantré Farm, MOFFA Farm Tour, Chelsea, MI, free

7-15 Urban Farmer Feedback Session Grand Rapids – New City Urban Farm (1115 Leonard St NE, Grand Rapids, MI)

July 5 – deadline to submit a session proposal or content suggestion for the Marbleseed Conference on Feb. 20 to 22, 2025 in La Crosse, WI

JULY 9 Michigan Incubator Kitchen Network Summer Meeting, 2pm, Shed 5 of the Eastern Market, Detroit

July 11, 23 and Aug 1, 8, 12, 21, 28: WIC Project FRESH switching to 100% online payment system; Town Hall meetings, info attached (webinars) contact  joe@mifma.org for meeting links

July 2024 Agroecology class at University of Michigan Biological Station taught by Nate Haan & Sarah Geurkink

July 15 Marketing Organic Blueberries Field Day  from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Field day with Kyle Mitchell of Mitchell's Patch of Blue

JULY 17, 6:30 – 8pm, Michigan Cottage Food Law Webinar

JULY 18 Michigan Local Food Council Network July Monthly Meeting, 10 - 11:30am | Online

Join the Michigan Local Food Council Network

July 18 .Soil Health Field Day with Gary Zimmer at Lakeside Farm (Boyne City/Charlevoix County) RSVP by July 16 by contacting Christian Tollini at 231-548-3200 or 231-268-9404 or christiant@ellsworthco-op.com

JULY 23 Veggie Vibes at SWMREC, 6 - 8pm | Southwest Michigan Research and Extension Center, Benton Harbor

July 25: Summer Camp Webinar: Prairies and Pollinators (noon to 1PM)

Jul 31-Aug 1, 2024 – North Central Agriculture and Climate Conference, Peoria, IL

Aug. 2 Organic Inspection Field Day in the Upper Peninsula from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Field day at the MSU UPREC North Farm in Chatham with James Dedecker; Contact swallace@gtcd.org about van transportation from Traverse City area and mborgm@msu.edu about the van from the Lansing area  

Aug. 4-6 National Urban Agriculture Conference (Detroit) $175

Aug. 6- Greater Lansing Food Bank Garden Tour, Lansing, MI 

Aug 12 Northern Michigan Small Farms Conference (Benzie County) $25 Farm tours & workshops in and near Benzie County, including Grow Benzie and several farms

Aug 17 - Hartmann’s Plant Company, MOFFA Farm Tours, Lacota, MI 

Aug 21, 2024 - WLEB Regenerative Ag Bus Tour, Waldron, MI

Aug, 22-23, 2024 - Dirt to Glass™ Conference, Traverse City, M

Aug 29, noon to 1pm Summer Camp Webinar: Cover Crops - Nature’s Undervalued Rock Stars

Sep. 5 Accessing NRCS Land Management Funding (online)

Sep 7 - Almar Orchard, MOFFA Farm Tour, Flushing, MI 

Sep. 13, 20 and 27 The What, Why and How of Organic noon to 1pm, webinars for farm educators (farmers are welcome, too!)

Sept 19, 2024 - Stewarding Vibrant Soils Field Day, Frankenmuth, MI

Oct. 14 - Agape Organic Farm, MOFFA Farm Tour, Dansville, MI

October 17-18 Great Lakes Bioneers (Detroit)

October 29-31 + 6 to 10 webinars - Integrating childcare, healthcare, and health insurance into farm planning curriculum (apply by Aug 1) Farm Educators apply by Aug. 1; $2,000 stipend

Dec. 6 Farmer and Community Input Session from noon to 1 p.m., Webinar to plan  2025 events for farmers transitioning to organic.

Transitioning to Organic - Wednesday, Dec. 11 at the Great Lakes Fruit & Vegetable EXPO

Feb 4-5, 2025 - Underground Innovations, Frankenmuth, MI

Ongoing - Organic Farmer Circles for Black, Hispanic/Latino, Indigenous, Asian, Queer and all farmers

Ongoing - 3rd Wednesdays Organic Farmers Association Crop Insurance workgroup

Ongoing – Cottage Food Law, ServSafe, Farm to School and Food Safety Classes

Ongoing – Cornell Small Farms online courses

Ongoing – TEAMs program is a training for farm apprentices or employees by the Fairshare CSA Coalition

Ongoing - Becoming the Employer of Choice training for farm employers by the Fairshare CSA Coalition

Ongoing – Free Self-Paced Online Class for Small-scale Chicken Farmers

Ongoing – Savanna Institute classes

Ongoing - Videos from 2024 Michigan Family Farms Conference sessions

Ongoing - Free Rodale Courses

  • Transition To Certified Organic Agriculture
  • Getting Your Organic Certification
  • Transition To Organic Livestock Production
  • Hobby Beekeeping
  • Rodale Institute Annual Virtual Field Day

Events list from Ag Solidarity Network

Events list from MIFFS (Michigan Food and Farming Systems)

 

Mentors  

 

 

Michigan CSA Network paid opportunities 

  • Farmer Advisory Committee FAQ: https://bit.ly/3QaMuca $900 for 30 hours 
  • Regional Farm Network FAQ: https://bit.ly/RegionalFarmNetworkFAQ
    • The Network has funding to support the following activities in each region:
      • Field Days - $500
      • Skill-based Workshops - $1000
      • Grower Gatherings - $500
      • Marketing events/support - CSA Fair/Open House Event - $2000

Farm Sign-up Form foe both Farmer Advisory Committee and Regional Network Leads : https://forms.gle/3d5WfDfaKAA8UnEC9 

 

News & Updates  

Do you want to think about the future of food sovereignty in Detroit? 

Recently, several technology pilots have aimed to help create a more sustainable local food system in Detroit. These include robots to collect food waste in Corktown and proposals for a mobile grocery store that uses electric vehicles to bring local farm produce to your neighborhood. A team at the University of Michigan’s School of Information is hosting paid focus groups with farmers and other stakeholders in Detroit's food sovereignty movement to understand possible harmful impacts these technologies could have on the urban agriculture community and what to do about it.

If you are interested in participating in a 2-3 hour workshop, during July or August, hosted in Detroit (with the possibility of joining online), please email apricity@umich.edu. Participants will be compensated fairly for their time.


Local Food Marketplace will now support online SNAP/EBT payment processing with Forage

MVEG Resources page –

Detroit Water Conservation Practices Survey for urban farmers

Detroit People’s Food Co-op – sign up as a local supplier Detroit-based, Black-owned & other farms encouraged to apply

Apply to sell at Eastern Market

New Entry Sustainable Farming Project is managing a national Farm Financial Benchmarking Project and farmers will be paid $150 to fill out 5 surveys on their farm finances

MIFFS Wholesale Producers List – add your farm to the list!

 Mapping Midwest Farmers of Color Farmer Profile Survey 

Midwest Vegetable Growers Network Looking for Farmers and Collaborators

Interview + Survey about climate smart growing ($90 visa gift card)

 

Advocate for Sustainable Agriculture, Food Systems, Food Assistance and ways for new farmers to access land in the next Farm Bill:

 

You Might Also Be Interested In

Accessibility Questions:

For questions about accessibility and/or if you need additional accommodations for a specific document, please send an email to ANR Communications & Marketing at anrcommunications@anr.msu.edu.

Tag List
  • topp
Michigan State University
  • Spartans Will.
  • © Michigan State University

MSU is an affirmative-action, equal-opportunity employer, committed to achieving excellence through a diverse workforce and inclusive culture that encourages all people to reach their full potential.

Michigan State University Extension programs and materials are open to all without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, religion, age, height, weight, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, marital status, family status or veteran status. Issued in furtherance of MSU Extension work, acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Quentin Tyler, Director, MSU Extension, East Lansing, MI 48824. This information is for educational purposes only. Reference to commercial products or trade names does not imply endorsement by MSU Extension or bias against those not mentioned.

The 4-H Name and Emblem have special protections from Congress, protected by code 18 USC 707.

We comply with the Federal Trade Commission 1998 Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).