NorthEast Workers On Organic Farms

NEWOOF

The spectrum of possible apprenticeship arrangements is broad.  Each year, over 70 farms are listed, offering opportunities for anything from full-time, live-in arrangements to weekend commuting, in exchange for room, board, crop share, or wages.  An apprenticeship may last anywhere from a week to a full year or more.  Each farm is unique, and apprenticeships are flexible.  Level of training, labor requirements, and extra educational and recreational opportunities are all worked out individually between farmers and apprentices.

The Farm List (view on-line) is published annually in mid-January, with updates in February and May if needed.  The deadline for listing your farm in the first issue of the Farm List is December 15. Requests to be included in an update will be accepted until April 31.  Apprentice requests are accepted year-round.  (If you are requesting a Farm List in the second half of the calendar year, please specify whether you would like the current year's List or the upcoming List.) Please note that NEWOOF does not publish a national list, nor does it place international workers.

To participate as an APPRENTICE:  download a pdf of the List Request Form

To ADD YOUR FARM to the Farm List:  download a pdf of the Add Farm Form

Complete and mail to:  NEWOOF, c/o NE Small Farm Institute, P.O. Box 608, Belchertown, MA 01007

A list of other apprentice programs across the country & around the world:

NEWOOF Companion Organizations

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at (413) 323-4531, Mon-Thurs from 9 to 5 or e-mail us at newoof@smallfarm.org.  Thank you.