JOIN OUR TEAM

We seek strong, efficient people with experience and passion who aspire to manage a production farm one day. All employees are integral members of our 7-15 person team at Wild Hope Farm. We have a multicultural team for the majority of the season with 5 H2A workers from Mexico and 10-12 domestic workers. During the season you will be exposed to all aspects of organic farming and deepen your knowledge of our organic farming methods, produce and operations, season extension, cover cropping, reduced-tillage methods, composting, soil quality, harvesting and packing, customer delivery, and selling. We will assess your development and coach you towards operating independently over the time with us. 

As a part of our goal in hiring career farmers, you are eligible to participate in our company’s 401k with 3% matching and receive a $150/mo healthcare stipend after a year of employment. We also provide paid vacation (5 days for full-time employees, this increased in your 2nd year with us), paid personal and sick days.

With a winter CSA and farmers markets, we offer year-round work and an opportunity to grow with us each year, moving from a Crew Member to an Assistant Manager and up to a Management level position.

About the Farm

With 13 acres under production and other mixed use acreage with greenhouses, walking trails, a large pond, and diversified natural areas, there is always a lot to do on the farm. Our produce is sold through a 300-400 person CSA, to local chefs, wholesale to foodhubs, and at two farmers markets (Uptown & Matthews farmers markets). In addition to farming, we also host complementary on-farm events including retreats, farm-to-table dinners, and educational workshops to cultivate community and encourage people to learn about our farming practices. We welcome you to help with the planning and implementation of our on-farm events.

On Farm Community

Located just north of Chester, SC, we are 45 minutes south of Charlotte, 25 minutes south of Rock Hill, and 50 minutes north of Columbia. The farm is remote and can feel isolating at times. As a result, we host lots of on-farm gatherings with our team from monthly potlucks, bonfires, pond parties, learning sessions, off-farm tours, and other events. We also have a 10 acre pond with canoes/kayaks available and lots of fresh berries for picking!

Goals for the future

Over the last 6 years, we scaled our production from 1 - 13 acres and went through many changes to our growing systems. This involved a great amount of planning and building both on the farm with our infrastructure (irrigation, fencing, soil quality) and in the community with our market development. We also scaled up our flower production. Over the next few years, our goal is to focus on improving our systems to become a more efficient operation both in our growing approach as well as our employee experience.