The Zumwalt Acres Farm Fellowship
Applications are closed for the 2026 season. Check back next winter for the 2027 fellowship application.
Zumwalt Acres (ZA) is a multifaceted farm, community, and educational hub. We steward vegetables, fruit and nut trees, mushrooms, honeybees and chickens. We also conduct climate change research and implement sustainable soil management practices. We host events to exchange learnings, gather community, make music and art, and celebrate Jewish and other holidays. We work towards regeneration of the local ecosystem, climate change mitigation, providing food for our community, and creating a space where young people can collaboratively implement their vision of an abundant future.
ZA fellows are self-directed folks who live at the farm, co-create community, and support farming operations, event hosting, and other organizational work. Fellows and long term community members collaboratively build work and community systems that are mutually supportive and center learning.
Photo by Simone Klein
What type of work are fellows involved in?
Farm Work:
harvesting, weeding, planting, processing produce, tending compost, tree care, mushroom cultivation
Marketing:
maintaining a good relationship with distributors and directly marketing products at Down at the Farms, Sheldon Food Pantry, our local grocery store (and more); carving paths for equitable food allocation
Event Planning:
Help host farm events by preparing and tending the space and contributing to applicable programming
Community Building:
creating a healthy and conscientious communal living environment with other members of the house and ZA community
Community Outreach:
maintaining ZA’s connections with the Sheldon community, other farmers in the area, other food and climate justice organizations, and participants at community events and research field days
Imagining and implementing ideas that excite you and the community! We are excited to engage with applicants who are passionate about our mission -- so if you have a skill set that isn't listed, we want to hear about it in your application!
Other Skills:
grant writing, research proposals, social media and website management, art, graphic design, music, etc.
If you have any questions about the hiring process, please reach out to Acacia at zumwaltacres@gmail.com.
Photo by Andrew Kaplowitz