Teen Farm Fellowship

Fostering future thought leaders in agriculture and sustainability.

The Teen Farm Fellowship is a 9-week summer program for local youth ages 15-18. Through place-based, hands-on learning, Fellows build skills in small-scale diversified organic farming while strengthening teamwork and developing practical, workforce-ready skills.

Fellows work alongside Cedar Circle’s production crew to learn the day-to-day operations of our 25-acre vegetable, berry, and flower farm. Daily tasks include planting, maintaining and harvesting crops, distributing produce, and more.

Service learning is woven throughout the program, with opportunities to visit and work on other local farms and with youth agriculture programs—broadening the Fellows’ understanding of different food production systems.

This is a challenging yet rewarding paid opportunity for teens interested in agriculture, horticulture, ecology, climate science, education, or any field that values collaboration, communication, and leadership.

To read the full job description, including schedule and pay rate, click here.

Apply to be a Teen Fellow! TFF Job Description

Questions? Reach out to farmfellows@cedarcirclefarm.org or call 802-785-4737 during business hours, Monday to Friday.

Why this program?

Farmers grow food to feed our entire country, yet make up less than two percent of the population. We depend on this undersized workforce in the face of very urgent climate change impacts, while acknowledging another impending crisis for our food system: the aging population of farmers. The average age of a farmer in the United States is 57. As many of our farmers approach retirement age, we have to ask: “Who will feed us in the future?”

Now is the time to invest in our youth—to inspire and support young leaders to create a dynamic and resilient food system. The next generation of producers will need to understand not only how to grow food, fuel, and fiber, but also how to face the challenges presented by climate change and a growing population.

Dispatches from the Teen Farm Fellows

Our 2025 cohort of five Teen Farm Fellows engaged in problem solving in agriculture, harvesting produce and removing invasive species on the farm, and service learning projects at 11 local farms, community gardens, and schools in the Upper Valley. As part of the program, they wrote a blog post about one of the experiences: