Love Grows is Ailsa and Brad, two wholehearted farmers from Bucks County, PA. It is our mission to grow a more peaceful, meaningful and productive existence for ourselves and those around us. Providing our community with nutritious, fresh and locally grown produce with a connection to the land and their farmers is an absolutely vital part of this process. Although the operation is not certified organic, our vegetables are grown with standards surpassing USDA "Organic". We believe that healthy land grows healthy food and healthy people. We are a pair of ecologically sensitive growers with respect for biology both in mind and practice. We do not spray any synthetic inputs in or around any of our growing fields. Compost, cover crops and rotational grazing feed our soil and our food. We are a 3.25 acre operation going into our 10th season, growing for 3 markets. We focus on greens, roots and all things fresh for market while also producing a fair amount of longer-storing produce. We emphasize human power over fuel and petroleum-product use and we are especially keen to close our resource loops. This work is our calling and we aim to protect it and our souls from a heartsick capitalist system while making, like, a decent living. Applications accepted on a rolling basis. Get in touch!
Vegetable Production Manager - POSITION FILLED Here it is! A vegetable manager position that even grizzled veg growers can’t scoff at. No unproven budgets, no trust fund owner / farmer-posers, no systems to build or markets to break into. This is the job we may just be healing our younger farmer selves by offering. Love Grows is reasonably equipped and is scaled perfectly for another experienced grower to have a good quality of life without just retiring from farming. Varying levels of experience and enthusiasm are welcome to apply (that’s right, starry eyes not required), but the main idea is: The manager will be relied upon to work in the field and at the markets as the point person, the primary mover & shaker and, no, that doesn’t have to mean working til 9 every night.
This position involves all of the fun aspects of running a vegetable operation: sowing, planting, hand and hand-tool cultivation, tractor operation, harvest, wash/pack, and doing the markets. There is room to invest in new tools and systems, but we draw the line on those that are plastic-based or single-use. There is almost no administrative work to speak of.
The current owner-operators will function in support roles as the relationship dictates and with the goals of training employees to continue this operation’s success and making everyone’s job pleasantly manageable. Likely we will help staff markets and handle the bulk of field prep and tractor / hand tool cultivation. Our guidance is readily available and we are also ready to step back let someone else rock it.
Prerequisites: - 2 full season’s experience on a vegetable production farm. Here, a season is defined as full-time work from April to November. A vegetable production farm is generally defined as a "for-profit" operation, where producing vegetables is the main source of funding/income for the operation. Applicants whose sole farming experience is on a non-profit or student farm will only be considered for this position if they have a strong manual labor background AND/OR a strong reference from someone who has done substantial production growing - 6 week preseason functional fitness training - Farmer's market and/or vegetable merchandising experience
Pay: - 1st year salary range: 45k-50k per farm season depending on experience with room to grow in subsequent years - Performance bonuses available (based on production and sales records) - $3000 returning bonus for 2026 - Payment structure is open for discussion - Candidates should plan to cultivate an open dialogue about financial needs and realities
Time commitment: - Ranges from 35 to 55 hours per week, mid-March through December - Manager decides on suitable daily hours and weekly schedule. Crack of dawn start times are not required here - Manager leads on all Sat/Sun markets from July-October - Some winter work available if main season goals are exceeded - Commute to farm must not be more than 25 minutes
Perks: - Weekly vegetable share ($775 value) - 4 days vacation - Performance bonuses, profit-sharing, employee ownership, and partner farm incubation are all on the table
Please email resume to apply. Cover letters not required, but feel very free to ask your frank, clarifying questions.
Full-time Vegetable Grower - POSITION FILLED Full-time Vegetable Growers will work in the field just as the manager and owner-operators would. This position involves all of the fun aspects of running a vegetable operation: sowing, planting, hand and hand-tool cultivation, harvest, wash/pack and slinging veggies at the markets. Ability to work in concert 1 or 2 other crew members is a plus but not required. The ability to do consistent, quality work at a brisk pace is essential. Applicants should be content and able to do demanding and repetitive physical labor in heat, rain or cold, either alone or with other employees. The ideal candidates will have a zeal for hitting the targets of quality and speed and enjoy knocking down that to-do list.
Prerequisites: - 1 full season’s experience on a vegetable production farm - At least 6 weeks of preseason functional fitness training - Review of small-scale organic vegetable production methods if unfamiliar
Pay: - $18-$30/hr depending on experience - We encourage open dialogue about financial needs
Time commitment: - Ranges from 30-40 hours per week - Flexible start/end dates between May and October
Perks: - Most of the things you need for good health: fresh air, sunshine, nutrient-rich food, routine, and purpose! - - Weekly vegetable share ($500 value) - End-of-season and 2025 returning bonuses - 2 days vacation
Please email resume along with the answers to the following questions: Do you live within 25 minutes of Playwicki Farm and have a plan for commuting? What is your motivation for wanting to work on a vegetable production farm?
Part-time Field Assistant - POSITION FILLED We are looking for local folks who want to support the efficient operation of a small regenerative vegetable farm. The ability to do consistent, quality work at a brisk pace is essential. Self-motivation and focus while working alone or with other field assistants is required. Candidates should be content and able to do demanding and repetitive physical labor in heat, rain or cold. A typical day for example: harvesting, washing, and packing a couple dozen 20-50lb bushels of produce, then kneeling/crouching/duck walking for 600ft to hand pick every weed out of rows of tiny lettuce. No really...seriously, this job is not for you if you don’t think you can maintain a positive attitude and derive satisfaction from working this way throughout all 6 months. Ideally this job will give you an excellent sense of the commitment, attitude, and muscle memory needed to produce literal tons of fresh, nourishing food.
Prerequisites: - 6 weeks of preseason functional fitness training is required- even informally like youtube workouts every other day- particularly for anyone without experience on a vegetable farm - Review of small scale organic vegetable production methods if unfamiliar
Pay: - $15-$18 per hour depending on performance/experience - We encourage open dialogue about financial needs
Time commitment: - Approximately 20 hours per week - Flexible start/end dates between May and October - Typically Tuesday - Friday
Experience: - Organic vegetable production background preferred - Some sort of production or manual labor experience is required HINT: You can get this by completing 40 volunteer hours with us before December. Reach out soon!
Perks: - Many of the things you need for good health: fresh air, sunshine, nutrient-rich food, routine and purpose! - Weekly vegetable share ($500 value) - Opportunity for more hours at weekend markets - End of season and 2026 returning bonuses
Please email resume along with the answers to the following questions: Do you live within 25 minutes of Playwicki Farm and have a plan for commuting? What is your motivation for wanting to work on a vegetable production farm? (We’re cool with “I just need a job” but say a little more).