Join the Peasantry!

PEASANTS’ PLOT WORKER SHARE PROGRAM

Your heartfelt labor of 10 hours every month during the growing season will earn you weekly bags of organic, freshly-picked staple vegetables. Choose your pick-up site from our existing pick-up locations at the Hideout, at Blue Sky Bakery in North Center neighborhood, at the market in Lincoln Square, or on the farm itself. Hours and locations of the pick-up sites are more detailed on our CSA page.

In June an example of one weekly ration is: a head of red leaf lettuce, a bag of arugula, a bunch of cilantro, and a bunch of kale. Later summer rations may include: 2-3 tomatoes, 3 peppers, a bag of salad greens, and a bunch of swiss chard.

We will be growing the vegetables already mentioned plus spinach, broccoli, carrots, potatoes, summer squashes, beets, onions, cilantro, basil, and dill.

SIGN UP FOR ONE OF TWO LABOR OPTIONS:

ON-FARM WORK OPTION

You commit to working two 5-hour days a month at the farm June - October. (Local folks can split their shifts and work every week if they prefer.)

This option requires proximity to the farm or willingness to commute. It is preferable that you have a car. Carpools can be explored if we have applications from a few workers who are equally committed and have similar availabilities. We are about an hour south of downtown Chicago.

Labor will involve tending vegetables, pulling weeds and planting seeds in beds at ground level. A workday may also involve intimacy with dirt, sun, wind, rain and other natural phenomena. We have a creek that attracts occasional birds and beavers. We have a dog that will jump on you. Just a 5-minute drive away is the beautiful Kankakee state park. You are welcome to camp at the farm.

MARKET HELP OPTION

You commit to working two 5-hour days a month at the market June - October.

This option is appropriate to those who love farmers’ markets, love talking to people about food. Some heavy lifting and simple math may be asked of you.

Fill out the application and email to julia@peasantsplot.com