Work and learn
The average age of New Zealand’s primary producers keeps climbing and the entry price of horticulture keeps climbing with it. Anything that gets somebody into growing is worth pointing at — including when it belongs to somebody else.
We don’t run a jobs board. PureGround does.
A dedicated jobs and recruitment community for the organic, biodynamic and sustainable food and fibre sector.
There is no sense in two half-full job boards for a sector this size. PureGround is built for exactly this work, so roles belong there — and we point every producer and every job seeker at it.
Search jobs on PureGround →No money changes hands over this link, in either direction. It is the same rule we apply to a producer’s own shop: link, don’t compete.
Ways in that are not a job advertisement
Most people who end up growing did not start by answering a listing.
Apprenticeships and cadetships
Two-year trades on working farms — cheesemaking, market gardening, orcharding. Paid, and the training is the point rather than a sweetener. Producers post these on their own farm page.
Field days and open farms
The cheapest way to find out whether you want the work. Most are free, and nobody minds questions.
Young Organic Growers Alliance Aotearoa
For growers under 40 working with organic principles — produce, crops or animals, certified or not. Founded 2026, with around seventy members before its first meeting.
Conversion support
If you already farm and are weighing up the three-year transition, the useful thing is somebody who has done it. Regional networks exist for this.
If you’re the one hiring
Post the role on PureGround — that is where people looking for this work are already looking. Your farm page here can say what you offer your people: pay, training, accommodation, accessibility, rostered days off that are actually taken. That section is optional, and the producers who fill it in tend to be the ones worth working for.
Getting your farm listed →