Join the Farmamerica team for a few hours or a lifetime!

 

Fill out the volunteer form to share your interests with us, and we’ll be in touch.

O P P O R T U N I T I E S 


I N T E R P R E T E R S

 Explain and demonstrate agricultural and social practices over the last 200 years. Interpreters volunteer during summer events and school field trips for 3rd-6th graders. Training provided. 

    • Who should volunteer:
      • People who enjoy working with youth
      • Lovers of history, theater, public speaking, education, agriculture 
      • No prior knowledge required. We will provide all scripts and training. (Although many volunteers enjoy adding their own experiences to make the stories more personal and relatable!)

A G   P R O F E S S I O N A L S

 Share your agriculture career story with 7th & 8th graders during our Ag Career Exploration program. Help students explore career possibilities in agriculture, discover their interests, and connect with agriculture through hands-on experiments. Training provided. 

    • Who should volunteer:
      • People who enjoy working with youth
      • People with a career related to agriculture
      • Lovers of agriculture and education 

 

S P E C I A L   E V E N T S

 Help run one of our special events. Help can range from planning, preparation, set-up, clean-up, and running the actual event. This is a great way for local professionals to get a chance to connect to families and adults from the surrounding communities. Are you a local vendor with products to sell? Contact us to see which event would cater to your customers. 

 

  • A N T I Q U E   T R A C T O R   D R I V E R S: We love having our trams pulled by our antique tractors for special events and school tours. Love driving tractors? Come on out for a day at Farmamerica. Students often describe the tram rides as the highlight of their day. 
  • G A R D E N E R S: Volunteer in our two beautiful gardens
  • B L A C K S M I T H I N G: Fire up our antique blacksmith shop to help visitors understand what a blacksmith is
  • H I S T O R I A N S: Help develop new historic material to share
  • M U S I C I A N S: Live outdoor music enhances any summer event 
  • E V E N T   A S S I S T A N T S: Help plan, promote, and assist with day-of-event logistics
  • C O N S T R U C T I O N   &   M A I N T E N A N C E: Assist our site manager with projects around the farm
  • A N T I Q U E   E Q U I P M E N T: Repair, maintain, and learn about vintage antique farm equipment 
  • I T: Be our IT guru to answer those technical questions that we cannot solve on our own