Farmers on the Rise Youth Apprenticeship is designed for individuals aged 13 years old to summer after high school graduation (school grades 7th - 12th), who are seeking to develop agricultural and workforce skills.

Taught by farmers, this apprenticeship is perfect for someone considering a career in food production or local food systems.

Farmers on the Rise youth apprentices work cooperatively to learn and master the skills of transplanting, direct seeding, mulching, field and greenhouse maintenance, integrated pest management, irrigation, harvesting, post-harvest handling, farmers market, production planning, beekeeping, tool maintenance, community engagement, and volunteer management.  

This is a paid apprenticeship ranges from 10 to 20 hours per week depending on the season.
We plan to bring on a group of apprentices in January and host an intensive over the summer.
Successful apprentices will demonstrate collaborative spirit, responsibility, a desire to learn, a willingness to persevere, and growth as measured on our Ag Skills Matrix.

We’ll bring a new cohort of Farmers on the Rise apprentices onto the farm in late January.
Here’s a link to the job description.

We partner with numerous schools across the Kansas City metro to provide school day, on-farm, job skills training
to students as part of our Farmers on the Rise program.

If you are interested in bringing a group to the farm regularly as part of a school or community program to participate in Farmers on the Rise, please email us and let’s chat.

Thank you to the USDA Farm to School program, KCK Public Schools, KU’s Gear Up, Liberty Academy, Turner USD #202 and a family foundation who wishes to remain anonymous for supporting the Farmers on the Rise program through participation and funding.