Do you want to live and practice with the Plum Village community for a full growing season at the Happy Farm?
Are you interested in regenerative farming?
If so, you can combine the two!
Applications for our next Long Term Upper Hamlet Happy Farm cohort are now open. This cohort will run from 26th February 2027 to either 26th November 2027 or mid January 2028.
Our Happy Farm volunteering programme in Upper Hamlet is open to men, male couples, mixed gender couples and gender non conforming friends. For women please see Lower and New Hamlet.
Working on the Happy Farm you will learn about the issues surrounding food production, organic methods, and you will learn how to grow your own food. We will also provide training in mindfulness practice and how to facilitate the basic Plum Village practices.
Working on the farm in Plum Village offers many invaluable benefits including increased self-awareness, deeper joy, increased confidence and a better ability to take care of suffering— that of yourself as well as those you love. Many have shared that their time on the farm made a deep impact on their life and that it was a life-changing experience.
Full details here
- 26th February 2027 – November 27th (9 months, €3,600) or
- 26th February 2027 – mid January 2028 (10.5 months, €4200)
Applications close November 13th 2026.
How to apply
To make a formal application for the next Happy Farm cohort once the application process is open please send us:
- A letter of aspiration outlining why you want to live and practice in Plum Village with us and specifically what inspires you to work at the Happy Farm.
- Details of your experience with the Plum Village community or any relevant experience you may have of living in community or practicing in other traditions.
- Details of your experience with organic farming/gardening
- A simple CV / Résumé with a photo of you.
- A summary of any relevant past or present health issues, physical and mental health.
- Details of language skills
Email your application to: mick@plumvillage.org
If your application is successful you will be invited to arrive in Plum Village 26th February 2027.
Find out more about the Happy Farm.