For Young Adults

Year of Service & Learning

Plainsong Farm is a place where people are needed and belong, a place where people use their bodies to tend the land, nourish their neighbors, and ground themselves in life-giving rhythms. Plainsong’s fellows grow food for local pantries, host volunteers, care for the land, and support Michigan churches as they reimagine their spaces for community resilience. The Young Adult Fellowship program is designed for young adults, aged 21 to 32. The fellowship offers immersive experiences and education in small-scale regenerative agriculture, spiritual practice, and communal living.  

Plainsong Fellows will experience:
-a balanced life of ​prayer, feasts, play, rest, study, conversation, retreats, and hard work
-immersion in regenerative agriculture and contemplative practice for health and healing of all creation
-contextual analysis of power, possession, people, and place, both in history and today, in conversation with Christian scripture
-life in community with one another and the various intergenerational communities connected to Plainsong Farm
-four seasons on a small farm that is biking distance from the small town of Rockford, hiking trails, and a small lake, and driving distance from the mid-size city of Grand Rapids, a ski hill, and the glory that is Lake Michigan
-the joys and opportunities for conflict transformation that comes with living in community
-embodied practice

Dates of service: January -November

‍Weekly commitment: 32 work hours per week, 8 formation hours per week

‍Compensation: $700 monthly stipend, housing on the farm, utilities, end-of-service award, health insurance, spiritual direction, access to therapy, and seasonal vegetables (total estimated value of $14,500)

Plainsong Farm is an ecumenical ministry whose fellowship is a part of the Episcopal Service Corps program. Applicants from all denominations, traditions, and levels of faith commitment are welcome. Everyone’s invited and we hope for a diverse group.
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