Diaspora Gardens Team Openings

About Us

We are a Black-led Land-Art-Spirit micro-farm on a Lake Superior Island in northern, WI.  We are rooted in regenerative relationships with land, community, and heritage.  We cultivate food and medicines, arts, and spiritual connection to repair, celebrate, and grow a future of justice and abundance.  

We are excited that after 16 years of growing and offering food and creative programming, this season initiates a significant deepening of our roots and reach into food cultivation and empowering healing work for marginalized communities.

We seek a team to be a part of this inspiring journey. Some parts of the team experience fall under the Diaspora Gardens mentorship program.

The team will consist of persons with experience in and passion for:

  The Diaspora Gardens Focus & Purpose

  Lead Gardener Responsibilities 

~Includes utilizing regenerative, organic methods to grow, maintain, and design food and herb gardens & engagement spaces; harvesting & distribution; participation in garden/farm development planning, garden documentation/record keeping; all in alignment with DG values

   Community Outreach Technologies 

~Includes social media; video production, newsletter, in-person community building

   Farm Assistance 

~Includes tending chickens; renewable systems - compost, watering, energy, community

   Community Engagement 

~Includes educational, arts, connective programming, markets, and guest support

   Relationship Cultivation 

~Includes serving and building relationships across generations, ethnicities, cultures, faiths, gender identities

These roles and tasks may be fulfilled by 1, 2 or 3 team members. Currently seasonal, they may be multi-year, and become year-round in upcoming seasons. The Lead Gardener role is prioritized and requires 16 to 20 hours per week (varies throughout season, May-November).  Farm Assistance & Community Engagement roles and tasks would entail up to 12 hours/week (June - October) ; Online Social Media support would average 4 hours week.  All team members will get experience and mentoring in each area.

Compensation: $20-$25/hour dependent on experience and living arrangements.  Lodging available.

Skills, Qualifications & Requirements:

-Strong experience with organic/sustainable/regenerative growing techniques (Afro-indigenous practices a plus!)  

-Experience & capability with manual farm labor, heavy lifting, tools, varied outdoor weather conditions

-Experience with community engagement, education, and varied populations

-Passion for justice:  racial, environmental, plus

-Organized, open to new ideas, self-motivated

-Commitment to Diaspora Gardens values

-Living at Diaspora Gardens (semi off-grid, on Madeline Island near Bayfield, WI), or in vicinity

Individuals from underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.   

To apply please submit: 1)  a letter of interest addressing the requirements listed here, 2) a resume, and 3) three (3) relevant references by MARCH 4, 2026 to:

Regina M. Laroche: regina@DiasporaOnMadeline.com 

 Or mail:  Diaspora Gardens / PO Box  474 / LaPointe, WI 54850      

We practice integrating cultural tradition, arts, spirit, and healing justice into much of the life and programming of Diaspora Gardens.

The Diaspora Gardens Programs & Enterprises in which Team Members will engage:

~Food production to be shared & distributed with guest, program participants, markets

~Herbal production for guests, markets, wellness product enterprises

~Immersion & Restorative Programs Farm Stays for guests from marginalized or frontline communities

~SEEDING KINSHIP: collaborative land-based Black & Indigenous intercultural healing Workshop and Arts Festival (in Partnership with Manitou Makoons Gitigaan)

~Garden of the Soul Retreat Days (restorative connective creative land-based experiences)

~Mentorship Program - cultivating aspiring growers of healthy food, medicine, & community

~SEEDS of REPAIR subscription: creative online newsletter and video offerings to nourish souls and connect Diaspora Gardens community

~Growers mutual support and connection gatherings