[Posted 9/24/2025]

Be part of our multi-passionate crew at Harder Mushrooms & Tea Beast Kombucha, our small but mighty farm project in Christiansburg, VA. We’re looking for a teammate who’s excited to grow mushrooms, brew kombucha, and share in our love of fungi and fermentation with the community!

Hourly Wage: Competitive and negotiable - based on experience and skills

Part-Time to Full-Time (around 30 hours/week)

About Us

We’re a small, creative farm with two brands under one roof:

• Harder Mushrooms: Growing gourmet and medicinal mushrooms for local markets, restaurants, and online.
  
  
• Tea Beast Kombucha: Brewing kombucha featuring our own grown herbs and locally sourced fruits.

Together, these brands reflect our passion for fungi, fermentation, and community. You’ll find us at local Farmer’s Markets, and we’re expanding our online presence to share products, knowledge, and a behind-the-scenes farm experience with a wider audience.

The Role

We’re looking for a crew member to join our small but growing farm team. This role is a blend of mushroom cultivation, kombucha brewing, and helping us connect with our community both locally and online. Everyone will be trained in core production tasks, and we need help and support with social media, some email admin and other responsibilities based on your interests and strengths.

What You’ll Do

• Mushroom Production – Grow, manage/maintain, harvest, clean, and package our mushrooms for selling at Farmer’s Markets, filling restaurant orders, and online.
• Kombucha Brewing – Assist with brewing and flavoring our kombucha and getting it ready for sale at Markets and restaurants.
• Social Media – Capture photos/videos and share our farm story and updates online.
• General Farm Tasks – Help keep our facilities clean and organized.
• Farmer’s Market Staffing Support – From time to time you may be asked to work at our booth at the Blacksburg Farmer’s Market on Saturdays to sub for our Market Team. 

Who You Are

• Reliable, hardworking, and attentive to detail
• Able to self-manage and work efficiently when given a schedule and tasks up front
• A self-motivated problem solver who can work independently as well as part of a team
• Comfortable with routine and repetitive tasks when needed, and ready to jump into spontaneous or ad hoc projects as they arise
• Friendly and comfortable engaging with people at markets and online
• Creative and interested in sharing behind-the-scenes of our operation
• Physically able to lift 50lb bags, move mushroom grow bags (~10lbs each), and set up market gear
• Curious about mushrooms, fermentation, and local food (experience is a plus, but we’ll train you!)
  
  

What We Offer

    •    Competitive pay with opportunities to grow into more responsibility

    •    Training in mushroom cultivation, kombucha brewing, online content creation, and direct to 

customer sales

    •    A supportive, small-team environment that promotes autonomy and where everyone 

pitches in 

    •    A mix of hands-on, social, and creative work

    •    Free mushrooms and kombucha to take home, plus trading at the Market

Schedule

• Weekdays: Production and brewing are busiest on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, though some flexibility is possible.
• Weekends: Occasional Saturday availability is necessary. The Market Team currently covers 7 AM–3 PM at the Blacksburg Farmers Market, with back up and subbing as needed from the Farm Crew.

How to Apply

We’d love to hear from you! Please send a short note introducing yourself — tell us what excites you about mushrooms, kombucha, or community food, and why you’d be a great fit for our Farm Crew. Include any relevant experience, and email everything to ben@denhillfarmandfungi.com.

Feel free to share any creative projects, farm experience, or hobbies that show your passion — we value self-motivation, curiosity, enthusiasm, and a willingness to learn as much as prior experience.