FarmHire™
Job Creation through Renovation and Repair
by Sondra Wilson. Written Sept 25, 2025. Updated July 26.
The FarmHire™ team is one of ten teams Iowa Citizens, Esteemed Guests (e.g. immigrants who are legally in Iowa), and Inmates can sign up to join through Civilian Restoration Corps (“CRC”). Notice: CRC will not exploit immigrant detention center labor!
Non-inmates may sign up via their local County Office or the state’s new CRC online portal, and Inmates may apply for approval through their caseworker who will be assigned to them through the state, as detailed within the “Set the Captives Free!” Act. Rural Iowans will be able to opt out from having inmates work their property, however teams with inmates will be accompanied by peace officers and mental health specialists trained in crisis prevention. CRC represents a good will effort toward societal rehabilitation through working toward the common good and giving people a second chance.
There are currently three types of tasks FarmHire employees will work on
– Restoring old barns and outbuildings, with a sliding scale cost so that no one is turned away;
– Providing farmhands to rural Iowans to help them out with various tasks (e.g. getting old buildings cleaned up and sorted, piling branches, and other simpler, entry level tasks);
– Crop runoff and soil erosion mitigation through MycoFuel Engineers™ — a practical solution paid for through the state instead of by the farmer.
Modeled after CyHire, FarmHire is an online portal that will be made into a state-owned website
Through FarmHire’s online portal, rural Iowans may create job postings that CRC-Certified Business Leaders may sign up to perform. For example, a rural Iowan might post the following photo in order to request for their buildings to be renovated: 
Above photo by Sondra Wilson.
Or, a they might post a photo of a barn full of junk that needs sorted or hauled away, etc.:
Above photo by Larry’s Junk Removal is being used for First Amendment purposes in accordance with the Fair Use Doctrine.
Through FarmHire’s online portal, CRC-Certified Business Leaders may apply to handle any job posting. The Business Leader is then paid through CRC (through the portal) to tackle the job. Such funding will be allocated via the Rural Iowa Revitalization Act.
What is a CRC-Certified Business Leader?
CRC-Certified Business Leaders are Iowa-based businesses who may apply to become “CRC-Certified” through FarmHire. Once certified, they may call themselves a CRC-Certified Business Leader and apply for any FarmHire job posting. Again, they are paid through the online portal. Such funding may be used to purchase supplies through CRC Vouchers, perform Renovator Trainings, and hire FarmHire employees (see Farmhands and Renovators below).
There are three types of FarmHire Employees
Job applicants who post on FarmHire must indicate that they are either a “Farmhand” or a “Renovator”. All applicants must indicate that they are Farmhand unless they have gone through a Renovator Training by a CRC-Certified Business.
1.) Farmhand (entry level job) — Farmhands may be hired, through the FarmHire portal, to perform simpler tasks than Renovators. Many Farmhands will begin by helping out with tasks such as helping clearing out old barns, cleaning, scraping old paint off the side of a barn, and so on.
Author’s note: Before we finish describing FarmHire, take a moment to watch this classic scene from the 1984 movie The Karate Kid, starring Ralph Macchio, Noriyuki “Pat” Morita. It is being broadcast for First Amendment purposes in accordance with the Fair Use Doctrine:
2.) Renovators (expert level job) — Renovators are trained in skills such as installing drywall, roofing, window repairs, and other more complicated tasks.
“Iowans can trust Civilian Restoration Corps because we’ve done this before back with the Civilian Conservation Corps: the only difference is that CRC is designed for the modern era. FarmHire serves four main purposes:
1.) To create high-paying jobs for Iowans in a manner that brings desperately-needed help to rural Iowans,
2.) To help restore the many beautiful barns around Iowa before it’s too late. After all, Iowa’s old barns and outbuildings have historical value that future generations can learn to appreciate and enjoy. This gives modern Iowans an opportunity to spruce them up, pass them on, and be a part of that story.
3.) What farmer doesn’t have a barn full of crap they’d love some extra pairs of hands to help them out with?”
The thing is though, if urban folk come out to your farm, new and strange friendships may develop. For example, there may be times we need to make music videos on your property if you would be so kind as to make space. Once your buildings are fixed up, maybe that’ll put you in the mood! For example, remember this classic, “Mary Moon” by Dead Eye Dick?
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Modeled after Teddy Roosevelt’s “Square Deal” and FDR’s “New Deal”, CRC is part of what Sondra calls, “A Pretty Big Deal”. CRC consists of six teams
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Team #3: “Solar Installers” –Teams will install solar power, cool roofs, thermal curtains, and other low-cost, energy saving measures to homes and rental properties in order to reduce energy bills for homeowners and renters. C.R.C. will prioritize installing solar on apartment complexes to reduce energy bills for all Iowans. The Solar Installers leg of the CRC program goes hand-in-hand with the Crop Diversity and Enrichment Act, which will greatly benefit Iowa’s farmers… READ MORE.
Team #4: “Road Repairers” –Construction crews will be able to expand operations through hiring C.R.C. employees who are interested in construction work. Fixing crumbling roads and bridges; construction crews will be able to expand operations through hiring C.R.C. employees who are interested in construction work… READ MORE.
Team #5: “Apartment Improvers” – As part of the Sensible Housing Act, after out-of-state owned apartment complexes are taken, this team will bring apartment units and buildings up to code… READ MORE.
Team #6: “Trail Trimmers” – Creates and improves trailways, restroom areas, and other recreational outdoors-related infrastructure… READ MORE.
The CRC Voucher Program – Each of the CRC teams may make purchases for necessary, CRC-approved supplies from local Iowa businesses, whom the state shall work with to ensure supplies are available for them to carry. Only high quality, efficient, and state-of-the-art products will be approved for use by CRC. If a business or CRC team member finds a superior product, they may alert CRC, who will then approve that product and remove the previous product from the list. Then, whenever that product is purchased through the CRC Voucher program, the person (or business) who recommended the product will receive a commission. This program ensures CRC Teams are supporting Iowa businesses, and incentivizes, participation in constantly helping to improve CRC. Vouchers may also be used for meals to support local businesses… READ MORE.
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Featured Image:
Image of Barn: Wilson, Sondra. (2025). Up the road a piece from North Grand. Wild Willpower PAC.
Image of runoff mitigation: Crawford, Theresa. (April 20 2023). Low tech makes water cleaner in Iowa; what’s stopping it? AP News. https://apnews.com/article/farm-runoff-nitrates-gulf-bioreactor-4036e8a87c8399be91f001b9dbddfb13
Red wood grain at bottom of graphic: https://stock.adobe.com/search/images?k=dark+red+wood