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This job expired on January 07, 2018

Farm Manager Burge Organic Farm

  • Date Posted November 08, 2017
  • Location Mansfield, GA
  • Category Agriculture
  • Job type Full-Time
Company description

Burge Organic Farm is comprised of 16 intensively managed acres scattered around 1,000 acres of preserved land near Mansfield, Georgia. The Farm has been certified USDA Organic since 2007.

The farm is able to draw on an agricultural heritage leading back to before the Civil War. We are committed to responsible stewardship so that the land remains fertile for generations to come. 

We grow a wide variety of fruits and vegetables at the farm, with a focus on sustainable production of heritage and specialty varieties. We love to grow food in a way that enriches the soil as well as the people it feeds. We are grateful to be part of an emerging local food economy that includes both amazing growers and a growing army of well-informed passionate eaters.

Job description - Crop establishment including seeding, transplanting, and cover crop planting
- Record-keeping to meet requirements of organic certification, including soil amendment, planting, transplanting, and maintenance
-Selling produce at local farmers markets, wholesale, and CSA 
-Managing CSA orders, email accounts, website, and social media accounts 
-Responsible for employee locating, training, and supervision
-Day-to-day operational decisions
-Maintaining proper storage for crops 
-Responsible for ordering and purchasing farm supplies and inputs
-Maintaining detailed financial reports
-Marketing the wholesale, retail, and CSA produce
-Managing seven high tunnels and a greenhouse Compensation this position is : salaried Application instructions
This job expired on January 07, 2018
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