Assistant Grower Rice's Roots Farm
- Date Posted February 19, 2019
- Location Petersham, MA
- Category Agriculture
- Job type Full-Time
Rice’s Roots Farm is a family-owned and operated 1.5 acre organic (not yet certified) vegetable farm located in Petersham, MA. Our mission is to grow and supply high quality produce at a fair price, while maintaining and building soil health and biology using rock minerals, compost and low-impact tillage and management strategies. We are seeking an assistant grower for the 2019 season (and possibly beyond if interested and a good fit).
Job description
The ideal candidate will have at least one season of production farm experience, possesses a positive attitude and is physically fit and self-motivated. Knowledge of how to operate manual transmission vehicles is also a plus. Responsibilities will include but are not necessarily limited to:
- farm infrastructure projects,
- seeding,
- greenhouse maintenance/management,
- transplanting,
- cultivating,
- harvesting, washing, processing,
- farmer's market prep, possible farmer’s market attendance.