Company description Wanderwood connects guests and community to vitally important forests, fields, lakes, streams, and agricultural lands that surround us. We are a sustainable stays and events business built around a working farm. We are committed to wholesome food and farming, sustainable building and landscaping, healthy living, and natural beauty. We aim to provide caterers and overnight guests with produce grown on our farm and working forest. Job description

RESPONSIBILITIES

We are looking for a Farm Manager who is passionate about local food systems and the environment, excited about innovative small scale farming techniques, and who has the people skills to work cooperatively on a small team. This person would have a foundational role in shaping Wanderwood’s farm, expanding as we grow, and building a farm crew with a positive mindset and an open heart.

The farm manager will be the farm’s head honcho and responsible for all aspects including:

• Soil testing, cover crop and amendment planning, on-farm composting
• Veggie and flower crop planning, bed/rotation planning,
• Growing food! Seed starting, irrigation, pest management, harvest scheduling
• Produce safety and best practices for health and safety
• Season extension planning and protected growing set up and execution
• Management and organization of farm crew
• Budgeting for farm priorities including equipment recommendations and upgrades
• Long term farm planning and work with NRCS/USDA
• Organic certification and requisite record keeping
• Marketing and sales management

ESSENTIAL SKILLS + CERTIFICATIONS

• At least 2-3 seasons of organic growing experience in Zone 5B / or a comparable Maine context
• Demonstrated market farm credentials (1-2 seasons of managerial commercial farming experience preferred)
• Patience and a willingness to teach the farm crew + guests of the farm
• People skills – positive, outgoing, warm, and welcoming; ability to work through disagreements and find workable solutions; solid sense of humor
• People management skills + farm crew scheduling experience, with special attention and care towards health and safety of employees and farm animals
• Season extension and protected growing experience
• Basic animal husbandry skills and experience with rotational grazing
• Proactive mindset; calm and resolute problem-solving
• Record of successful budgeting and market crop sales
• Customer service experience
• Schedule flexibility + team-oriented mindset
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills, high attention to detail
• Basic carpentry and maintenance skills
• Valid Maine Driver’s license, good driving record, and reliable transportation
• Heavy-lifting as needed; applicants should be able to lift and carry approximately 50 lbs comfortably and safely

BONUS SKILLS

• Experience with MOFGA’s organic certification process / farm transition
• Love of cooking
• Experience with digital + social media marketing

SALARY + BENEFITS

• Salary is commensurate with experience, and will range from $25 – 35k annually with opportunity for growth as the business + position expands.
• We do not currently offer benefits, but would gladly provide a stipend to contribute to a Maine Marketplace health care plan.
• We can help the right candidate relocate. 

To find more information about Wanderwood and our vision, please visit our website. 

Compensation this position is : salaried Application instructions DeadlineOctober 16, 2019