Company description Snow's Bend Farm is a Certified Organic, family farm just outside of Tuscaloosa, Alabama.  We currently grow 50 different fruits and vegetables (many varieties within those), cut flowers, herbs, as well as raising pastured pork. All farm products are directly marketed to Birmingham and Tuscaloosa through our 275+ member CSA,  2 farmer's markets, and to 15 restaurants. Job description

JOB TITLE

Part-Time Farm Crew Member

 

SUMMARY

Part-Time Farm Crew Members are involved in all aspects of the farm, including crop production (planting, maintaining, harvesting, washing, and packing), CSA and restaurant deliveries, and vending at farmer’s markets.  Applicants should know that we are a working farm with a strong focus on productivity, efficiency, and getting things done.

 

QUALIFICATIONS

• Be helpful, kind, and courteous to co-workers and customers
• Be able to lift up to 50 lbs. regularly, bend at the knees and back, and walk throughout the day
• Be able to work on your feet outdoors, in hot and cold weather, up to 8 hours
• Accurately follow directions
• Maintain a steady work pace
• Have a strong work ethic and ability to see jobs through to completion
• Show leadership skills
• Be able to think critically
• Enjoy cooking and talking about it
• Clean driving record

 

DUTIES

• Help with greenhouse planting and maintenance
• Help with field planting, irrigating, cultivating, and harvesting crops
• Help with washing, sorting, weighing, and packing produce
• Deliver produce to CSA drop-off points and restaurants
• Vend at farmer’s markets
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor

 

WORK RELATIONSHIPS

Supervised by farm owners. 

Works closely with farm owners and other farm workers.

We rely on staff members to communicate details, observations, anything and everything pertinent to their job.  Good communication is a must.

 

HOURS

There are some hours available working from home which can be discussed during an interview.

Otherwise, the schedule for the majority of the year looks like this:

 

Thursday – meet at Red Cat Coffee House to accept home deliveries, then delivery around 15 boxes to homes around Birmingham

Friday – 7 am to 4 pm work on the farm

Saturday 6am – 1pm work at Pepper Place Farmer’s Market

 

 

COMPENSATION

Farm Crew Members start at $12/hour

Access to loads of high quality, delicious produce.

Compensation this position is : hourly Application instructions Deadlineno deadline Attachment click here to download the attached document.