Company description

Brooklyn Grange is the world's largest green roof farming business. We grow vegetables, keep bees, and host programming & events on roofs in LIC, Queens, and Brooklyn, NY. We also design and install green roofs, gardens, and farms for clients ranging from private homes to corporate headquarters to low-income housing facilities.

All three of our departments -- our Farm department, our Programming & Events department, and our Design/Build department -- are part of our close-knit "farmily," so working with Brooklyn Grange means working alongside a diverse team of extraordinary and knowledgeable individuals who share a common goal of making their city a greener, more sustainable, delicious, and equitable place to live.

Job description

ABOUT THE POSITION:

Brooklyn Grange, the world's leading soil-based rooftop farming business, is seeking a few focused, hard-working individuals to help us farm our rooftops in Brooklyn, NY and Queens, NY. Farm Crew members will report to the Farm Managers of each site, as well as the Director of Farming Operations, and will be involved in many aspects of the farm, including bed preparation, trellising, cultivating and harvesting crops, packing weekly vegetable orders and CSA shares, maintaining compost piles, treating pests and diseases, and assisting with infrastructure projects and maintenance.

Our farm is a fast-paced environment where we strive for quality and efficiency. Farm Crew members should be personable and excellent team players, and must already love (or have an interest in learning about) the cultivation of vegetables. Energetic, self-motivated and detail-oriented, Farm Crew members must be able to keep up with the brisk pace up on the roof, and take pride in completing daily tasks and demonstrate initiative in tending to the farm. Farm work is hard, but rewarding. Farm Crew members must be able to work outside in all weather, lift heavy loads repeatedly, and spend long periods kneeling, squatting, bending over, reaching, etc. This is a rooftop farm, and thus, not as mechanized as ground level farms who use tractors and heavy machinery.

Farm Crew will also be expected to work shifts on the weekends at our markets and farm stand.

SCHEDULE:

We are looking for dedicated individuals who are interested in committing to the full season on the farm, from, approximately, May through October, ranging from 20-40 hours/week. Farm shifts start early mornings during harvest season. Weekend Market shifts run from approximately 6:00am - 4:00pm.

ABOUT THE COMPANY:

Brooklyn Grange is the world's largest green roof farming business. We grow vegetables, keep bees, and host programming & events on roofs in LIC, Queens, and Brooklyn, NY. We also design and install green roofs, gardens, and farms for clients ranging from private homes to corporate headquarters to low-income housing facilities.

All three of our departments -- our Farm department, our Programming & Events department, and our Design/Build department -- are part of our close-knit "farmily," so working with Brooklyn Grange means working alongside a diverse team of extraordinary and knowledgeable individuals who share a common goal of making their city a greener, more sustainable, delicious, and equitable place to live.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Undertake manual field work, including bed preparation, transplanting, hand-weeding, trellising, irrigation set up and management, pest and disease management, etc.
• Propagate, cultivate, and care for field crops, under supervision and guidance of farm managers.
• Harvest, wash, and pack vegetable orders for CSA, food pantries, farm stands, and wholesale..
• Keep farm neat and orderly at all times, and help create a welcoming and inclusive space for our team and our community.
• Communicate with and work well alongside staff from other departments

ADDITIONAL MARKET CREW RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Represent Brooklyn Grange to the local community and speak comfortably about our produce as well as Brooklyn Grange’s other departments and services.
• Be an ambassador for our local community to Brooklyn Grange.
• Ensure freshness of produce throughout the market day and follow best practices for quality and for creative sales.
• Help load up and deliver produce to market, set-up an aesthetically pleasing & sales-driven market table, and break-down farm stands at the end of shift.
• Help customers purchase our produce with government-assisted food programs and help increase access to our produce at our farm stands
• Undertake necessary manual work, including transporting produce and market materials, and setting up & breaking down farm stand
• Follow health and safety protocols meticulously, and works with a safety-first approach

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE:

• Has at least one full season of farm experience
• Is energetic, eager to learn about rooftop farming, and has a great work ethic
• Loves working outdoors in any weather
• Can take direction and is a team player
• Is organized and professional
• Is able to work independently and be very self-motivated
• Is punctual and time efficient
• Is able to lift 50 lbs repeatedly, and to squat, kneel, bend over, and reach for extended periods of time
• Valid driver's license a plus

WHAT WE'RE OFFERING:

• A progressive work environment as part of a small team
• An hourly rate of $17/hr
• Paid Time Off
• Participation in the company’s Simple IRA plan and health benefit if eligible (for FT Seasonal team members)
• Discounted Employee CSA offering
• Discounts to Brooklyn Grange events and workshops, and access to NYC’s most delicious vegetables when possible

Compensation

this position is: hourly, $15-20/hr

Application instructions

Deadline

March 05, 2021