Company description Root 5 Farm is a certified organic vegetable farm located on 38 acres in Fairlee, Vermont, along the Connecticut River. The fertile river bottom soils provide a rich environment for growing over 100 different varieties of vegetables.

We're dedicated to growing practices that use a holistic approach to soil fertility, pest control and plant and animal health. We build our soil through crop rotation, cover cropping, and minimal tillage. We're committed to a healthy workplace, environment, and community. Job description Full Time - 40 hours/week 
early April - late December

All members of our tight-knit crew have their hands in the soil planting, hoeing, weeding, mulching, pruning, trellising, harvesting, washing and packing produce. In the spring our team also works together on infrastructure projects, and fall finds us in the farm kitchen making kimchi, kraut, herbed salts, and other value-added products.

We love our community here in the Upper Valley and are so excited to welcome new folks to the area as well as provide job opportunities for our neighbors! If you are looking to relocate to the Upper Valley please keep in mind that regrettably we cannot currently offer housing and you'll need your own reliable mode of transportation. 

We expect all applicants are

• Enthusiastic about local organic agriculture
• Physically able to perform repetitive tasks while standing or kneeling
• Prepared to work outside in diverse weather conditions
• Positive and energetic and have interpersonal skills in a team setting
• Trustworthy, reliable and responsible
• Have strong time management skills and the ability to transition efficiently between tasks and be on time every day
• Have at least 1 full season of farm work (or comparable experience) 

 
We offer all employees

• A respectful, welcoming, and supportive work environment
• All you can eat delicious vegetables and krauts
• 40 hour work weeks so you can rely on work day hours starting and ending on time
• Paid time off in the winter, if returning for a second growing season
• Time and half paid for any overtime hours in a 2 week pay period 
• Opportunities to grow and develop new skills
• Opportunities to collaborate and provide input on the farm

Specific to wash pack: 

• Harvest, wash, and pack orders for 400+ CSA shares and local wholesale accounts, working in our clean, bright, spacious, well-organized wash station for 8-12 hours/week.
• The right candidate for this position will be detail oriented, love rocking out to their favorite playlist, and thrive in the fast-paced environment of our wash station.
• Opportunities to continue work through the winter with paid vacation time for the right candidate. 

"I started here just last year as Field Crew and in addition to more true and lasting contentment than I've experienced in any other line of work, Root 5 has given me the incredible opportunity as an older, but still new-ish, farmer to take on a leadership role and pursue farming as a life-long career without having to own my own farm." - Meg, Greenhouse Manager and Outreach Support 

Come join us, Meg, and her sweet cuddle-pup Ani at the farm this season. They've got "barista" and "mid-August-farm-frenzy support pup" covered but we've still got room for enthusiastic, experienced field growers and wash-pack wonders. Compensation this position is : hourly, varies DOE, $15.00 - $17.00 Application instructions Deadlineno deadline