This job expired on April 30, 2022

Farmers Market Team (Upstate)

Sleeping Lion Farm

Date Posted March 15, 2022
Location Cooperstown, NY
Category Agriculture / Business
Job type Part-Time

Company description

Sleeping Lion Farm is a start-up farm and food company based in Cooperstown, NY. Our new line of delicatessen products is made entirely from our own grassfed beef. We sell products directly to consumers through our e-commerce shop on GrownBy, at a soon-to-open on-farm store, and at farmers markets across New York State.

Job description

THE JOB
We're hiring someone to sell delicatessen products made from our farm's grassfed beef at farmers markets near Cooperstown and the Capital District.

THE SPECIFICS
To do this job, you will need:

A car/truck capable of transporting you, two large coolers, a pop-up tent, and a folding table to the farmers market(s)
Ability to move/lift 50+ lb. coolers
Availability on Saturday mornings and afternoons from May - November
A smartphone capable of running Square for point-of-sale transactions

To do this job well, you will need:

Some enthusiasm for grassfed beef and regenerative agriculture
Enough extrovert energy to enjoy talking to people for a few hours straight
An interest in learning about our farm and our products, and an ability to share that knowledge with customers
Some experience with or aptitude for retail sales

On each market day, you will be expected to:

Pick up products and market supplies at our farm*
Set up our booth at the market
Sell our products and tell people about our farm and production practices
Take down the booth
Return unsold products and the market supplies to our farm

HOURS & COMPENSATION
This position will begin in April with an all-expenses-paid visit to our farm to learn more about our operation and to sample our products. Markets will begin in April or May and will end in November. Year-round employment opportunities will be available after the summer market season.

We expect you to sell at one or two weekly markets, likely on Saturday and Tuesday. Saturday availability is required; Tuesday is optional.

We will pay $20/hour, including time spent setting up and taking down the market stall. Weekly bonuses tied to a sales quota will also be offered – the busier you are at the market, the more we want to pay you!

* For applicants who live in the Capital District, we can store product inventory at your home or another accessible location.

Compensation

this position is: hourly, $20/hr +

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