Company description

Aberdeen Farms is a for-profit entity, working alongside a residential custom home neighborhood in central Indiana, with the primary objective of providing a unique amenity to the residents of the Aberdeen neighborhood through both fresh/local food options and immersive farm experiences.

Job description

Aberdeen Farms is looking for an experienced Farm Manager who has the ability to both tackle farm planning at a high level and execute those plans on their own. This includes successfully growing and maintaining small-scale row crops, garden/specialty crops, and fruit trees. The responsibilities also include starting and managing a CSA program, stocking a farm store, and managing volunteers. The Farm Manager will have a work schedule that expands in growing/harvest season and that tapers back during the offseason. Some evening/special event hours will also be required. He/she should thrive being outside most of the time, working in a labor intensive position, but also be able to plan out the season, manage farm assets, and engage community members & volunteers with a warm demeanor.

Essential Job Functions:

1. Farm Planning & Production
   1. Produce annual field plans
   2. Maintain Aberdeen standards of production and presentation (highest quality)
   3. Maintain farm infrastructure and landscaping
   4. Cultivation activities
   5. Seed ordering and material acquisition
   6. Planning and implementation of weekly planting schedule
   7. Insect and weed control, fertility monitoring and general field observation
   8. Infrastructure planning, creation and maintenance
   9. Irrigation planning and implementation
   10. Soil building program including composting
   11. Installation, maintenance and monitoring of deer fencing
   12. Plan weekly harvest schedule, harvest, market and deliver
   13. Coordination with Aberdeen staff
   14. Integration of farm with other Aberdeen programs
   15. Participate in planning for long-term farm development
   16. Coordinate produce needs with culinary, market and educational programs
   17. Able to work in the field and office including hard repetitive physical work
   18. Find of and Supervise farm interns and volunteers (patiently and respectfully)
   19. Procure and Cooperate with Local Partners to augment what Aberdeen’s Farm has to offer in the Farm Store and CSA
   20. Take care of livestock
2. Revenue Management
   1. Manage Aberdeen’s Farm Store (stocking, cleaning, running as needed)
   2. Plan and Facilitate Aberdeen’s CSA (Farm Share) Program
   3. Manage U-Pick programs on-site
   4. Identify and sell at local farmers markets
   5. Coordinated with local chefs and restaurant managers to form agreements on supplying certain ingredients
   6. Coordinate with both local organizations and residents to provide field trip or tour opportunities
3. Neighborhood Events & Marketing
   1. Coordinate with Residents on Barn Event Rentals
   2. Plan or Assist with Neighborhood Events to be Hosted by Aberdeen Farms
   3. Plan or Coordinate Experiential Learning Classes
   4. Join in Marketing Efforts for Aberdeen Farms & the Aberdeen neighborhood

Supplemental Job Functions:

• Site Security
• Trail Maintenance
• Maintain site presentation
• Snow removal as needed
• Equipment maintenance

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:

• Minimum two years experience of full-season management
• Proven leadership skills
• Demonstrated good organizational and record keeping skills
• Demonstrated farm planning experience and working knowledge of farm infrastructure
• Knowledge of livestock management and caretaking
• Self-motivated, cooperative and flexible
• Interest in working with youth and youth programs
• Demonstrated good communication skills
• Ability to inspire confidence and create trust.
• Comfortable operating farm equipment & performing maintenance
• Ability to manage time well & prioritize activities while under pressure.
• Warm personality and get along with others easily
• Must be trustworthy
• Ability to repeatedly lift 50 pounds

The above is intended to describe the essential and supplemental functions of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of all-supplemental duties, responsibilities or nonessential requirements.

Compensation

this position is: salaried, $50,000 - $75,000

Application instructions

Deadline

no deadline