Company description

Moon River Farm is a small scale vegetable farm on the Oregon coast in Nehalem. This will be our 7th season. We cultivate around 1.5 acres on the North Fork River. We focus on growing high quality and regionally appropriate vegetables for a 120 household CSA, the Manzanita Farmers Market, and select local restaurants/grocers.

Job description

We have full and part-time positions available
Seasonal farm crew members are vital to the success of the farm. As a member of the team you will primarily harvest, wash and pack weekly vegetable orders in a team setting. We will train you on our high quality, cleanliness and consistency standards. You will play a crucial role in maintaining those standards. This work is fast paced, we use sharp knives, and harvest a lot of food in a day. It is fun and satisfying skilled work. As with all skills, you will build proficiency with effort and time.

There will be 1-2 days/week of field work (i.e. planting, bed prep, weeding, trellising etc.) In the beginning and end of the season there is a heavier focus on field work. In the middle of the season the focus is on harvest.

You may be scheduled to work at our farmers market booth in Manzanita or at our CSA pick up. These shifts consist of packing and unpacking the van, setting up the booth, selling vegetables, and chatting with customers.

Our ideal candidate:

• Is consistently prompt.

• Is comfortable with physically demanding work in all weather conditions

• Has a basic knowledge of eating and buying vegetables.

• Is comfortable working alone and in small groups.

• Is detail oriented, focused and enjoys fast paced work.

• Is proficient in basic math.

Please note that farm work is physically demanding and can be repetitive. The work requires repeated bending, lifting, and lots of standing. You will need to be able to lift 50 lbs. off of the ground safely. We’ve made investments in systems and equipment to minimize wear and tear on our bodies, but the work is still physically demanding.

Because our business is located in an area without access to reliable public transportation, we only recommend that applicants with access to a vehicle apply.

We have leads on housing opportunities

Previous farm, food service work or team sport experience valued but not required.

Compensation

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

Application instructions

Deadline

no deadline