Company description

Thank you for your interest in a career with Oxford College, one of Emory University’s four schools partnering in undergraduate education. Oxford College provides approximately 975 first- and second-year academically accomplished students an intensive liberal-arts program for the first two years of their Emory bachelor's degree. Oxford is located on Emory's original campus in Oxford, Ga., 36 miles east of Atlanta.

Job description

• Reporting to the Oxford College Organic Farmer/Educator, this position is responsible for post-harvest handling and record keeping.
• This includes preparing product for sale, deliveries, and marketing.
• Manages packing of CSA boxes, preparing for farmers markets, and packing for wholesale accounts.
• Works with other staff, volunteers, and students including training them on post-harvest handling.
• Responsible for maintaining food safety standards for the farm.
• Assists in other farm work as needed: field prep, planting, plant care, harvest, and some administrative tasks.
• Works with the Farmer/Educator to market to the public via social media and other venues.
• Performs other related duties as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• A bachelor's degree and two years of relevant experience in organic farming, OR an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Prefer knowledge of organic farming practices, marketing of produce, post-harvest handling, food safety protocols, and the local food movement.
• Horticulture skills of propagation, weeding, scouting, and harvest are also preferred.

NOTE: Position tasks are required to be performed in-person at an Emory University location; working remote is not an option. Emory reserves the right to change this status with notice to employee.

Compensation

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

Application instructions

Deadline

no deadline