Company description

We are a certified organic vegetable farm in the hills of central Maine. With the help of our draft horses, fabulous staff, and enthusiastic farm dog--we grow eight acres of MOFGA Certified Organic vegetables that we sell to coops and small grocery stores across the state. While we take particular joy growing salad, our diverse offerings allow us to have produce for sale winter, spring, summer and fall.

As farmers, we take great pride in the quality of our produce, and the care we take of our land, animals and employees. We aim to create an efficient, productive and fun environment for our crew to work and grow. If you love working hard, have significant vegetable experience, and enjoy being on an efficient and skilled crew—this might be the farm for you!

Job description

Hiring to start early October! This is not a seasonal job, our farm is operational year round. Through Thanksgiving, we're pushing to get the harvest in before ol' man winter arrives, and we fill our days in the winter months growing salad, washing and packing produce, tending our greenhouses and getting ahead on farm maintenance tasks for the next growing season!

We are a small but mighty crew of highly motivated, ambitious farmers– we all, including the owners, work hands on in the operation daily. Individual’s positions are designed to give a more in-depth farming experience than your average farm job, spread out the day-to-day responsibilities of the running the farm, and create jobs with lots of room for folks to grow as farmers. Our week’s are well organized and predictable, so new staff can to step into independent roles quickly. There is lots of opportunity for individuals who’ve spent time working on other farms to step into leadership roles here, and be compensated as such.

Applicants who have commercial vegetable experience are strongly preferred, but it isn’t required. This is physical work, and applicants should be confident that they’ll be able to lift, bend, and stand all day. This job will encompass all the varied and fabulous tasks required to grow produce. Greenhouse work, soil prep, planting, harvest and wash/packing.

This is a part time opportunity (min 3 days/wk). Job starts at $17.50/hr+DOE.

In season (through Thanksgiving) we work M-F 7am-4pm. Days in the winter start at 8am. Benefits include lots and lots of beautiful produce, over time pay over 40hrs, and paid time off.

Compensation

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

Application instructions

Deadline

no deadline