Company description

Titusville Farm is a 170+ acre property located on the border of Poughkeepsie and Lagrange. It was established by the Cornell Family in 1788 and has a long agricultural history. Today it is being revitalized into an agricultural community that will include a farm market, cafe, and hard-cidery all on-site. The farm will focus on producing diversified organic vegetables and fruits, pasture raised eggs, cider apples, and flowers on 40 acres.

Job description

About Titusville

Titusville Farm is a 170+ acre property located on the border of Poughkeepsie and Lagrange. It was established by the Cornell Family in 1788 and has a long agricultural history. Today it is being revitalized into an agricultural community that will include a farm market, cafe, and hard-cidery all on-site. The farm will focus on producing diversified organic vegetables and fruits, pasture raised eggs, cider apples, and flowers on 40 acres.

Titusville Farm started its first year of production in 2022 with a small offering of vegetables, cut flowers, and eggs. For 2023, we scaled those three enterprises up: 5 acres of vegetables, ½ acre of flowers, and two more layer flocks. Within the next five years, we plan to grow and develop our systems to reach the goals described above.

Pay + Hours

• $18/hour; ~24 hr/week, vegetables from the farm.
• 3 days a week, 7:30am ~ 4:30pm (up to 1 hr for lunch), weekend chore rotation if interested. Days will probably be fixed (like Monday, Wednesday, Friday every week).
• Seasonal, begins May and ends September.
• We will usually work rain or shine.

Typical Duties

• Harvesting vegetables.
• Washing and packing vegetables.
• May help with tasks that are useful with more people (moving tarps, row cover, etc.)
• If interested, weekend chore rotation—watering seedlings, irrigation, collecting chicken eggs, etc. We can discuss further.

Desired Qualities

• Able to consistently perform quick, efficient, and high-quality work, both independently and with coworkers.
• Carry out tasks as instructed, possibly without direct supervision, and ask for clarification if unsure.
• Can perform physically demanding and repetitive tasks, such as kneeling, squatting, and lifting up to 40-50 lbs in any weather conditions.
• Arrives to work on time and ready.
• Has patience and adaptability while we develop our systems and possibly pivot to new methods or tasks.
• Can respectfully receive and offer feedback.
• Proactive working style demonstrating self-accountability and an eagerness to finish the job well.

Compensation

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

Application instructions

Deadline

no deadline