Company description

Hilltop Hanover Farm & Environmental Center is a 60 acre working farm and educational center that uses organic practices to grow produce and flowers for a market-style CSA, on-site farm stand, and native plant nursery. The farm welcomes school groups throughout the year and the farm property is open to the public free of charge.

Who we are

Hilltop Hanover Farm staff are a group of people who each bring unique and varying skills and interest and who all care deeply about the mission of the farm to support our community through shared work, food, and environmental stewardship. Our full time year round staff provide expertise in their respective fields and also work together daily to collaborate on shared projects. During the growing season, our staff team nearly doubles with the addition of seasonal crew members. Interns and volunteers help by filling in where needed. We value welcoming new friends, guests, and workers into our community and strive to make our farm a place where people from all backgrounds and identities can all learn, ask questions, and enjoy ice cream together. Our staff team is a reflection of the community we have built and are essential in doing the good work of farming! We acknowledge that everyone has different personal goals and we work to support individual growth while making sure the needs of the farm are also met.

Job description

Responsibilities Include

• Effectively leads, inspires, plans, and operates our food production program and team
• Contributes to and participates in the whole farm plan, which takes into account best management practices, infrastructure and sustainability, as related to agricultural and horticultural production.
• Utilizes and develops practices, procedures, and techniques of modern farm management and helps transition farm to fully regenerative practices
• Plans, oversees, and participates in farm operations and livestock care
• Creates and implements crop, amendment, and cover crop plans
• Hires and trains farm staff
• Creates an inclusive and welcoming team environment
• Integrates farm program with educational and volunteer programs
• Participate in regular staff meetings as needed and by request
• Represent the farm professionally with customers, CSA members, visitors and other stakeholders
• Play a key role in ordering, submitting receipts, tracking yields and overseeing the yearly farm production budget.

Required

• (a) Possession of a high school or equivalency diploma and four years of experience in the maintenance and operation of a working farm or horticulture nursery operation; or (b) six years of work experience, including four years of experience as defined in (a).

• Experience in managing personnel and teams
• New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Pesticide Certification Category 1A Agricultural Plants (or ability to become certified within one year of hire)
• Experience with operation and maintenance of tractors, implements, and other farm equipment
• Valid Driver’s License
• Ability to lift 40+ lbs repeatedly

Salary Range and Benefits

$64,990 - $81,035

Full-time position including health insurance, paid time off, pension, and other benefits

Potential housing available

Compensation

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

Application instructions

Deadline

no deadline