Company description

A note from Jeremy at Commonplace Farm

Ashli and I were drawn to farming by a desire for good work, a more elemental life, and an interest in growing food. We have worked hard for a decade to build a farm that serves the health of our local community from the soil up.
Together we founded Commonplace Farm on 24 acres in Corvallis, Oregon where we grow a wide variety of organic leafy greens using regenerative farming practices. It's not just Ashli and me now. Our daughter Marion and son Felix joined us and we have a lively crew of 5–20 people working with us depending on the time of year.

Together we are:

• Improving organic, regenerative agriculture

• Caring for natural resources

• Reducing the use of non-renewable resources

• Mitigating climate change through carbon sequestration

• Reducing food miles

• Helping create a more equitable and diverse local food system

• Offering fresh, healthy food to our neighbors

Farming is physically and mentally demanding work that requires strong resolve. We're hiring part and full time crew members for the 2024 season. If you think you would like to work with us please visit our website to learn more and apply.
www.CommonplaceFarm.com.
Thanks for your interest in the farm!

Job description

Farm crew members work in the field and in the packhouse. This allows for a wide variety of tasks day to day, week to week, and throughout the season.
Crew members are trained on-the-job to perform the tasks they will be responsible to carry out (these tasks are listed below). We have weekly crew meetings and monthly personal meetings to stay in communication. We also encourage farm crew members to take advantage of the resources of the farm garden and farm lending library if this interests them.

Skills and Requirements
We are looking for healthy, balanced people we can trust. We need people who come to work on time prepared for the day. Farm experience is good, but not required for this position. We do require all crew members to have physical work experience as farming is a very physically demanding job.
Working on the farm requires lifting 50 lbs repeatedly, bending, kneeling, squatting, and standing for long periods. Work needs to be done in all weather conditions; cold and rainy as well as hot and sunny conditions. Please consider these requirements carefully before applying. We are seeking hardy people who can work gracefully with others and meet the many challenges of farm work with good humor. All crew members must:

• Come to work on time dependably.
• Have a working cell phone for communication.
• Be able to follow instructions and pay attention to details.
• Be able to commit to staying the duration of the season.
• Be physically fit and able to lift 50 lbs. repeatedly.
• Provide their own rubber boots and work footwear.
• Be able to cope with the many challenges of farm work.
• Be able to encourage others and see good in other people.
• Be able to gracefully accept constructive criticism.
• Be able to communicate clearly with other crew members and managers

Responsibilities
Field Work:

• Harvesting- by hand with a harvest knife and mechanically
• Cultivating- hoeing and using a tractor mounted cultivator
• Transplanting-on a tractor mounted mechanical transplanter
• Basic tractor operating (taught on-the-job)
• Weeding- around valves and along laterals
• Irrigation work- Moving pipe, assembling/disassembling it.
• Mowing/Weed Whacking and general property upkeep/maintenance.
• Sheet steaming- with a steam generator and tarps for weed control.
• Helping with special projets

Packhouse Work:

• Triple-washing, spinning, and air drying salad greens.
• Packing, weighing, sealing, and filling cases of salad.
• Cleaning and sanitizing equipment, refrigerators, work surfaces, etc.
• Using pallet jacks to move salad, harvest/storage crates, etc.
• Going in and out of walk-in refrigerators.
• Organizing and assembling orders going out to grocery stores.

Compensation

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

Application instructions

Deadline

May 22, 2024