Company description

Morning Glory Farm, started in 1975 by James and Deborah Athearn, grows about 65 acres of vegetables and small fruits on the island of Martha's Vineyard.
Small successive plantings of a wide variety of crops supply the farmstand year round.

Crops include sweet corn, lettuce, carrots, beets, tomatoes, melons, potatoes, beans, squash, pumpkins, and more. Our herb garden supplies a full assortment of culinary herbs. We also raise four acres of cut flowers, and small plantings of strawberries, grapes, peaches, and beach plums.

We keep beef cows on pasture in Chilmark for which we harvest 45 acres of hay and we also produce eggs, pork and fresh, pasture-raised chickens to sell in the farmstand. Seven acres of our vegetable fields are farmed using only natural fertilizers and no synthetic pesticides, and we try to manage the rest of our land with a minimum of pesticides and with attention to the long-term health of the soil.

The farm name grew from the vision of the sun rising over lush, green fields, cows with udders full of milk ambling past bountiful gardens and hedgerows lively with honeybees: true wealth of nature's glory.

Each year we meet a new crew of farmers, bakers, cooks and farmstand staff who become part of the farm family. The farm has benefited from a variety of wonderful people who have endowed Morning Glory with their own special contributions.

Job description

Our farm bakery bakes “from scratch", without GMOs, and pride ourselves on using the best American-grown organic flours, non-GMO cooking oils, real diary, and fairly traded nuts and fruits. Wherever possible, we source from regional family farms and granaries and employee-owned collectives.

This position is central to our high-volume bakery program, which sells tens of thousands of fresh-baked pies, quick breads and pastries and yeast breads at our year round farm store. We are looking for people who want to work hard, enjoy the company of their fellow workers, produce a worthwhile product, and apply their energies to the success of our cause. Good workers will find themselves in excellent company.

In our daily work, we are:

• Measuring, mixing, preparing and baking pies, pastries and other recipes.
• Wrapping products for the farmstand.
• Arranging the displays in an appealing manner.
• Ensuring all baked goods are completed on time for opening.
• Maintaining accurate food inventories.
• Properly storing food items at appropriate temperatures.
• Rotating stock items as per established procedures.
• Restocking bakery for subsequent shifts.
• Ensuring that the prep area and bakery are cleaned and sanitized at the end of your shift.

Our ideal candidate:

• 18 years or older.
• Commercial baking experience a plus.
• Must have held a previous job successfully.
• Must be self-motivated and team-oriented.
• Non-smokers preferred.
• This job requires patience and heavy lifting.
• Applicants must be flexible, adaptable and able to work nights and weekends.

Compensation

this position is: hourly, varies DOE, $17.00 - $28.00

Work visa

This employer is willing to sponsor a work visa for international applicants

Application instructions

Deadline

no deadline