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.

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: 6 acres of vegetables, ½ acre of flowers, and two more layer flocks. In 2024, we scaled up our vegetable production to include 8 180’ long high tunnels for indoor and winter growing and 11 outdoor acres. In 2025, we are planning to open an on-farm market stand and sell at 4 farmers markets in the area. Within the next five years, we plan to grow and develop our systems to reach the goals described above.

Job description

Titusville Farm is looking for farm crew members who will work under the direction of the Vegetable Production Manager, performing tasks related to vegetable farming, such as weeding, transplanting, harvesting, etc. for 2025.

Pay + Hours

• $18/hour; 40-45 hrs/week, fluctuating with season, with overtime above 40 hours, plus vegetables from the farm, earned sick time.
• Monday - Friday, 7:30am ~ 4:30pm, minimum 30 minute unpaid lunch, weekend chore rotation.
• Time of employment: Seasonal, begins March 15 and ends Thanksgiving, with possible year round potential.
• We will usually work rain or shine, but will try to find appropriate things to work on in the rain or extreme heat.
• Since we are still expanding, multi-year employment with independence/added responsibility with a pay increase is a consideration, if there is interest and we are a good match.

Typical Duties

• Greenhouse seeding, watering and maintenance.
• Preparing fields for season, cleaning up fields for end of season (plastic mulch, trellising, setting up irrigation, etc.)
• Transplanting seedlings into fields.
• Weeding (by hand, hoeing, tractor cultivation).
• Harvesting vegetables.
• Washing and packing vegetables.
• Maintaining crops: row cover, trellising, pruning, etc.
• Weekend chore rotation: watering seedlings, irrigation, row cover, etc.
• Non-vegetable tasks as needed: orchard, helping with flowers, clean up tasks.

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.
• Prior farming experience or desire to work in farming is a plus.
• Interest in working farmers markets on weekends.

Compensation

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

Application instructions

Deadline

March 01, 2025