Company description

Agri-Cultura Network (ACN) is New Mexico’s largest farming cooperative and is a community-driven model, building New Mexico’s small farming economy through sustainable and regenerative food justice. La Cosecha CSA is a project of the Agri‑Cultura Network.

The programs of the Agri‑Cultura Cooperative Network are focused in three categories:

Wholesale Business, Community Engagement/Nutrition & Farming Education, and Farm Capacity Building.

The Wholesale Business program provides services to New Mexico farms to sell their produce to our customers. We aggregate the produce in a central facility, the South Valley Economic Development Center, and utilize their community commercial kitchen, the Mixing Bowl, to process and package the raw produce. The produce is stored in a walk-in cooler in the Mixing Bowl and delivered to our customers. We collect payment from our customers and distribute payments to the farms.

The Community Engagement and Nutrition & Farming Education program provides services to our neighborhoods through the La Cosecha CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program, Community Cooking Classes, farm education in partnership with the Grow the Growers program, and other community events.

The Farm Capacity Building program provides technical assistance and collective solutions to improve the structure and adaptability of our farms. We host trainings and group discussions to address soil health, business practices, food safety regulations, and pest and weed management. Group purchases of seeds, irrigation supplies, and other items is another way we support our farms.

Job description

La Cosecha is looking for a Manager for our Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program who will also provide agency communications support. This is a full-time position. The responsibilities for this role will shift depending on the season.
Goal: To coordinate and manage the La Cosecha CSA program throughout the growing season, as well as to provide communications support year-round. This position will report to the Food Access Manager for day-to-day operations, and to the Agri-Cultura Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for fiscal reporting.

Responsibilities:

• Management of the day-to-day operations of the La Cosecha CSA program
• Oversight of members of the La Cosecha Outreach Team
• Coordination of produce delivery for La Cosecha with the Food Access Manager and Kitchen and Production Supervisor
• Collection and provision of program data, in coordination with CFO, including end-of-year Board reports and program evaluations
• Maintaining communication with partners of La Cosecha in coordination with Food Safety Manager
• Reconciliation of all payments acquired from La Cosecha members, including SNAP/Double Up Food Bucks processing, in coordination with CFO
• Coordination of the involvement of La Cosecha in community events
• Provide as-needed assistance to Kitchen Managers
• Maintain relationships with existing customers and create new relationships through recruitment for La Cosecha
• Development and distribution of the weekly CSA newsletter
  Update website copy as needed

We know it's impossible to convey every task for a particular job. Our hope is that as  your role evolves over time we can adjust your job description accordingly.

Requirements and Skills

• Must have a passion for social justice and alignment with ACN’s farming mission
• Experience in reporting on key purchasing and production metrics
• Proficiency in MS Office
• Outstanding communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail
  Familiarity with NM-grown fruits and vegetables a plus
• Food systems knowledge and an interest in organic farming/gardening, shopping local
• Experience with website copy updating and newsletter
• Must be available to work outside of office hours and on weekends during CSA season (May – October)
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) preferred, but not required

Compensation

this position is: salaried, $35,568* - $50,000

Application instructions

Deadline

April 06, 2025