Company description

Queens Botanical Garden is an urban oasis where people, plants and cultures are celebrated through inspiring gardens, innovative educational programs, and demonstrations of environmental stewardship.

Queens Botanical Garden (QBG) is a private non-profit cultural institution located on 39 acres of New York City public land in Flushing, New York. In FY24, the Garden served approximately 282,000 visitors, including 22,000 schoolchildren. A recently completed visitor survey reveals that 45% of visitors speak a language other than English at home. This fact underscores the importance of the mission and the challenges and opportunities QBG faces daily in creating programs, exhibits and landscapes that serve the needs of people who live in and visit one of the most ethnically diverse counties in the nation. The Garden has committed itself to addressing the complex and ever-changing needs of its diverse community and to being the place where people, plants, and cultures meet.

Job description

Queens Botanical Garden seeks a part-time temporary Farm Manager will support the QBG Farm- a one-acre farm that bridges sustainable agriculture, community, and education. The Farm invites the public to learn about the importance of urban agriculture and soil health. QBG is proud to have a closed-loop system where horticulture waste is processed into compost and used on the farm as organic fertilizer.

Responsibilities

Perform all labor necessary to maintain the farm per botanical garden standards
Experience with mowers, string trimmers, etc.
Maintain and harvest crops with support from volunteers and interns
Maintain orderly records of crops, purchases, and other farm related data including tracking of budget
Maintain cleanliness and effectiveness of farm tools and machinery and keep an accurate inventory
Maintain farm structures and repair damaged structures on Farm
Maintain standard operating procedures for a safe, efficient farm operations
Facilitate farm access to the public via farm open hours, tours and farm stand
Lead farm workshops; conduct tours
Manage relationships and coordinate donations of produce to local food pantries
Oversee supervision of high school interns; work with other volunteer groups.
Maintain “Standard Operating Procedures” for a safe, efficient farm operation

Qualifications

Strong work ethic
Agricultural background
Strong farming skills and experience, including a knowledge of organic farming practices:Experience with high yield organic crop production and soil management
Plant identification skills
Knowledge of drip irrigation system
Knowledge of IPM
Excellent communication skills
Bilingual, English and Spanish preferred
Ability to move 50 + pounds
Availability on occasional weekends

Schedule

<meta charset="UTF-8" />This is a part-time temporary position available immediately through October while current Farm Manager is on leave. Position available for minimum of 20 hours and up to 28 hours per week. A flexible weekday schedule may be worked out with the successful candidate with occasional weekend work required.

Salary: $28/hour

Compensation

this position is: hourly, $20/hr +

Application instructions

Deadline

no deadline