Company description

Bread & Butter Farm is a highly diversified, organic/regenerative, community farm located in South Burlington and Shelburne, Vermont. We manage 650 acres of largely conserved land employing 35 team members annually, offering 10,000 people food, events, and education each year. We operate three main farm business enterprises:

LAND - stewarding land through food production including veggies, fruit, cattle and pigs

EDUCATION - offering year round outdoor/land based curriculum/programs for toddlers to adults

MARKETS - selling our products about 5% wholesale to restaurants, farm stands and natural foods stores within 10 miles and 95% on-farm through farm store, membership programs, events, and a partner business cafe which operates in our farm store and employs 6 people per year offering farm to table cafe and catering options.

 

Job description

The Vegetable Production Manager is an Enterprise Manager position responsible for day-to-day leadership of our diverse vegetable enterprise, managing an approximately $100k annual budget. This is a highly hands-on position - expect to spend approximately 90% of your time working directly in the fields, greenhouses, and wash/pack facilities alongside your crew of 1-3 seasonal growers.

Vegetable production spaces are located in the central hub of our farm, in close proximity to educational programming and our farm store. This position is dynamic and social, including daily interactions with kids, educators, farm store staff, and customers.

This position reports to the Land Director as part of the Enterprise Management team (Animals Manager, Markets Managers, Education Managers). The Veg Manager partners closely with the Markets Manager to coordinate crop timing, harvest schedules, and distribution, leading crop decisions while the Markets Manager provides input on sales trends and quantities.

We seek a self-directed, experienced grower ready to hit the ground running. Our current Veg Manager will support your transition weeks. Initial onboarding focuses on learning our specific land, markets, systems, and culture - and what our veg production has entailed in recent years and what our vision is for future years. The ideal candidate proactively seeks support from the farm team and fills knowledge gaps through independent learning (reading, workshops, farm visits, videos/podcasts, expert consultation). While collaboration and support are available, we need someone comfortable making decisions and taking initiative with appropriate but not constant oversight.

Qualifications:

The most important qualifications are self-directed learning abilities, strong organizational and communication skills, and independent problem-solving with a positive, collaborative mindset.

3+ years diversified vegetable production experience in organic/regenerative systems

Strong interest in or experience with agroforestry systems - essential as this represents the future direction of our farm and will be a significant component of this role

Demonstrated ability to independently solve problems and proactively seek knowledge from our team and through reading, workshops, farm visits, podcasts, and expert consultation

Strong organizational skills: budget management, comprehensive record keeping, systems thinking

Crew management and leadership experience - comfortable hiring, training, giving/receiving feedback, and developing a team

Excellent communicator able to collaborate across teams while managing daily operations independently

Passion for high-quality food production and land stewardship

Curiosity, initiative, flexibility and adaptability in a dynamic farming environment

Able to lift 30-50 pounds repetitively and work at a fast pace, both independently and as part of a team

Committed to creating a culture of learning and growth through constructive feedback

Tractor operation experience is a plus

Teaching experience and interest in educational farms is a plus

 

Additional information and a more detailed job description is available on our website: https://breadandbutterfarm.com/now-hiring

Compensation

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

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