Company description

Lazy Acres Farm is a small family farm, just south of Augusta, Maine focusing on sustainably raised pastured pork and seasonal, specialty cut flowers.

We sell our flowers wholesale to florists and designers, at our on-farm stand, through events, through our own wedding and design studio and through the Maine Flower Collective. Our pork is all sold direct to consumer by the whole or half pig.

We utilize sustainable growing methods as much as possible, including rotational grazing, low-till growing and only use herbicides or pesticides approved for organic production. We believe that the health of the soil is paramount to the long-term viability of the land and seek to improve soil health year over year, instead of depleting it.

Job description

Field Assistant Responsibilities:

• Seed starting early in the season – primarily in the heated greenhouse
• Bed preparation in the field and high tunnel structures, including working and amending the soil, laying irrigation, weed fabric, netting, supports, etc.
• Transplanting seedlings
• Cultivation of crops / weeding
• Harvesting crops
• Turning over beds to replant crops during the season
• Fall bed cleanup – including digging dahlia tubers
• Fall planting – in the high tunnel and bulbs outside
• Other farm projects and duties as assigned

Field Assistant Expectations:

• Hardworking team player with a positive attitude
• Willingness to learn, take direction, and receive feedback
• Demonstrates good attention to detail and observational skills
• Efficient, self-motivated worker with time management skills
• Ability to work solo or as a part of a team
• Respectful of all farm resources (for example, but not limited to, co-workers, customers, crops, products, tools, and environment)
• Willingness to work outside in all conditions (rain, snow, wind, mud, bugs, heat, humidity)
• Ability to lift 50 pounds and perform repetitive, physical tasks (kneeling, bending down, squatting, standing, etc.)
• Ability to perform manual labor for hours at a time
• Dependable transportation to/from work as our location is not easily accessible by public transportation

Hours/Schedule:

• 40 hours per week – overtime paid for any hours over 40 (we may consider part-time depending on coverage needs)
• April – October; days and hours are somewhat flexible depending on the season
• In the height of the season (June-September) they will typically be 6am-2:30pm with a 30 min unpaid lunch
  The shoulder season has more flexibility
• Willingness to work on the weekend strongly preferred
• We try to be flexible based on everyone’s personal scheduling needs, when possible
• We work on holidays, due to the need to continually tend to crops and animals

Compensation:

• Starts at $17/hour
• Mid-season increase possible based on mid-year performance review
• Opportunities for increased hours and/or extended season work
• End of season bonus possible based on the farm’s success and each employee meeting work commitments

Compensation

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

Application instructions

Deadline

no deadline