Company description

Join the new chapter of our farm! Although Steelbow has been growing organic veggies for 9 seasons, in 2025 we relocated to the Hudson Valley and signed a 99 year ground lease on a 200 acre historic farm property. This is a new era for us and the farm. It is an exciting time to work for us as we navigate a new place and rebuild our business. We are in the dreamin' and schemin' phase. We are scaling, diversifying our crops and finally living on the farm. We inherited a well loved organic strawberry and blueberry u-pick operation and we will be building that out with more crops. We plan to grow around 10 acres of vegetables for wholesale and onsite sales this season.

Founded in 2017, Steelbow Farm is a small, dynamic operation. We care truly, madly and deeply about the quality of the produce we grow and the people who grow it. We love our work because it is physical, honest, gratifying and we love to eat food from our fields. We strive for exceptional flavor and quality in all we produce.

We as farmers and community members believe wholeheartedly in supporting the renaissance of local economies. We are excited to support the community that supports us. We believe farms are cornerstones of their community. We also believe that it is extremely important to show up and speak out for what we believe in as people and as business owners. The personal, the financial, the commercial is all political.

Job description

We believe in honest food and let our values drive our farm business. We know people are at the heart of what we do. We believe sustainable, regenerative farming practices grow more than delicious food: we are growing a vibrant local economy, lasting relationships and nurturing our soil and land base.

We are looking to hire for full and part time positions!

An ideal person has/can:

• a deep love of food
• a real eye for detail
• motivation and self-discipline
• ability to accept feedback and adapt accordingly
• interest in the larger food system, sustainable agriculture and a passion for the quotidien aspects of farming
• thrives in a predominately female and non-binary led crew.
• an eagerness and excitement to learn
• spend much time bent over or kneeling and be on one’s feet for the majority of the work day
• a reverence for the outdoors and tolerance for working out in the elements (sun, heat, humidity, wind, rain, cold)
• a positive and buoyant attitude, good communication skills
• problem solving skills and an aptitude for thinking on one’s toes
• the ability to laugh at oneself, a sense of humor
• seriousness and geekiness about working efficiently & steadfastly
• willingness to work hard and pick up the pace, even when tired, hot, or hangry
• treat others with dignity, respect and kindness. assume the best in others. give folks a chance to make mistakes and then learn from them.

Responsibilities:

Participate in many aspects of production and harvest, including but not limited to:

• bed prep and field work
• greenhouse work
• transplanting, direct seeding, riding on the water-wheel
• weed control: mulching, hoeing, riding the kult-kress finger weeder
• harvesting: pick, bunch, cut, and collect a wide variety of fruit and vegetables in an efficient and acceptable manner
• wash/pack orders for wholesale customers
• field work: transplant, weed, prep beds for planting
• cover and uncover crops with row cover
• set up drip and overhead irrigation, set up and break down temporary fencing.
• trellis & prune tomatoes, stake and weave peppers and eggplant
• wash/sanitize harvest bins
• caterpillar/ high tunnel maintenance
• delivery of produce to our wholesale customers
• field and orchard maintenance: mowing, weed whacking and pruning
• potential for some customer facing responsibilities like cashiering at the u-pick/farm stand

We do not hire apprentices or interns. This is a production farm and people who can learn while doing, on the job will excel. Farming requires being comfortable with some discomfort and is a very physical job. These are labor oriented positions. The work can be repetitive and monotonous. The bulk of the job is harvesting, washing, planting and cultivating. We as employers believe that we are lucky that people want to come work on the farm and share their time and skills with us. Farming is hard work and we think it should be as fun and enjoyable as possible. Starting pay will be determined upon experience, but seasonal crew starts at $18.50- $20/hr. We offer a health care stipend, PTO, unlimited seconds produce, 30% off firsts at the u-pick stand and a (somewhat) flexible work schedule.

Farming experience is definitely a plus, but not required.

Compensation

this position is: hourly, varies DOE, $18.50 - $22.00

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Deadline

June 01, 2026