Company description
Persephone Farm is a certified organic vegetable farm in Lebanon, OR. Located on land which was once home to the Kalapuya, now represented by the Confederated Tribes of the Grande Ronde. We grow and market only those crops which are adapted to this land and climate. Our current focus is on growing garlic, vegetable seed and some annual storage crops.
Additionally, the farm is currently working with the Oregon Agricultural Trust on a conservation easement to protect its land from any future development. And in an effort to support tribes and return some of the farm landscape to native plants we are embarking on a collaborative project with Elderberry Wisdom Farm, the South Santiam Watershed Council, and The Institute for Applied Ecology, to restore Camas Prairie to part of Persephone Farm.
Job description
Persephone Farm seeks dedicated individuals with a passion for farming to help grow vegetable seeds, garlic and other storage crops, and care for the land.
This position is a good fit for you if:
-you have previous farm experience: moving irrigation pipe and operating an irrigation pump, seeding, transplanting, weeding, operating tractors, mowers, discs and harrows, and threshing and cleaning seed crops
-you like tinkering, building and fixing things
-you enjoy working independently as well as in the company of a seasoned farmer with knowledge to share
-you prefer working outdoors among trees, a river, and hawks, to a desk or warehouse job.
Positions are a minimum of 16 hours per week and a maximum of 40 hours/week. The flexibility is to allow you to fit this position into your existing schedule of other employment if needed. Days of the week are flexible to a certain extent, though Mondays and Fridays are a priority, and we do not work on Sundays. These positions begin as soon as possible and continue through November 20, 2026. Part time Winter work (December through February) is also available.
Compensation
this position is: hourly, varies DOE, $16.00 - $18.00
Application instructions
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Deadline
no deadline