Hiring: Field Crew – Next Barn Over
Field Crew
40-60 hours per week, May – November
Next Barn Over is a 50-acre, organic vegetable farm in Hadley, MA. We grow forty crops for our 800-member CSA and several local wholesale customers. Field crew is involved in all aspects of crop production including seeding in the greenhouse, transplanting, weeding, and harvesting. Pay starts at $14/hr and is commensurate with experience.
Qualifications:
- Passionate about sustainable agriculture with a special interest in commercial organic vegetable production
- Excited to learn from an experienced crew
- A team player that can also work independently
- Strong and efficiency-minded work ethic
- Good attention to detail, able to balance speed with high quality standards
- Positive attitude
- Able to repeatedly lift 50+ pound items
- Spanish language is a plus
Responsibilities:
- Greenhouse work: including seeding, transplanting, filling seedling trays with soil, moving seedling trays around and out of the greenhouse
- Field work: including transplanting by machine and hand, hoeing, hand weeding, managing row cover, trellising, mulching
- Harvest work: is mostly done by hand for the many vegetable crops we grow. It is fast-paced and requires a lot of heavy lifting and the ability to balance speed with meticulous counting and quality control
- Post-harvest work: including washing, sorting, and packing
- Operation of farm vehicles
- Clean up of farm waste and organization of materials
- Some additional tasks such as: light carpentry, painting, building and equipment maintenance.
Applicants please send resume and references to info@nextbarnover.com