2020 Farm Crew
Full-Time Field Crew Position - Summer 2020
Dates of employment: Beginning of May to Mid/End of October (weather dependent)
If you're looking for a stimulating, fun, physical job working outdoors in the Sea to Sky corridor with the opportunity to be a part of the local organic food system this position might be right for you. We are looking for people who want to be involved in the process of growing really good food, like hard work, enjoy a good challenge, value doing their work well are able to work quickly and efficiently in a crew or alone,
The farm grows vegetables for two Farmers' Markets, 100+ CSA Members, two agri tourism ventures (sunflower maze and U-Pick pumpkins) and Local Restaurants.
We work hard, enjoy what we do, and eat well while doing it.
As a small, hard-working team of 4 to 5 people, we all participate in nearly every aspect of what it takes to run a 10-acre mixed vegetable farm. This means that daily tasks are diverse and may include any combination of:
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Field Prep
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Field Cultivation with hand tools
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Field Cultivation with small tractors
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Seed Starting
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Direct Seeding
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Transplanting
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Pruning
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Weeding
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Harvesting Vegetables and Flowers by Hand
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Stocking The Farm Stand
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Sign-making for Agritourism (Pumpkin Patch, Sunflower Maze)
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Wash & Pack Duties
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Delivering Vegetable Boxes and Special Orders
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Selling at Farmers' Market Booth
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Field Clean-Up
We work hard, quickly and value efficiency in all our movements on the farm.
To apply for our summer field Crew position, please send your resume and a cover letter to us at:
laughingcroworganics@gmail.com
We look forward to hearing from you,
Kerry & Andrew