Full time positions are filled for the 2021 season

Full-Time Field Crew Position - 2021

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:

Field Prep
Field Cultivation with hand tools
Field Cultivation with small tractors
Seed Starting
Direct Seeding
Transplanting
Pruning
Weeding
Harvesting Vegetables and Flowers by Hand
Stocking The Farm Stand
Sign-making for Agritourism (Pumpkin Patch, Sunflower Maze)
Wash & Pack Duties
Delivering Vegetable Boxes and Special Orders
Selling at Farmers' Market Booth
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

Thank you for your interest!!

Part time harvest & field crew 2021

Dates of employment: Beginning end of June/ June 22 through to mid October(weather dependent)

This role starts in mid/end of June and extends to October, official dates somewhat dependent on the seasons growing and harvest.

Your role one the farm: Through spring, we have been busy building and planting the seasons intended harvest and as things get growing we start to need more hands for the harvest and maintenance of the farm while it is at its fullest. The role is based around each week's harvests and you will be part of a dynamic hard working team of harvest ninjas, harvesting and packing over 40 different vegetable crops for our CSA, farmers markets and road stand.

Other jobs can include but are not limited too,

Transplanting
Hand weeding
Greenhouse pruning,
wash and pack post harvest processing
CSA packing
veggie and bin washing

As the season changes so do the roles and harvests.

If you are a motivated person who enjoys a fast pace work environment that asks for efficiency, speed, problem solving and occasionally multitasking we think you will enjoy and thrive in this position. We take pride in growing the highest quality of veggies and enjoy sharing the process with our team.

Qualifications:

Positive attitude, strong work ethic and flexibility
Ability to repeatedly lift 50lbs
Ability to kneel, bend and squat repeatedly for long periods
Ability to withstand and enjoy working outside in all weather conditions from extreme heat to rain and mud.