Cloverleigh Farm co-manages our farm property with Ramble Creek Farm, which raises pasture-based beef, chicken, and turkey, forest-raised pork and a wide variety of culinary mushrooms. Work here means sharing this property with many animals and other humans. You're apt to learn a bit about animal agriculture, if you show interest, in addition to the vegetable production, which is the focus of our hiring. 

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​FIELD MANAGER

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Cloverleigh Farm is a commercial vegetable business, in operation since 2014. We work to produce high quality vegetables, herbs, and flowers for our local community through a large CSA program, new on-site farm store and several local wholesale accounts, including Farm-to-School. Our standards are high and we expect the Field Manager to share these same standards.

The Field Manager position carries the daily responsibilities of leading field work, harvesting, and greenhouse seeding. The Field Manager will work in conjunction with the farm owner/manager to prioritize activities for the week and the assistant manager will execute the plan. Excellent opportunity for someone ready for more responsibility and interest in helping to grow this farm business.

 

Because diversified vegetable production requires so much training, candidates for this position are required to have two seasons of full-time work on a mixed vegetable farm. Other need qualities include commitment to excellent communication, willingness to jump in to get things done and the ability to foster a positive team environment and lead by example.

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This is a seasonal full time position March-November with potential to extend to part-time winter work based on high tunnel harvest and construction. Responsibilities include managing the same CSA pickup day each week all season. We will be opening a new on-site farm store this season and adding two high tunnels.

The field manager works a Monday-Friday schedule during March, April, May and switches to Tuesday-Saturday for June to November. Hours average 30-40/wk during March, April and November, 40-50/wk from May-October. Workdays begin at 8am in March, April and November, but primarily it's a 7 am to 4 pm schedule for the majority of the season. This includes a 30-minute unpaid break for lunch and short paid breaks mid-morning and midafternoon.

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Requirements:
•    Two years of full-time work on an established vegetable farm
•    Ability to lead through example (in both words and actions)
•    Comfortable working one-on-one with farm manager and as a team leader with the crew.
•    Attention to detail and ability to focus to work efficiently and with skill
•    Comfortable taking direction, giving direction to others and asking good questions
•    Positive attitude and great work ethic; good conversationalist, jumps in to help out without be asked
•    Follows instructions and asks for clarification when needed
•    Comfortable in working in all types of weather conditions.
•    Ability to kneel, bend, walk, lift, and carry 30-50 lb. crates of vegetables repeatedly and consistently
•    Good communication skills, kind disposition, interest in chatting with CSA members, and happy to share.
•    Interest in high quality vegetable production and organic growing practices, working in conjunction with our partner livestock farm.
•    Experience in tractor work (laying plastic mulch, driving transplanter) or driving tractors at minimum.
•    Driver's license

Compensation:
•    Hourly pay. $19-20/hr depending on experience
•    $200 gear stipend
•    Workers compensation insurance
•    CSA full share
•    Memorial Day and July 4th paid day off
•    One week vacation (unpaid) to be taken in August or September
 

If you are a motivated individual with a passion for farming and people, we would love to hear from you!

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FARM CREW

This position is perfect for those want to play a very integral role in a farm business. Cloverleigh Farm is a small-scale diversified farm that operates a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program in addition to sales to the local food co-op, and area school districts. We just celebrated 10 years in business!

 

The farm crew will be involved in: seeding, transplanting, weeding, harvesting, washing & packing. The work is very physical and is geared toward those to love to learn and work in an outdoor environment. Responsibilities also include managing the same CSA pickup day each week all season. We will be building out a new farm store this season and adding a high tunnel.

 

This is seasonal work March/April-November and it does slow down at the end of the season and often includes a gradual start depending on exact start date.

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The farm crew works Mon-Fri during March, April, May and switches to Tues-Saturday for June to November. Hours average 30-40/wk during April and November, 40-45/wk from May-October. Work days begin at 8am in April and November, but primarily it's a 7 am to 4 pm schedule for the majority of the season. This includes a 30 minute unpaid break for lunch and short paid breaks mid morning and mid afternoon.

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Requirements:

• Attention to detail and ability to focus to work efficiently and with skill

• Comfortable taking direction and asking good questions. Farms offer continuous learning opportunities throughout the season. It takes a lifetime to understand how to farm well on a particular parcel of land.

• Positive attitude and great work ethic; good conversationalist, jumps in to help out without be asked

• Follows instructions and asks for clarification when needed

• Experience working for a farm, garden center, landscaper, restaurant, baker, construction etc where hard work is done with your hands.

• Interest in working outdoors in hot, cold, buggy, rainy, sunny, or any and all conditions

• Ability to kneel, bend, walk, lift, and carry 30-50 lb. crates of vegetables repeatedly and consistently

• Good communication skills, kind disposition, interest in chatting with CSA members, and happy to share.

• Interest in high quality vegetable production and organic growing practices

• Comfortable working alone, in pairs, or small groups

• Drivers license to operate farm vehicles and delivery van.

 

Compensation:

• Hourly pay. $16.50-$19/hr depending on experience

• $200 gear stipend

• Workers compensation insurance

• CSA half share

• Memorial Day and July 4th paid days off

• One week vacation (unpaid) to be taken in late August or September

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FARM CREW - SUMMER ONLY

This position is perfect for those want to begin to work work in small-scale agriculture. 

 

The farm crew will be involved in: seeding, transplanting, weeding, harvesting, washing & packing. The work is very physical and is geared toward those to love to learn and work in an outdoor environment. Responsibilities include managing the same CSA pickup day each week during the summer CSA season.

 

This is seasonal summer work May-August according to an academic calendar. College students encouraged to apply who are studying food production, horticulture, land management, plant science, but simple interest in farming is enough! We have had students from all different majors work on the farm.

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The summer farm crew works Tues-Saturday averaging 40-45/wk. Work days begin at 7 am and end at 4 pm with a 30 minute unpaid break for lunch and short paid breaks mid morning and mid afternoon.

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Requirements:

• Be on time, ready to learn, take direction and ask good questions. Farms offer continuous learning opportunities throughout the season. 

• Attention to detail and ability to focus to work efficiently and with skill

• Positive attitude and great work ethic; good conversationalist and eager to help out

• Follows instructions and asks for clarification when needed

• Interest in working outdoors in hot, cold, buggy, rainy, sunny, or any and all conditions

• Ability to kneel, bend, walk, lift, and carry 30-50 lb. crates of vegetables repeatedly and consistently

• Good communication skills, kind disposition, interest in chatting with CSA members, and happy to share.

• Interest in high quality vegetable production and organic growing practices

• Comfortable working alone, in pairs, or small groups

 

Compensation:

• Hourly pay, $16.50-17/hr

• $100 gear stipend

• Workers compensation insurance

• CSA half share

• Memorial Day (if employed by this date) and July 4th paid day off​​​