Full Time, Seasonal with option for winter employment
Great opportunity for a person hoping to run their own successful vegetable farm in near future.
40-45 hours/week April – November
Pay starting at $17-18/hour
Organic eggs and vegetables and farmer discount on chicken
On-farm apartment
General Farm Overview
Luna Bleu Farm is a diversified organic farm in South Royalton,VT. We (Tim and Suzanne, farmer/owners of Luna Bleu) have been growing high quality food for our community for over 30 years. We are a relatively small farm with about ¾ acre in no-till, 3 acres of reduced tillage, 1/3 acre in high-tunnels and 30 acres in pasture and forest. Primarily the farm focuses on producing vegetables, blueberries, and spring bedding plants and raising laying hens and meat chickens.
We grow and market year-round through our CSA, Saturday farmers market, and a few local businesses. Season extension and winter growing in high tunnels is an important part of our operation. We work hands-on with our employees to share the knowledge we have gained over our years of farming. We have a great core crew and hope to hire a few more people to round out the team.
Vegetable Production Assistant position
We are looking for a person with experience in vegetable production or project management, team organization and leadership, to work closely with Tim and Suzanne (farmer/owners) and crew in all aspects of organic vegetable production—from soil preparations to market. This position has lots of opportunity for learning and growth, with the possibility for growth into a management and farm partnership.
Responsibilities include:
Help manage succession seedings, seedling production and transplant schedules.
Help coordinate small field crew to carry out weekly field work plans. Work with Tim and Suzanne to understand overall farm goals, and problem solve to support workflow.
Help record dates and information for seeding, transplanting, harvest and help monitor and record notes on insects, disease and crop quality
Participate in other aspects of vegetable production including harvest, wash/pack, CSA distribution and farmers market with the possibility to take on leadership roles depending on interest and strengths.
Work with the whole farm team to problem solve, improve farm systems and customer service/experience at Luna Bleu.
Possibilities to be involved in education and community outreach and work with farm and community partners.
Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will have 2+ years of prior market vegetable production experience and related experience, with production management or project leadership positions.
Good recordkeeping and organizational skills
Attention to detail, quality, speed and efficiency and the juggle to balance those all
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Excited to think about the farm as an ecosystem and learn with us about all the intricacies that make things work together.
Passion for learning and problem solving
Sense of humor
Spanish Language skills a bonus
Please read the “Qualities for a Successful Job Experience …” on our website
To apply, send a cover letter, resume and contact information of three references to [email protected] .