Job Description:

Downtown Winooski’s part-time (10 hours a week) Farmer’s Market Manager receives $20/hour and will oversee the onsite operation of the Winooski Farmers Market for the 2023 season. The Manager is responsible for providing good customer service to attendees, volunteers, and vendors; independently problem solves issues as they arise, and supervises volunteers. The Manager is required to keep detailed records and provide necessary paperwork to partner agencies including NOFA-Vermont.

Hours:

The position will work closely with the Director of Downtown Winooski as well as board members and other volunteers to plan and prepare for the 2023 season. To start, hours will range from 2-10 hours per week. During the Farmers Market season the position is scheduled for 10 hours per week. The Manager is required to perform 8 hours of “market time” every Sunday, from May 28, 2023 through October 15.

Job Description:

Downtown Winooski’s part-time (10 hours a week) Farmer’s Market Manager receives $20/hour and will oversee the onsite operation of the Winooski Farmers Market for the 2023 season. The Manager is responsible for providing good customer service to attendees, volunteers, and vendors; independently problem solves issues as they arise, and supervises volunteers. The Manager is required to keep detailed records and provide necessary paperwork to partner agencies including NOFA-Vermont.

Hours:

The position will work closely with the Director of Downtown Winooski as well as board members and other volunteers to plan and prepare for the 2023 season. To start, hours will range from 2-10 hours per week. During the Farmers Market season the position is scheduled for 10 hours per week. The Manager is required to perform 8 hours of “market time” every Sunday, from May 28 through October 15. The remaining 2 hours per week is designated for flexible “office time” that may be required for reporting, administrative duties, social media promotion and vendor coordination.

Responsibilities:

·         Oversee Sunday setup and breakdown of market

·         Ensure all state and county regulations are adhered to

·         Answer vendor and consumer questions

·         Problem solve issues and/or disputes

·         Maintain market grounds in a safe and clean manner

·         Coordinate, supervise and support volunteers

·         Organize nutritional education materials, recipes for seasonal and local foods

·         Operate the market’s Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) program for SNAP (the former food stamp program) and Debit Sales

·         Consistently communicate market policies, activities, and rules to vendors

·         Solicit & schedule entertainment for market days

·         Promote market weekly via Downtown Winooski’s social media platforms

·         Maintain a list of farmers and vendors, including their contact information and any licenses or permits each vendor possesses based on the products they are selling.

·         Submit monthly market performance reports to Downtown Winooski Executive Director

·         Conduct bookkeeping of market’s weekly income, expenses, and reimbursement coupons

·         Update Farmer's Market manual, resources, and best practices for future seasons

 

Qualifications:

·         Be at least 18 years of age or older

·         Must be able to lift 50 pounds,

·         Must possess computer skills in Word, Excel, e-mail, and social media (Facebook, Instagram)

·         People person with skills in diplomacy and dispute resolution skills

·         Excellent communication & organizational skills

·         Self-motivated

·         Passionate about the community and local agriculture

·         Mature and able to make good decisions

·         Ability to train, supervise, coordinate, and motivate volunteers

·         Some financial knowledge helpful: i.e. budgeting, accounting

·         Prior experience overseeing a farmers market a plus, but not required

 

The Center for an Agricultural Economy (CAE), based in Hardwick, VT, seeks a Logistics Manager For CAE Farm Connex (FX), our dynamic and expansive distribution program. This position will work closely with FX staff and management to actively support the day-to-day functions of this program in alignment with our larger organizational mission: to build resilience in the local food system. With a proactive approach to problem-solving, an ability to manage complex systems and willingness and ability to provide a high-level of support to a growing team, the Logistics Manager can anticipate playing a vital role in connecting our local farm and food producers with their customers across our robust distribution network. 

Position: Logistics Manager 

Reports to: Farm Connex General Manager 

Schedule: 40 hours/week (on-site; M-F 10am-6pm with potential for some evenings and weekends)

Compensation: $55,000-$60,000 salary/year at full time 40 hrs/week, exempt

Benefits: Generous paid time off, SIMPLE IRA, Qualified Small Employer HRA, Employer-paid short-term disability and life insurance, professional development compensation.

CAE is a food systems hub in Hardwick, VT whose reach extends statewide and beyond. Our work touches all aspects of the food system in support of rural food businesses, farms, and communities. We work alongside our neighbors and partners to cultivate interdependence, take risks, and initiate change. We invite you to participate in our work to create a rural food system in which everyone has agency, support, and access to local food. For more information visit  www.hardwickagriculture.org/jobs 

TO APPLY

Email [email protected] with your resume, cover letter or letter of interest, and include ‘Logistics Manager’ in your email subject line. We’re interested to hear your thoughts on any life or work experience as it relates to this position. Applicants who go on to interview with us will also be asked to provide references. Our application deadline is May 22, 2023. Initial interviews will begin on or near May 26th. Let us know if you have any questions!

 

 

The Flack Family Farm is a small, diversified, family farm with a thriving fermented vegetables business. We’re hiring for a seasonal position (May 15-November 15, 2023) with housing included. Work includes assisting with all aspects of vegetable growing: making beds, tedding hay, planting, weeding and fertilizing. In the fall, tasks will shift to harvesting, washing and processing vegetables. The right person will have a willingness to work in all types of weather conditions, be able to lift 50 lbs regularly, creatively solve problems and learn efficient methods for growing vegetables. Opportunities exist to learn about our grass-based livestock and rotational grazing techniques, like assisting with herd and flock moves, setting up and taking down portable fence and moving animals to new pasture. You’ll also learn rural living skills, like cutting and splitting wood, building fires in a wood stove, engaging with seasonal rhythms and cooking with farm fresh foods. 

The housing included with the seasonal position is a rustic cabin with a wood stove, electricity and internet, outhouse, and seasonal cold water. There is an outdoor shower on the farm as well.

Milk, beef, lamb and seasonal vegetables are provided by the farm. The cabin and food are part of the compensation package, along with a weekly salary. 

 

 

 

About Our Farm:

We are a certified organic pasture based dairy that milks around 45 mixed breed cows. Our on-site creamery turns their milk into award winning cheeses and yogurts. We also run a small raw milk CSA through our farm store for the local community. Along with the dairy, we raise a herd of ~50 whey fed heritage breed pigs. Our farming practices put the long-term health of the animals and the land at the top of our priority list (because we know that THIS leads to producing the best products).

 

Job Position:

We are looking for a full time livestock manager to manage essential functions of our dairy farm and pig program. On a given day, this could look like:

• milking shift, cow chores, monitoring cow health
• driving into town to pick up food scraps for pigs (only on certain days)
• feeding the pigs (some days, also driving the tractor with the whey tank)
• monitoring pig health, inspecting pig enclosure, and making repairs
• wash bulk tank
• setting fencing for next pasture in the rotation
• tractor work (depending on time of year, haying, spreading manure, moving round bales)
• driving to satellite pastures to monitor/feed/water heifers and dry cows
• afternoon pig feeding/chores

 

This position involves coordinating with employees in the creamery, the farm store manager, as well as working with/managing fellow farm employees.

 

Employment Classification:

Year-round, full-time salaried position

von Trapp Farmstead is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

 

Essential Job Functions Include:

This job requires working outside in all sorts of weather.

Year-Round

• Farm Chores (ie picking up food scraps in town and feeding the pigs, feeding/watering the cows, and milking shifts)
• Maintaining milking equipment & bulk tank
• Animal husbandry 
• Monitoring & responding to animal health
• Working with local farrowers to source piglets
• Tractor work
• Repairing animal enclosures, feeding troughs, permanent fencing, etc.
• Processing firewood
• Assisting with farm building projects

 

Seasonally

• Haying (we put up all the hay to feed the cows through winter)
• Fencing rotational pastures

• Felling trees in our forest for firewood
• Tractor work - moving round bales, spreading manure, etc.

 

Ideal Qualifications:

• Can lift 50+lbs on a regular basis
• Written and spoken fluency in English
• Preference for local applicants (possibility of on-farm or transitional housing)
• Valid driver’s license (this job requires driving the farm truck)
• Experience working with cows and/or pigs
• Milking experience required
• Animal husbandry experience required
• Experience driving tractors is required
• Comfortable managing other employees
• Experience with chainsaws and comfort safely felling trees is preferred
• Flexibility/willingness to work weekends required. (We strive to give every employee 2 days off, at least one weekend day off, each week).
• Willingness to learn, to know when to ask for help or to ask questions, and a self-starter.

 

Benefits include:

• Competitive wages ($50k-$60k salary depending on experience and job responsibilities)
• Paid time off for all employees working 18+ hours/week
• IRA matching retirement plan
• Weekly cheese or yogurt and raw milk (sometimes also beef & whey-fed pork!)
• 25% discount on all items sold through our farm store 

 

To apply:

Email a description of relevant experience, 3 references, and why you want to work with us to [email protected]. You may also include a resume, though it is not required.

 

 

About Our Farm:

We are a certified organic pasture based dairy that milks around 45 mixed breed cows. Our on-site creamery turns their milk into award winning cheeses and yogurts. We also run a small raw milk CSA through our farm store for the local community. Along with the dairy, we raise a herd of ~50 whey fed heritage breed pigs. Our farming practices put the long-term health of the animals and the land at the top of our priority list (because we know that THIS leads to producing the best products).

 

Job Position:

We are looking for a full time livestock manager to manage essential functions of our dairy farm and pig program. On a given day, this could look like:

• milking shift, cow chores, monitoring cow health
• driving into town to pick up food scraps for pigs (only on certain days)
• feeding the pigs (some days, also driving the tractor with the whey tank)
• monitoring pig health, inspecting pig enclosure, and making repairs
• wash bulk tank
• setting fencing for next pasture in the rotation
• tractor work (depending on time of year, haying, spreading manure, moving round bales)
• driving to satellite pastures to monitor/feed/water heifers and dry cows
• afternoon pig feeding/chores

 

This position involves coordinating with employees in the creamery, the farm store manager, as well as working with/managing fellow farm employees.

 

Employment Classification:

Year-round, full-time salaried position

von Trapp Farmstead is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

 

Essential Job Functions Include:

This job requires working outside in all sorts of weather.

Year-Round

• Farm Chores (ie picking up food scraps in town and feeding the pigs, feeding/watering the cows, and milking shifts)
• Maintaining milking equipment & bulk tank
• Animal husbandry 
• Monitoring & responding to animal health
• Working with local farrowers to source piglets
• Tractor work
• Repairing animal enclosures, feeding troughs, permanent fencing, etc.
• Processing firewood
• Assisting with farm building projects

 

Seasonally

• Haying (we put up all the hay to feed the cows through winter)
• Fencing rotational pastures

• Felling trees in our forest for firewood
• Tractor work - moving round bales, spreading manure, etc.

 

Ideal Qualifications:

• Can lift 50+lbs on a regular basis
• Written and spoken fluency in English
• Preference for local applicants (possibility of on-farm or transitional housing)
• Valid driver’s license (this job requires driving the farm truck)
• Experience working with cows and/or pigs
• Milking experience required
• Animal husbandry experience required
• Experience driving tractors is required
• Comfortable managing other employees
• Experience with chainsaws and comfort safely felling trees is preferred
• Flexibility/willingness to work weekends required. (We strive to give every employee 2 days off, at least one weekend day off, each week).
• Willingness to learn, to know when to ask for help or to ask questions, and a self-starter.

 

Benefits include:

• Competitive wages ($50k-$60k salary depending on experience and job responsibilities)
• Paid time off for all employees working 18+ hours/week
• IRA matching retirement plan
• Weekly cheese or yogurt and raw milk (sometimes also beef & whey-fed pork!)
• 25% discount on all items sold through our farm store 

 

To apply:

Email a description of relevant experience, 3 references, and why you want to work with us to [email protected]. You may also include a resume, though it is not required.

 

I bought a paperpot transplanter starter kit, and i'm finding that its not a great fit for my farm system, so i'm looking to send it along to a new home. The transplanter is in Athens, VT, but i'm willing to travel some to meet you if you're coming from farther to purchase.

This starter kit includes:

1 Paperpot Transplanter
1 Drop Seeder with two top plates:
Top Plate – 5.0 mm
Top Plate – 2.8 mm
1 Dibbler
1 Spreader Frame
1 Set Spreader Bars
50+ Paperpot Germination Trays
3 Cases of Paper Chain Pots
2 Cases – 2″ Chain Pots
1 Case – 4″ Chain Pots

 

$3k for this set new, plus this comes with some extras! I'm asking $2200. Make me an offer :)

 

 

Vermont Compost Company’s mission is to enhance and protect the soil, to help restore community food security. Based in Montpelier, VT, Vermont Compost Company has been making and supplying premium compost and soils to professional growers across the country for over 30 years, and all ingredients used in our products have been approved for certified organic production.

We are seeking an experienced Front End Loader Operator to join our team. The Front End Loader Operator is a member of the compost operations team and plays a critical role in the creation of our compost-based products. 

The Front End Loader Operator will participate in moving compost feedstock, building and turning compost windrows, and transporting compost for production in a safe and efficient manner.  Additional duties may be assigned as needed. Success in this role will require 5 years of front end loader experience, the ability to work effectively in a team environment, and a willingness to work in various weather conditions.

Preferred qualifications for this position include five years of experience operating an excavator and knowledge of compost making practices. 

This is a full-time position with an pay range of $20 - $25  per hour plus a generous benefits package including health, dental and vision insurances; a Simple IRA retirement plan with company match; short and long-term disability insurance; life insurance; an Employee Assistance Program; employee-pricing; and paid time off.

The position is based in Montpelier, VT and most work will be performed during regular business hours, Monday - Friday; work outside of regular business hours will occasionally be required.

To Apply: Please submit your application materials (resume and cover letter) to [email protected], or mail to Vermont Compost Company, 1996 Main Street, Montpelier, VT  05602.

Vermont Compost Company is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, HIV-positive status, ancestry, place of birth, citizenship status, veteran/military status, crime victim status, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all of VCC’s terms and conditions of employment.