Farm Hand – Organic Vegetable
Foxhole Farm
Location: Rockwood / Guelph Eramosa, Ontario
Foxhole Farm is a family-run heritage vegetable, fruit, berry and herb
farm located 20 minutes north of Rockwood (or 30 minutes northeast of
Guelph). Our primary goal is to provide delicious and unique
organically grown produce to executive chefs, making our produce
unique and tailored by restaurant, while building and pr
otecting the
soils and ecosystems that support us. We are looking to hire two
part-time (20 hours week) farm hands (Field Workers).
Terms of Employment:
Pay: $11.00 per hour (negotiable depending on experience)
Dates: May 1 to November 15, 2014, 20-30 hours/week.
Primary Duties:
• Cultivation (hand weeding, hoeing, crop thinning, trellising of
tomatoes, peas etc.)
• Greenhouse maintenance
• Planting (hand transplanting, as well as some greenhouse seeding)
• Irrigation set-up and maintenance
• Application and removal of row cover
Secondary Duties:
• Post-harvest processing of crops (cleaning, sorting, bunching,
bagging, as well any other process required to prepare our crops for
delivery)
• Cleaning and organization of work areas, loading of delivery vehicles
General Requirements:
• Reliable transportation to and from the farm. There is no on-farm housing.
• Able to work flexible schedule based on farm needs and weather conditions.
• Ability to lift 40-50 pounds, bend over for long periods of time,
work on knees and in crouch positions.
• Ability to work well as part of a team, as well as independently for
long periods of time
• Must be hard-working, reliable and enthusiastic; able to follow
directions and communicate directions to others; and have strong
attention to detail
• Comfortable working around tractors/machinery and potentially
driving large vehicles
Assets:
• Previous farming experience, or other experience working under
physically demanding conditions
• Interest in multi-year employment
• Passion for Farming and Food
Vegetable farming is highly weather dependant and time sensitive. To
apply, e-mail your resume, and a cover letter describing relevant
experience to:
michalmberman@gmail.com
Please write “Farm Hand” in the subject line of your email.
