Part Time
(3-4 days/week May-October)

• Beginning Wage $16.35/hr with potential increase based on experience

• Performance based year-end bonus for a full season of work (May 1-October 1)

• Spring/Fall - 12-18hrs/week (Wednesday-Friday)

• Summer - 20-30+ hrs/week (Tuesday-Friday)

• Hours are flexible (we are willing to work with you)

• Chicken processing days 7am-12pm (minimum)

• Paid 1/2 hr lunch break with one lunch per week provided by us

• Weekly vegetables from market or excess from harvest and discounted chicken (when available)

• workers compensation insurance

What we do and what you can expect From Us

• We are a diversified farm, raising pastured meat chickens and pigs, and growing vegetables. We practice organic growing methods and humane handling and management of our animals.

• We strive to maintain a safe, healthy, and fun work environment.

• We have a State licensed poultry processing facility for poultry slaughter and butchering. This processing takes place every other Wednesday from the end of May through the First week in November (12 dates.)

• We enjoy sharing our knowledge of growing vegetables and raising animals, and offer an opportunity to learn the process of managing, slaughtering, and butchering chickens and working with pigs in a natural environment.

Applicant Requirements

• Participation in all chicken processing days as an eviscerator (we will train you)

• Prior experience in vegetable production a plus, but not required

• Must maintain a commitment to our standards of producing high quality products

• Ability to work efficiently while maintaining quality

• Can take direction and instructions comfortably and will ask for clarification when needed (very important)

• Self-motivated, organized, and punctual

• Great work ethic, positive attitude and respect for others

• Ability to work efficiently solo, or with others

• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and work an extended amount of time on feet or bent over on hands and knees

• Must be able to handle animals in a humane and respectful manner

• Must be comfortable working in all weather conditions

• Applicant must carry a valid drivers license and have reliable transportation

Employee Responsibilities

Vegetables
sowing, transplanting, harvesting, weeding, bed prep, cover crop planting, soil amending, using hand tools and small machinery, market preparation including washing, bagging, and packing.

Animals
Chickens- Monitoring the health and well-being of chicks in the brooder and chickens out on pasture, moving chicks to pasture, moving pasture shelters daily, feeding and watering, processing of the birds.
Pigs- monitoring the health and well-being of the pigs, installing fencing, moving electric fences for new pastures, feeding and watering.

Misc
Assist with farm restoration projects and building infrastructure, Maintaining clean and organized work spaces, Logging Data, filling orders.