Fifth Crow Farm is looking to hire a flower production assistant to help with its growing organic and bee-friendly cut flower operation. Fifth Crow is a successful small organic farm in beautiful Pescadero, California. Fifth Crow produces high quality organic vegetables, fruits, flowers, heirloom dry beans, and pastured eggs. We sell to high-end grocery stores and restaurants; we sell at six Bay Area Farmer's markets, and have a 200+ member CSA.
The Flower Production assistant job offers the opportunity to learn all aspects of a successful organic cut flower operation. This position, under the supervision of the Flower Production Manager, will entail helping with all aspects of our flower production program from sowing, weeding, transplanting, and harvesting, to arranging flowers. It also includes working one Farmers' Market a week.

The ideal candidate is self-motivated, a team player, a quick learner, has good work ethic, has a passion for flowers and enthusiasm to learn.
Qualifications: previous flower and farming experience required, detail-oriented, artistically inclined, good communication skills, customer service skills/farmers' market experience preferred, basic Spanish a plus.
This is a seasonal, full time staff position. The average workweek is 40-50 hours, with a Wednesday to Sunday schedule. Work will go from mid March to the weekend before Thanksgiving.
Wage starts at $10/hour with 6-month reviews of performance for raises, and the possible opportunity for long-term employment and advancement. Housing is available but not guaranteed. Once again, this is a great opportunity for someone with a passion and interest in flowers to learn about a financially successful organic production operation.

The CCOF Livestock Certification Specialist reviews applications, mid-year updates, and/or inspection reports of prospective and currently certified organic livestock operations and post-harvest handling operations. This position includes, but is not limited to, review of animal origin, transitioning, feed, healthcare materials, housing environments, breeding programs, milking practices, labeling and recordkeeping procedures for compliance to the USDA National Organic Program and international regulations.

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Carversville Farm Foundation is hiring a Field Manager with significant experience growing Certified Organic vegetables, herbs, and perennials. This is an exciting opportunity for a professional grower looking for a career on the cutting edge of sustainable food production. You will have access to brand new, state-of-the art equipment and the opportunity to work with the world’s foremost consultants on soil regeneration, land planning, and crop and livestock production on an ongoing basis. Responsibilities include planning and managing farm staff and apprentices in the production of vegetables, fruit, and herbs. This position reports directly to the Farm Manager and works continuously with the Herd Manager to plan daily, weekly, and seasonal workflow, personnel, and equipment distribution as well as the planting of cover crops, pasture, and other livestock forage.
This is a salaried, full time, year round, permanent position. You will be provided housing and a share of food from the farm. Compensation is commensurate with experience and includes 100% paid health, dental, and other benefits.
Full Details On Our Website: http://www.carversvillefarm.org/field-manager.html

Carversville Farm Foundation is hiring a Herd Manager with significant experience managing all types of livestock in a pasture-based system, including cattle, sheep, goats, hogs, and poultry. We are currently building a multi-species grazing operation that will include a state-of-the art cow and goat dairy to support fluid milk bottling and an onsite creamery.
This is a salaried, full time, year round, permanent position. You will be provided housing and a share of food from the farm. Compensation is commensurate with experience and includes 100% paid health, dental, and other benefits.
Full Details On Our Website: http://www.carversvillefarm.org/field-manager.html

Fifth Crow Farm is looking to hire a new harvest coordinator. This is a great opportunity for someone with previous farm experience who is interested in learning more about the inner workings of a successful and highly diversified, mid-sized organic farm. The Harvest Coordinator works closely with the Farm owners, Crew Leader, and CSA Coordinator, to plan and oversee the harvests for 5 farmers’ markets, restaurant sales, and our 200 member CSA. For more information about Fifth Crow Farm please visit us at www.fifthcrowfarm.com.
This position is a year-round, full time staff position (40-50 hrs/week) with advancement opportunities. Pay commensurate with experience ($12/hr-$14/hr which is about $24,000-$30,000/year with one month non-paid vacation mid-winter.)
This position requires strong people skills, a capacity to communicate with enthusiasm about farm products, and significant experience with the harvest and post-harvest handling of a diversity of vegetables/herbs/fruits. The ideal candidate will have two or more years experience working on a mixed vegetable farm and experience in sales. This position is ideal for someone who has leadership skills, yet enjoys working on a team. The Harvest Coordinator is responsible for modeling proper and efficient harvest techniques, noticing problems as they arise and correcting them, and helping to maintain rigorous quality standards. The ideal candidate is detail oriented and organized, conversationally fluent in Spanish, good at time management, and willing to work in a dynamic and fast paced working environment.
Responsibilities include:
-maintaining and updating our wholesale availability list on a bi-weekly basis.
-establishing and maintaining a positive working relationships with restaurant and wholesale clients
-working closely with farm owner to coordinate harvest for 6 weekly farmers markets, restaurant orders, and collaborating with the CSA coordinator to coordinate the harvest for our 250 member CSA
-communicating harvest goals to the crew (in English and Spanish)
-managing and overseeing the post-harvest handling of crops while maintaining rigorous quality standards
-harvest and sales record keeping
-aiding in harvest, prep, and packing of produce
-work one farmers market/week
To apply please send resume, including two references, and a cover letter that includes responses to the following questions to Teresa at teresa@fifthcrowfarm.com or P.O. Box 527, Pescadero, CA 94060. Applications accepted until position is filled.
1. Thoroughly describe your previous farming experience (name, type of farm, your responsibilities).
2. What is your experience in sales? Management?
3. Why are you interested in this position?
4. Choose two of your favorite vegetables and describe them both concisely and so that a chef would want to buy them by the truckload.
5. Please provide an example of how you might communicate positively but effectively when a crew member continually makes gorgeous bunches of chard that are half as large as what you thought you had instructed her to make. Even better, use a different “real-world” example from your own experience learning to harvest a particular product.

This is a unique opportunity to gain further experience in the function and utilization of various tractors and implements on a mid-size farm by working alongside an experienced farmer. Farm co-owner Mike Irving has been driving tractors for 12+ years and has developed the field systems starting with 7 acres and a shoestring budget to what they are today. For more information on Fifth Crow Farm please visit us at http://fifthcrowfarm.com/ . The Assistant Field Production Assistant works closely with, and under the supervision of, the farm owner and the Field Production Manager. This is a full-time (40-50 hours/week) position, Sunday-Thursday. Pay commensurate with experience ($10-$13/hr). This is a seasonal position, starting April 1, 2016 and ending November 23, 2016. However, there are possible opportunities for long-term employment and advancement for the ideal candidate.
Schedule:
On farm: Monday - Thursday (32-40 hours)
Farmers Market: Sunday (10-11 hours)
Responsibilities Include:
- Performing various stages of tractor work [spading, discing, ripping, bed making, cultivating, seeding, fertilizing, spraying, mowing, grading, and other related tasks]
- Maintaining detailed records of inputs, plantings and other field activities
- Working closely with the Irrigation Manager to coordinate field moisture and tractor
work
- Participation in building and other projects as needed
- Assist at a Farmers’ Market every Sunday
- Occasional assistance with harvest
- Errand runs once or twice a month
Qualifications
- at least one year's experience with tractor work on a small or mid-size farm [Please do not apply if you have zero tractor experience!]
- basic knowledge of proper usage and care of mechanical equipment
- experience in customer service and display, preferably at Farmers’ Markets
- Speak and understand basic Spanish
- good communication skills
- clean driving record

FARM DESCRIPTION: At Live Oak Farm we are starting our second year farming a 30 acre property and are looking to hire one Assistant Manager and one Crew Member. We grow a wide variety of row crops including mixed vegetables, medicinal herbs, and flowers. We are located on the west side of Petaluma and are developing a sustainable community (agrihood) in a semi-rural area, conveniently located just a couple of miles from downtown Petaluma. In this 2016 season we will be increasing our row crop production from 4 to 6 acres, as well as establishing 2.5 acres of berries and 3.5 acres of fruit trees (persimmons, pomegranates, apples and pluots). This is the perfect opportunity for a hardworking individual that is passionate about sustainable agriculture to participate in the early development of an organic farm. At Live Oak we strive to follow permaculture principals for water management, biodiversity, and soil health while integrating efficient, productivity-minded agricultural techniques. We are hiring an Assistant Manager and a Crew Member, both of whom will report to the Farm Manager.
ASSISTANT MANAGER Qualifications:
• At least 5 years of organic farming experience with expertise in two of the following skillsets and competence in the rest: Sales, Orchard Management, Vegetable Production, Maintenance (irrigation in particular), and Tractor Operation (driving, maintenance, implement use, welding for equipment modifications, and simple mechanical repair)
• Can work unsupervised
• Experience supervising others
• Familiarity and comfort with Microsoft Works (especially Word and Excel).
• Ability to lift 50 lbs. • Ability to work 40-50 hour weeks depending on the season
• Ability to perform physically demanding activities such as kneeling, lifting, shoveling, pruning, etc. for long hours
• Knows and is passionate about permaculture
• Able to multitask
• Good at record keeping
• A team player
• Positive
• English-Spanish bilingual a plus
Duties: Duties will depend on the expertise of the individual, whether it be Sales, Orchard, Veggies, or Property and Vehicle Maintenance (irrigation and tractor work). Compensation: Commensurate with experience Housing available onsite but would consider someone local as well Workers compensation insurance Interested parties please contact Farm Manager Michael Scott with cover letter and resume: liveoakfarm1@gmail.com 707.755.0485

CREW MEMBER Qualifications:
• At least 2 years of organic farming experience
• Can work unsupervised efficiently
• Familiarity and comfort with Microsoft Works (especially Word and Excel)
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.
• Ability to work 40-50 hour weeks depending on the season
• Ability to perform physically demanding activities such as kneeling, lifting, shoveling, pruning, etc. for long hours
• Knows and is passionate about permaculture
• Able to multitask
• Good at record keeping
• A team player
• Positive
• Experience driving a tractor a plus
• Experience with orchard work a plus
• English-Spanish bilingual a plus
Duties: • Nursery: Filling flats or containers, seeding, watering, up-potting, moving plants, managing climate in the nurseries.
• Field: Transplanting, weeding, monitoring, managing floating row covers or other season extenders or fiscal barriers for pests, application of organic pest control, setting gopher traps, harvesting, processing, and delivery.
• Orchard: Pruning, mulching, fertilizing, controlling pests, monitoring, harvesting, processing, processing and delivering.
• Landscape: Installing and maintaining landscapes.
• Irrigation: Installing irrigation systems, laying irrigation pipes for overhead, laying and picking up drip hose, using electric timers and monitoring humidity in field.
• Occasional work at a farmers market stand
• Additional work as it’s required, directly related to farming or otherwise
Compensation: Commensurate with experience. Housing available onsite but would consider someone local as well. Workers Compensation insurance. Interested parties please contact Farm Manager Michael Scott with cover letter and resume: liveoakfarm1@gmail.com 707.755.0485

CCOF is seeking an Office Administrator. The Office Administrator has a wide array of responsibilities including reception, Front Desk staff coordination, facilities support and numerous forms of administrative assistance. This is a full time, nonexempt position.

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We are family owned certified organic indoor hydroponic farm growing microgreens and herbs, delivered directly to major grocery stores all around the Bay Area (Whole Foods and more). This is an ideal internship for anyone studying horticulture, sustainable farming, environmental science or related areas. In the midst of a drought hydroponic farming is getting a lot of attention for its incredibly minimal use of water and land. Come join us for this exciting movement in farming!
We offer 2-month & 4-month unpaid internships that will earn you a certificate of completion stating the areas of this field you have successfully learned. All interns start with harvest days, which occur Mondays, Wednesday, Thursdays and Sundays every week. As you move through the program we will teach you: cutting/harvesting, planting, crop maintenance, hydroponic systems maintenance, and much, much more.
We take a limited amount of interns at any given time, so that we can give you the training needed. In order to secure your spot, you must schedule an initial time to come in for a 4-hour shift on one of the harvest days (listed above) so we can see if you’re a good fit here and that we offer what you are wanting. A minimum of 12 hours per week is required for a certificate of completion.

Full-time, seasonal farmer position available at organic farm, 1 hour from San Francisco.
Frog Hollow Farm is seeking a creative, hardworking, and outgoing full-time farmer to work in our vegetable operations on the farm. Frog Hollow is a certified organic stone-fruit farm situated an hour from San Francisco that is expanding into vegetable production. The vegetables go to our established markets, including our CSA, cafe, and commercial kitchen. We are also interested in beginning an egg production program.
Position details:
This person is responsible for working on all aspects of production, from seed starting to harvest, weeding, greenhouse work, and keeping accurate records. This person will work under our current farm manager. This position requires a high degree of flexibility, as things are always changing on the farm, and this is a new project. Daily tasks can vary greatly from day to day and month to month. Position includes a 6 month trial period, with potential to become year round.
This is a great position for young or beginning farmers who want to learn from an established farm and work within an existing business.
Duties include:
- Cultivating a 2-acre field for vegetable production (knowledge of tomato production a bonus)
- Caring for a 1/4 acre culinary garden
- Occasionally working at farmers markets
- Assisting in caring for our flock of 20 chickens and expanding
- Assisting tours and school groups
Desired attributes:
- Hard working, enthusiastic about learning new tasks
- Tolerant to working in high temperatures. In the summer the farm is often 100+ degrees
- Spanish language skills
- Clear communication skills and ability to coordinate across many departments
- Knowledge of organic methods
- Self-starter
- Experience with livestock a bonus
Compensation:
Pay depending on experience.
On-farm private housing possible.
Fruit and veggies from the farm.
Health benefits included after 6 months.
Accepting deadline: March 12th
Please send cover letter and resume, subject: Your Name, FHF Vegetable Farmer to: Kristin: kristin@froghollow.com

March 2016 through December 2016. Can be long term.
Paradise Valley Produce started in 1972, CCOF certified since 1976.
We market cool weather vegetables at three farmer's markets and wholesale to local restaurants and organic markets.
Our focus is the soil's health. We produce 99% of our nutrient and biomass on the farm or within five miles.
We grow cover crops, make compost, compost tea, fish emulsion, kelp extract, plant extracts, microbial brews.
The crew is involved in all aspects of production: starting seed, transplanting, watering, weeding, harvesting and marketing.
If you are interested in helping to evolve this practice and are a hard worker, please get in touch.

Fifth Crow Farm is looking to hire a flower production assistant to help with its growing organic and bee-friendly cut flower operation. Fifth Crow is a successful small organic farm in beautiful Pescadero, California. Fifth Crow produces high quality organic vegetables, fruits, flowers, heirloom dry beans, and pastured eggs. We sell to high-end grocery stores and restaurants; we sell at six Bay Area Farmer's markets, and have a 200+ member CSA.
The Flower Production assistant job offers the opportunity to learn all aspects of a successful organic cut flower operation. This position, under the supervision of the Flower Production Manager, will entail helping with all aspects of our flower production program from sowing, weeding, transplanting, and harvesting, to arranging flowers. It also includes working one Farmers' Market a week.

The ideal candidate is self-motivated, a team player, a quick learner, has good work ethic, has a passion for flowers and enthusiasm to learn.
Qualifications: previous flower and farming experience required, detail-oriented, artistically inclined, good communication skills, customer service skills/farmers' market experience preferred, basic Spanish a plus.
This is a seasonal, full time staff position. The average workweek is 40-50 hours, with a Wednesday to Sunday schedule. Work will go from mid March to the weekend before Thanksgiving.
Wage starts at $10/hour with 6-month reviews of performance for raises, and the possible opportunity for long-term employment and advancement. Housing is available but not guaranteed. Once again, this is a great opportunity for someone with a passion and interest in flowers to learn about a financially successful organic production operation.

We're looking for someone who can operate our tractor and spray rig and apply fungicides to our 2-acre certified organic vineyard. That person might also be called on to help drive trucks for fruit pickup at harvest time, or do other part-time held around the vineyard or winery. But the driving need is the spraying. Ideally, the person would have experience, but we could also train.

Certified Organic tetraploid annual Ryegrass. 50 lb. sacks & 2,000 lb. totes. 98% germ. $43/ 50lbs., $1,720/ tote. FOB. Junction City, OR.
jasonh@surecrop.com

PCQI Training in Clovis, CA on April 4 - 6: The FSMA Preventive Controls for Human Food regulations require every facility that registers with FDA as a Food Facility to have a PCQI create and maintain their food safety plan. Please visit us at www.organicandfoodsafetytraining.com

The Swing Warehouse Supervisor provides for the daily supervision of swing warehouse staff to ensure the safe, clean and efficient operation of a fresh organic produce warehouse while maintaining high quality product standards with minimal product loss. The Swing Warehouse Supervisor leads warehouse staff in fulfilling their role as organic product handling experts.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Plan work schedules, assign duties and determine adequate staffing levels that provide for the effective carrying out of warehouse functions and ensure coverage for short-handed shifts and fluctuations in volume
Monitor and guide the work processes throughout the shift to facilitate the accurate and timely completion of the work
Ensure that correct receiving, storage, stocking, shipping and handling procedures for fresh fruits and vegetables are understood and carried out by warehouse staff
Oversee the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to carry out warehouse work
Ensure staff compliance with safe use of equipment as well as food safety and general safety best practices
Provide for the timely maintenance and repair of warehouse equipment and facilities to ensure a safe, clean and effective work environment
Ensure warehouse staff compliance with VV’s green waste management program
Participate in process improvement and systems analysis to identify problems and create measures needed to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the warehouse operations
Motivate, mentor, coach, and counsel warehouse staff to create engaged, highly functional teams
Assess training needs of warehouse staff and arrange for or provide appropriate instruction and certification
Conduct regular staff meetings to relay general information or to address specific topics, such as product handling and safety
REQUIREMENTS:
At least 2 years supervising staff in a warehouse environment.
Experience with receiving, stocking, handling and shipping fresh produce and at least 1 year experience with organic produce.
Experience with and knowledge of material handling equipment and safety best practices in a warehouse environment.
Good math, analytical and database skills.
Salary $55,000 – $70,000 annually, depending on experience.
The schedule for this position is Sunday – Thursday, APPROXIMATELY 1:00pm- 9:30pm.
This is a salaried position

Salary $50,000 – $65,000 annually depending on experience.

Test plot gardener position for large (5,000+ acres) organic crop farm in Alabama. Location is near Greensboro, about an hour south of Tuscaloosa, home of the University of Alabama. The individual will be responsible for all facets of day-to-day operations. Applicants must be dependable and organized, enjoy working with people. Salary based on experience. Housing is included.

We are looking for an energetic, independent individual with excellent communication skills to act as Harvest Manager on our certified organic blueberry farm during the 2016 harvest season (May-August). This is a seasonal full time position, with the potential for further full time work. We are one of the longest-operating certified organic blueberry farms in California and have an established customer base and market. Our farm is located in the foothills east of Chico, in Northern California.

We require a commitment of 7-8 weeks minimum for the duration of the harvest season, and have work available prior to harvest start, as well as post-harvest. This position involves managing the harvest crew, oversight of packing crew, quality control and logistics, driving a 2 ton truck and loading and offloading pallets. Typical work days are 5:30 am to late afternoon, 5-6 days a week for the harvest; weather conditions range from cool mornings to hot afternoons – ability to work outdoors in these conditions is a must. Farm experience and Spanish language skills are helpful. A valid driver’s license is required; no children or pets. Housing may be available. The farm is remotely located, and limited transportation to town is provided.

Please send a resume + letter of interest via email to: info@sierracascadeblueberries.com

Mail order nursery needs assistance producing and shipping vegetable seedlings. This is a seasonal position, open immediately through early/mid June. Looking for a go-getter who wants to be a contributing part of a cohesive team. $14.00/hr., 40 hours per week.

Skywalker Ranch is looking for a site laborer to support and assist with all animal care operations and related grounds for the Ranch Stable operation and Site Manager on a variety of grounds, garden and physical plant projects.
Responsibilities include animal care (heard of 150 cattle, horses, chickens, goats); machine, site & equipment maintenance; range, stable, vineyard & organic farm attention and support.

Skywalker Ranch is located in Nicasio, CA and is home to breathtaking views and inspiring people!

Please see the full Job Description here to apply: https://skywalker.workable.com/jobs/218147