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Hiring: Field Hand and Market Lead
Farm: Vintage Soil Farm
Location: Frankville, between Ottawa & Kingston, Ontario
Accom.: Please state if you are interested in on-farm housing in your application.
Vintage Soil Farm is looking for 1 full-time farmer to join our team both in the field and at a the farmers’ market.
About Us
Our mission is to cultivate soil, food, and community sustainably. VS is a small-scale mixed vegetable farm located in Frankville Ontario, between Kingston and Ottawa.
VS is a hybrid farm that uses draft power, a tractor, and human power. We grow in accordance with organic certification standards and are pursuing certification.
In 2025 VS will be growing between 3 and 4 acres of mixed veg along with 10 acres of cover crop. In addition to that we have 2 greenhouses and a caterpillar tunnel. VS distributes our produce through 2 farmers' markets, a summer CSA and a fall CSA.
About You
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We are a small farm with a small team. You must be comfortable working alone and taking initiative. We will be a 2-5 person team depending on the day and working alone is going to be a regular occurrence. But, you will also be working closely alongside the owner, Isabelle. There is a lot of potential for knowledge sharing.
There will be the opportunity to be involved in many aspects of the farm:
If you are coming to the farm with previous farming experience we can work together to include areas of particular interest into your daily tasks.
Job Terms
May 5th to October 31st
This position will start as a Monday-to-Friday role and then transition to a Wednesday-to-Saturday role to include a longer market day.
35 hours a week. There may be potential for a few extra hours here and there, we value work-life balance and will never work more than 35-40 hours a week.
Starting wage is $18+/hr
Full driver’s license required
Benefits
Please state if you are interested in on-farm housing in your application.
Please send your resume and a cover letter to Isabelle at: isabelle@vintagesoilfarm.com
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Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis.
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Current status: Open/apply now. Date posted: Sep 3 2024 ID: 71861