Eco-friendly / organic farming

Hiring: Organic farm help
Farm: Cedar Hedge Farm

Location: near Port Hope/ Oshawa/GTA ON
Housing: ??

We are looking to fill one full-time and one part-time position.

Cedar Hedge Farm is a small 10-acre farm focused on growing as naturally as possible. We are an off-grid, non-certified organic farm that does not spray and only uses organic fertilizers.

In 2013 we purchased a commercial corn field, and then the adventure began. Over the past 9 years we have been working hard to build the type of farm we want. One that works with nature, not against it and understands that we need to save more than 10 acres of the planet.

The goal is to produce food in a manner that is healthy for both the person eating it and the environment as a whole. We are limiting our carbon footprint and have removed all non-natural fertilizers and pesticides. The farm is as organic as possible without formal certification. By creating balance and a self-sustaining environment we have seen a regeneration in the soil and all that lives in and on it. Our view on the words “bad bug” and “weed” is that they don’t really exist. Everything has a purpose and it’s our job as the supposedly intelligent species to figure out how to work with these living creatures. We all have a purpose. This means that we may not always produce the prettiest vegetables but they will be healthy.

The farm is located on Country Rd 28, 10 minutes North of Port Hope, just south of Rice Lake.

Main Role: You will get a chance to participate in all aspects of farm operation from greenhouse work and transplanting in the spring to weeding, sucession planting, weekly harvesting and packing in the summer and cold frame, greenhouse, and covered crop planting and harvesting, large frost sensitive crop harvests and crop storage in the fall. There is also opportunities to work with birds (chickens and Geese), bees and some perineal fruit trees and vines.

Farm Job Description:

• Duration: May 3 to Oct 28 (exact dates TBD). Possibility to extend contract.
• Weekly Schedule:  (2 positions)
  • Full time - 30-35 hours per week; Must be able to work Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays 8 AM - 5 PM, other hours are flexible.
  • Part time - 10 - 20 hours, mostly weekends, Saturday morning market, with flexibility for other hours.

Requirements

• Interest in planet-friendly organic farming/gardening
• Farming experience is an asset but not essential
• Willingness to learn
• No fear of bugs and getting your hands dirty
• Good communications skills and comfortable asking questions
• Physically able and willing to work in all weather conditions (including bending, squatting, digging, kneeling, lifting 20-25 kgs etc. )
• Ability to complete repetitive tasks efficiently and to the required specifications

Responsibilities:

• Field work including compost spreading, weeding, transplanting, bed preparation etc.
• Laying ground cover and mulch, row cover, insect netting etc.
• Harvesting and packing vegetables for market and our CSA
• Small infrastructure projects and building repairs

Compensation:

$17.50 per hour
Access to seconds - (the ugly vegetables)

To Apply:

Send your resume and cover letter to: chris@cedarhedgefarm.ca 

Please mention you saw this at GoodWork.ca.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada.