Organic Farming, Market Gardening

Hiring: Organic Farm Crew
Farm: Veghead Farm
Dates: April-October 2025 (flexible, see below)

Location: Manotick Station, near Barrhaven, Greely & Ottawa ON 
Transportation: Must have own transportation to the farm. No public transit is available. No on site housing available

About the farm

Do you love vegetables? We do too! Veghead Farm is a small mixed vegetable farm located in Manotick station, just outside of Ottawa. It’s our aim to bring super-fresh veggies grown with love to the people we serve through two farmers markets, an online store, and a CSA. We’re a low till, mostly human powered farm going into our third season and have big plans to grow on 1-1.5 acres this year. We are Certified Organic through Ecocert.

About the position

Do you appreciate physical, outdoor work? Are you thrilled to work outside in ALL the weather? Are you able to squat, kneel, lift and carry repetitively and enjoy it? Are local, small-scale farms important to you? If so, read on!

We are looking for someone to help out in a full-time capacity (30-40 hours/week) on the farm this season. It is also possible to split this position into a couple of part-time positions if desired.

In the spring our work is focused on seeding in the field and greenhouse, bed prep, transplanting, weed control and groundskeeping

As we move into summer we continue to seed and transplant, but the focus shifts more to harvesting, washing, and packing, along with continued emphasis on weed control.

Fall is harvest time, clean up time, and time to do our final plantings for overwintering.

To do this work it’s helpful to:

• Be punctual and reliable
• Have strong observational skills
• Have quick hands
• Be able to work both independently and as part of a team
• Communicate well
• Remain positive and focused in the face of monotony or bad weather
• Be curious

Must-haves

• Must be able to speak, read and write in English
• Must have own transportation to the farm. No public transit is available. No on site housing available

Start Date: Mid April 2024. Start date is dependent on the weather. A warm, dry spring means we get started earlier than a snowy, cold, wet spring. Start date can be flexible if you need to finish college or university studies for the year.

End Date: Mid October

Compensation: $19/hr

Hours: Let me know what works for you, the start and end times can be flexible. Ideally you start sometime between 7-10am and finish between 3-5pm. Start times on the earlier side of the 7-10am window are preferred during the summer so we can get more of our work done in the cooler part of the day. 7am start time is preferred on Fridays during the late spring and summer to ensure as much produce as possible is harvested before the heat of the day.

To apply:

Everyone is welcome to apply. Reach out to Amanda with your resume and cover letter at vegheadfarm@hotmail.com and let us know why you’d be a good fit. Please let us know you saw this posting at GoodWork.ca

We will be contacting interested candidates starting early Feb 2025.

If you love the sound of this but are only interested in coming out occasionally or on a volunteer basis, please still reach out. There are always times when we can use an extra hand.

Check us out online at vegheadfarm.ca, on Instagram @vegheadfarm, or on Facebook facebook.com/vegheadfarm.