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Farm Manager Job in New Jersey at the MEVO Fresh Roots Farm – 2021 Season

MEVO is an environmental not-for-profit organization based in Northern New Jersey. We are led entirely by young people: college and graduate students as well as young spirited adults. MEVO works throughout the region on a variety of volunteer environmental projects ranging from trash clean-ups to organic farming, building low-impact hiking trails, and teaching people about local beekeeping. Since MEVO was founded in June 2008, the organization has mobilized and engaged over 8,000 volunteers contributing over 70,000 hours of volunteer work to Northern New Jersey and lower New York state communities. MEVO is well known for its work in partnership with the Ramapough Lunaape Nation with whom they have collectively led a clean-up effort for the removal of over 570,000 lbs of pollution and trash. This trash has been and continues to be illegally dumped in the forests surrounding the homes of the residents living in the Stag Hill community in Mahwah, New Jersey. In addition, MEVO builds and manages sustainable farms and gardens which provide educational programs about the importance of whole, sustainably grown foods and ways to address our environmental impact. 

We are looking for a Farm Manager to oversee our two market gardens, our CSA and Farmers’ Market program, and work with our Spring, Summer, and Fall Interns. Before applying, please read the job description linked here. In addition, take time to familiarize yourself with MEVO through visiting our website mevo.org  and checking out our current work at @mevoearth on Facebook and Instagram.

Once you’re ready to apply, send a resume and cover letter to our Executive Director Violet Reed at violet@mevo.org, our Farm Manager Isabel Arrieche at isabel@mevo.org, and our Chairwoman Karin LaGreca at klagreca@mevoearth.org.  

Applications due: March 1st, 2021 by 11:59pm EST

Application Requirements for Farm Manager Job in New Jersey:

• Resume with three references 
  • References should be professional but one academic reference is allowed.
• Cover Letter
  • This is your first opportunity to tell us who you are. In your letter please include: 
    • Why do you want to work for MEVO in this role?
    • How do you or will you approach a consistently demanding workload? 
    • Address your letter to “ MEVO Board of Directors” 

Next Steps: 

• After you submit your application, you will receive a confirmation that your application was received. We will contact you if we’d like to offer you an interview. 
• When possible, interviews will be conducted outside, at our Fresh Roots Farm, in a socially distant matter. 

Questions?

• If you have questions or would like to introduce yourself please call Violet at 201-316-4888.

 

• Learn more about farming and food jobs and internships, or learn how to post a job, internship, or apprenticeship opportunity on beginningfarmers.org here.