Organic Vegetable Farm Crew Wanted – WI

Posted on January 9, 2020 by Taylor in Employment, Farming, Organic // 0 Comments

Organic Vegetable Farm Crew Positions at Crossroads Community Farm Near Madison, WI – 2020

Crossroads Community Farm, located in Madison/Cross Plains, WI, is a certified organic vegetable farm offering several full-time seasonal crew positions for individuals willing to work hard on our 25-acre farm.

A field position at our farm involves hard work with your body, as you help us to seed, plant, weed, and harvest vegetables. Crew members work 40 hour weeks in the field, in every possible weather condition.

Each season we offer full-time seasonal field positions. Each field position has slightly different starting and end date (see below for more details) though the nature of the positions are generally the same.

ORGANIC VEGETABLE FARM CREW JOB DESCRIPTION:

Components of Job:

Daily physical field work, including: greenhouse seeding, planting, row-covering, weeding, harvesting, washing, and packing
Working outside in all weather conditions
Frequent heavy lifting of 25-50 pounds
Working with others in a crew, as well as supervising volunteers
Taking and following verbal instruction.

Desired Skills:

At least one full season on a vegetable farm or other farm experience
Ability to appropriately balance speed and quality of work
Excellent verbal communication skills and ability to follow directions
Experience working with volunteers

Compensation: We believe in paying a living wage. Pay starts at Madison’s 2020 Living Wage Rate, which is $13.62/hour.

Benefits:

Access to surplus organic produce
Work gear stipend
Optional Matching IRA Retirement fund
Season-end bonus

Start/End Dates:

Full Season – 3 positions open. Average of 15hours/week from April-May with a ramp up to full-time by mid-May. Full-time work extends through October with decreasing hours into mid-November.
Short Season Early – 1 position. Full-time hours from mid-May through end of August.
Short Season Long – 2 positions open. Full-time from mid-June through end of September and sometimes into October. Part-time hours might be a possibility.
Part-time – 2 positions open. Part-time (20hours) on Monday and Tuesday from mid-June through late Sept/early October.

If interested (and qualified) in an organic vegetable farm crew position, please send your resume (.doc or .pdf) and a description of your seasonal availability to us via email to crossroadscommunityfarm@gmail.com. Our rolling hiring process begins in January.

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