Long Life Farm Hiring Experienced Farm Crew for 2023
Long Life Farm strives to grow nutrient dense food that bursts with flavor by utilizing organic, biological and mineral balanced farming techniques. Long Life Farm symbolizes a longer healthier life for the land, the farmer, their family and the community. LLF is certified organic by Baystate Organic Certifiers.
Long Life Farm in Hopkinton, MA is hiring two full time and one part-time Farmers for the 2023 season. www.LongLifeFarm.com
Laura Davis and Donald Sutherland, both full time farmers, seek three dedicated and enthusiastic farmers to assist with all work associated with a 2 ¼ acre market garden. Established in 2011, Long Life Farm is a hand scale, no-till certified organic operation. We are focused on improving our soil biological community to help plants thrive and ward off insect pressure and disease. Work includes seeding, watering, planting, weeding, mulching, foliar spraying, mowing, harvesting, washing and packing, lifting heavy bins, loading truck, market set up, sales and break down.
The farm leases land at two locations, washes and packs at our home base, (all within 2-mile radius), so having your own transportation is a necessity. The farm has a 72’ high tunnel, 50’ tunnel, 24’ seedling house, a basement grow room, two farmers markets, 2 full time employees and 1 part time employee and five volunteer shareholders. LLF is a no-till operation, using only hand tools. The farm uses a BCS rotary plow to raise beds every 2-3 years.
Starting in mid-April, the farm crew will work 35-40 hours per week until Thanksgiving. Farm crew work at a Saturday morning market on weekends from mid-June to mid-October and some Sunday markets when the farmers are out of town. A weekly vegetable share is included for this position. A NOFA/Mass membership is included for all employees. We are looking for people who have two-three years of farming experience on a small hand scale intensively managed vegetable farm. Wage ranges from $15.00 to $20.00/hour depending on farming experience. A bonus is paid to all employees at year end, if the annual sales revenue is achieved. Farm crew has the flexibility to attend EMASS Craft workshops. Sick pay for up to two weeks is included.
We are an inclusive community and welcome an individual who wants to work hard, loves to laugh, eat well and can communicate their vision for the world while weeding and planting. We look forward to hearing from you and receiving your bio by March 1st to Laura@LongLifeFarm.com.
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