Organic Farm Manager/Lead Positions

Farm work is good, hard work. Do you like to be challenged and physically active? Do you value working outside? Can you commit to a full season or longer because it’s the best thing for the Farm? Come work with a great team on a diversified Organic vegetable farm growing high-quality produce, fresh flowers, berries, herbs, and starter plants for two farmers markets, a large CSA, and a farm stand. Please visit aspenmoonfarm.com for full job descriptions and more information about Aspen Moon Farm.

Job Description- may include some or most of the following, depending on position:

·     Greenhouse work: robust Spring work growing 30,000 certified Organic starter plants for local gardeners plus plants for the Farm

·     Field work (harvest, transplant, and weed crops)

·     Packhouse work (rinse, bunch, pack, quality control, and prepare vegetables)

·     Pack CSA boxes, CSA distribution from Farm, Boulder, or Denver

·     Farmers Markets- Longmont or Boulder on Saturdays

·     Prepare, pack, and drive market trucks

·     Farm Stand (operating our roadside Farm Stand)

·     Flower work (harvesting, designing, making bouquets, drying, etc.)

·     Leading crews in any of the above areas

·     Record-keeping, planning, preparing, communicating needs, teamwork

·     Tractor work, irrigation

·     Best suited to those interested in staying on for multiple years

·     Requirements- ability to lift 50lbs, work in all weather conditions, flexibility for changing tasks, etc.

Positions Available:  March/April - November/December

*Managers, Leads: $20-$22/hr DOE staff veggies. Experience required. 40-55hr weeks with OT pay over 40. That’s right- you get time-and-a-half pay for all hours over 40!! Mon-Fri or Tue-Sat, depending on position.

*Tractor/Equipment Operator: $20-25/hr DOE staff veggies. 3-5 years experience required. 40-55hr weeks with OT pay over 40. That’s right-you get time-and-a-half pay for all hours over 40!! Mon-Fri or Tue-Sat.

Benefits: Bonus pay twice during the season for all full-time, full-season staff in their second year of employment at Aspen Moon! You’ll earn 1 hour bonus pay for every 40 hrs worked. Sick pay for all staff. Innovative training program for all staff. Collaborative working group with a local facilitator so your voice can always be heard.

We are proud members of the Fair Food Program (FFP), protecting and advocating for good healthy working conditions for agriculture workers across the nation.

See www.aspenmoonfarm.com for application questions and more info. Send resume and answers to  info@aspenmoonfarm.com.   ‘Get grounded’ with farm work! Good for the Earth, Community, and You.