Farm Laborer & Farmers Market Sales Associate

Job Summary

Jubilant Fields, a small produce farm in Trenton, TX is looking for a new crew member to work on the farm, and work as a salesperson running one of their farmers market booths.

The candidate we're seeking has the following characteristics, please read carefully before applying:

• The main and most important one: the ability to work in adverse meteorological conditions and the stamina for this physically intense job. This is NOT a gardening role, it's a FARM position; if hired, you're expected to be able to maintain a high level of output in any climate. The job is extremely strenuous, so if you don't have any experience in labor intensive work done in difficult conditions we strongly advise against applying. You will also need to be capable of lifting at least 60lbs regularly. Bags of fertilizer, bins of potting soil, totes of harvested produce are all heavy and have to be dealt with daily.
• Being self motivated, especially as the role will entail a large level of independent work.
• Ability to work quickly and efficiently doing repetitive tasks.
• Attention to detail. We work with living things to produce peoples food! Inattention can quickly lead to a ruined crop, or unedible produce!
• Willingness to learn and grow your skill set.
• Availability Fridays and Saturdays is non-negotiable, but If you have the possibility to work on Sunday as well it'll give you a major advantage.
• Strong ability to take initiative and confidently direct customer interactions
• A responsible driver with a valid driver's license. You will be required to drive our vehicle to the farmer's market and on delivery routes.
• As our farm is located on Dawson's family’s property, respectfulness towards them and their privacy is absolutely mandatory.
• Friendly and outgoing; an important part of this position will be running our booths at a lively and busy farmers market.
• Strong verbal and written English communication.

Prior on-farm experience is neither required nor expected, however prior experience in kitchens or in food handling is a major plus. Food safety is a critical part of this role! Experience working in fast paced environments goes a long way!

This position is excellent for someone who enjoys being able to physically see a result from their labor, as there is a directly visible outcome from every action done. Growing vegetables is not a small undertaking, but it is a gratifying one!

JOB DESCRIPTION & WHO WE ARE

Jubilant Fields is a rapidly growing small farm with a commitment to sustainable, ecologically responsible farming, founded and managed by 22yo Dawson Mehalko on his family's property in Trenton; we are a salad focused farm, growing a variety of salad greens, microgreens and seasonal vegetables. With our growth, we are looking to bring on an additional employee who will be mainly working as a laborer on the farm, and as a salesperson running one of our farmers market booths on Saturdays and potentially Sundays, furthering our mission of bringing delicious salads and produce from our small farm to more North Texas tables.

With this hire being just the third member to join Jubilant Fields, it provides an exciting opportunity to be a pivotal part of the farms growth, and with it, an opportunity for this to be a career position that has continued growth within it!

This position has two main macro-responsibilities:
1. To work on the farm as a laborer, conducting crop maintenance, harvesting, washing, packaging, field preparation, greenhouse building, and more. Again, this requires someone who has a strong work ethic, is capable of working in unpleasant conditions (heat, rain, cold) and able to hustle to complete the work in a timely manner.

2. Run our farmers market booth on Saturdays and possibly Sundays, for which we need a sociable and outgoing person who is comfortable in a sales role.

Below are some examples of tasks that this role includes:

• Trellising 400 tomato plants weekly
• Planting 60 trays of microgreens
• Harvesting 500lbs of carrots by hand
• Transplanting 2,000 baby broccolini, kale, chard, & lettuce plants
• Breaking down 3,600lbs of potting soil from 1 yard totes into 27 gallon totes that can be moved by hand
• Running delivery routes
• Weeding salad greens by hand (Nobody wants grass on their plate!)
• Harvesting Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Peppers, Broccolini, Kale, Chard, Radishes, Turnips, Carrots, Salad Greens, Microgreens & more!
• Seedbed preparation
• Setting up a Farmers Market booth
• Selling to 100 customers
• Managing difficult customer interactions with respect and candor

If you have additional questions, please send us a message! Questions are highly encouraged in this job; we want you to have fully understood each task such that you will be able to complete it accurately! You can also check out our website at jubilantfields.com.

Pay: $21.00 - $25.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Paid time off

Language:

• English (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Trenton, TX 75490 (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $21 - $25