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OPEN POSITIONS AT RED FIRE FARM
2008 Growing Season

Apprenticeships:

Learn Organic Farming Skills and Gain Valuable Experience!
Red Fire Farm, a certified organic produce farm and CSA in Western Mass, has three apprentice positions open for the 2008 season. 
Candidates should have some prior experience with vegetable growing.  Apprentices learn how to farm vegetables and berries in an efficient and profitable way at the 25-acre scale. 
Each apprentice will operate tractors and other farming equipment, lead field crews, run a weekly CSA distribution and participate in the CRAFT farmer-training program.  Candidates considering a commitment of 2 or more seasons are preferred.
Compensation includes housing, food, stipend ($800/month), and health insurance.
For more information, email us or call us at 413-467-7645

Full/Part Time Hourly Work:

from May- Nov. (esp. June, July, Aug. and Early Sept.).
Work involves transplanting, weeding, hoeing, harvesting & packing over 40 different types of vegetable crops.
Some retail and Farmers Market assistance is also needed.
Farming is hard physical work, requiring a rugged work ethic and endurance, but is also very satisfying.
Starting pay is $6.75 hr. for those with no prior farming experience.
For more information, email us or call us at 413-467-7645

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Assistant Farm Manager:

Assistant Farm Manager: The position is a year-round, long-term position with opportunity for advancement.
The position requires experience in organic vegetable production, tractor operation, fieldwork, communication, and crew supervision.
Dedication, self-motivation, work ethic and a rock-solid good attitude are also necessary. Pluses: machinery repair (a wide selection of tractors and implements) and carpentry skills.
Salary range $20-40K, commensurate with experience.
For more information, email us or call us at 413-467-7645

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Chef and Food Educator:

Part of Red Fire Farm's mission is to not only grow great produce, but also to educate our customers about how to cook and utilize farm fresh produce. 
The person hired for this position will be on the forefront of food education for the farm's customers. 
This will include developing recipes that use in-season produce for publishing in the CSA newsletter, and also for printing and distributing to customers at our farm stand and farmers markets. 
Cooking demonstrations will also be organized and conducted at Red Fire Farm CSA and Farmers Market distributions on occasion. 
The farm-cooking expert will also prepare lunch meals for the farm crew on weekdays.  Part of each day will include fieldwork with the crews.
Other components of the job include helping maintain a kitchen herb garden located near the farm kitchen, and also helping to research and develop the feasibility and recipes for processing some of Red Fire Farms produce into pickles, salsa and jams for selling at our markets in the future. 
The ideal candidate will have a sincere interest in local agriculture, food, vegetables, and community education and, of course, really enjoy cooking. 
The focus at Red Fire Farm is primarily on vegetarian cooking. 

The position at Red Fire Farm will be structured similar to Red Fire Farm farming apprentice positions in terms of pay and housing. 
Compensation includes housing, food, stipend ($800/month), and health insurance.
  The farm also pays for all food that is needed in addition to the abundant supply of vegetables that come from the fields. 
The time frame is ideally April 1 -Oct. 31 of 2008.
For more information, email us or call us at 413-467-7645 

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Vegetable Grower Positions:

For the 2008 growing season we have several positions open for experienced vegetable growers to join our production team. 
We seek individuals who have a minimum of 1 season of experience as a vegetable farm apprentice or the equivalent. 
Farm skills such as crew supervision, tractor operation, quality control, retail and wholesale marketing, customer service, and produce delivery are recommended.  Candidates must have a strong work ethic and good attitude. 
Competitive wages; housing may be available.
For more information, email us or call us at 413-467-7645

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