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
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
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
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