Apprentice (full-time)

*18 month contract

Schedule: Winter classwork (online) and conference

On Farm Training: April-November | Monday-Friday 7a-3p CST

Age requirement: none

Pay: $15/hour ​

• Hired as an seasonal employee (W2)

• Pay increase first 60 days and annually

• Annual farm gear credit (gloves, shoes, clothes)

• Must complete online coursework and attend required conferences and meetings ($2400 value)

  • Monthly Training at Others Farms - visit 5 other farms in our area for 4 hrs each 

    Attend Small Farm Conference - Danville, IN 
    Pinney Vegetable Field Day
    Marbleseed Fearless Farm Finances webinar series+book
    Marbleseed courses
    Purdue Small Farm Equipment Demo
    Marbleseed Organic Farming Course
    Local resources-USDA programs, FSA, NRCS
    PSA (Produce Safety) training
    Food Finance Institute-Edible Alpha Trainings
    Agribusiness Institute Indiana Small Business Development Center
    Clay Bottom Farm Ben Hartman training and farm tour 2 day (Goshen)

• Must complete on-farm training requirements

• Completion of program will receive farm hand certification from Indiana's WorkOne

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Young Apprentice (part-time)

4 month commitment

Schedule: Winter classwork (online) and conference

On Farm Training: April-November | 24hrs max per week

Age requirement: 16-24 years old

Pay: $15/hour ​

• Hired as an seasonal employee (W2)

• Pay increase first 60 days and annually

• Annual farm gear credit (gloves, shoes, clothes)

• Must complete on-farm training requirements

• (Optional) Online coursework and conferences

• Completion of program will receive junior farm hand certification from Indiana's WorkOne

 

Farmhand (full-time)
Schedule: April-November | Monday-Friday 7a-3p CST

Pay: $15-18/hour 

• Paid Time off

• Hired as an independent contractor (W9)

• Pay increase first 60 days and annually

• Annual farm gear credit (gloves, shoes, clothes)

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Responsibilities

• 50% Field Team 50% Wash Pack Team

• Seeding & transplanting vegetables

• Cultivating 

• Weekly harvesting

• Using hand tools (e.g. broad-fork, stirrup hoe, etc)

• Misc farm jobs: irrigation, moving tarps, general maintenance​

• Washing vegetables and packaging for stores and restaurants

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Requirements

• Ability to lift 30 lbs

• Able to stand for majority of the shift

• Work in various weather conditions

• Must pass food safety training

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Greenhouse / High Tunnel Staff (part-time)
Schedule: May-October | Days / Times Flexible
Pay: $15-18/hour

Responsibilities

• Work inside high tunnels 

• Planting, fertilizing, weeding

• ​Trimming and trellising tomatoes, cucumbers, peas, etc.

• Managing high tunnel irrigation and climate control

• Harvesting

• Managing pests

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Requirements

• Ability to lift 20 lbs

• Able to stand for majority of the shift

• Work in warm to hot conditions

• Work on ladders, bend, kneel

• Must pass food safety training
   

Delivery Driver (part-time)
Schedule: June-September| Thursday 8a-3p CST

Pay: $15/hour

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Responsibilities

• Load / unload farm's delivery vehicle - ensuring correct inventory

• Follow daily route & deliver produce

• Communicating with customers at each delivery

• Ensuring customers receive correct invoices
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Requirements

• Clean driving record (Chauffer’s license encouraged)

• Ability to maintain a safe driving record

• Excellent customer service 

• Ability to lift 35 lbs

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