Organic Farm Worker

2 weeks ago


Kingston, Canada Root Radical CSA Full time

**We are seeking passionate and hard-working individuals to work our 3-acre organic vegetable gardens and greenhouse in 2023.**

**Full and part-time positions available.**

**About us**: Root Radical Community Shared Agriculture (CSA) is a successful organic farm which has grown a wide variety of vegetables since 2007. We sell our vegetables through the CSA model to about 250 member households in Kingston and on Howe Island. We are known for our high-quality great-tasting vegetables, our friendly, organized and accommodating customer service, and the environmental education opportunities offered to our community.

We are a team of about six people. In the garden, most work is done by hand or with human-powered tools. We use tractors for moving compost and soil mix, preparing the gardens for planting, and for other heavy lifting. We use drip irrigation and season-extension techniques in our fields. We also produce tomatoes, sweet peppers, cucumbers, greens, and transplants in our 2300 sq. ft. greenhouse and caterpillar tunnel.

We harvest vegetables for two delivery days each week. The rest of the week we do seeding, greenhouse management, making soil mix, planting, hoeing, hand weeding, washing, and packing vegetables. In the shoulder seasons we work on infrastructure projects, garden preparation, and garden clean up.

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**Requirements**:

- Be ready to dig in, get dirty, and work hard. Applicants must be committed, reliable people who will show up on time, always strive to do their best at work, and are able to work in all sorts of weather conditions.
- Training provided. Experience in agriculture, work on organic farms, or in a related field is plus but not required. Special consideration will be given to those applicants who can demonstrate their commitment to local organic agriculture.

**Wage**: Starting at $15.50 per hour. Increases incrementally every 160 hours. $19.05 after 480 hours or approximately 60 workdays.

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**Schedule**: Typically, we start work at 6:45 or 7:30 AM and finish between 3:00 and 4:30 PM depending on the day. Lunch is unpaid and is usually a half hour in length. There are also two 15-minute paid breaks. Full and part-time positions available.

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**Hours of Work**: Number of days per week is negotiable for applicants for part time roles. Applicants for full-time roles must be available to work about 7 to 8 hours a day, 5 days per week during our busy season (early May to mid/late September). Depending on the weather, the number of work hours may be reduced later in the fall (late September to November). Please see the note below about weather-dependent work.

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**Weather**: On harvest days, we work rain or shine. However, our other work (planting, weeding, etc.) can be weather-dependent. There may be some days when we would not work because of heavy rain that day or the day before. In exceptional weather circumstances, during our busiest times in the season, staff may be asked to work weekends to make up for days missed during the week due to inclement weather.

**Perks**: Farming is hard work, but working at Root Radical CSA also has benefits including
- _Lots of high quality, organic vegetables to eat. _Staff receive CSA shares and have access to seconds and leftovers.
- _Benefits package._ Ferry passes, end of season bonuses, some reimbursements for health and dental, specialty work clothing and pre-season strength training.
- _Work-life balance._ Weekend work is not required, and farm staff finish between 3:00 and 4:30 PM most days. Additionally, we are a farm that structures short breaks into our daily schedule, and we are a team that plans so that days off for staff to recharge are an option.
- _Diversity of work._ Working on a small acreage with a diverse set of crops means less monotony and doing a lot of different kinds of tasks throughout the week and as the seasons shift.
- Being a part of a team of self-motivated, hardworking, caring people who are nice to be around. We have structured team building activities and make a point of celebrating together throughout the season.
- Developing your farming skills and keeping the work interesting and challenging by taking on new responsibilities as you are ready.
- _Clear expectations._ As part of the hiring process, an extensive document is provided explaining how to succeed at Root Radical. Throughout the season, we meet regularly as a team to share weekly work goals.
- _Outdoor work._ Being out in beautiful weather (most of the time), and not sitting or standing in one spot all day long.
- _Pride in your work._ Doing important work, raising great organic vegetables for local people who really appreciate good food and their farmers.
- Becoming stronger both physically and mentally by challenging yourself.
- _Building a better world._ Contributing in a very real way to environmental and social justice. Helping a local family woman-led farm succeed.
- _Ecological connection._ Learning about ecology firsthand



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