Organic mixed farming / Market gardening

Position: Organic farming
Farm: Little Fields Farm

Location: Bright, Ontario (30 mins SW of Kitchener-Waterloo Region)
Housing: Low-cost on-farm accommodation available (shared kitchen and laundry - see below for details)

• Full Time (34-40 hours/week)
• $19.50 - $21.30 per hour (depending on experience)
• Tuesday-Friday (8am-5pm)
• Full Season Position: 6-7 Months (April-November)
• Summer Position: 4 months (May-August)

This season we are seeking to hire two full-time staff to help us run our market garden and care for our livestock.

We have opportunities for both a Full Season Position (late-April to mid-November) and a Summer Position (May through August). Start and end dates are flexible.

Our farm thrives on cooperative work and this is an opportunity to work alongside two experienced farmers in a team environment. We are looking for a committed self-starter who can join our team and share some of our responsibilities in the field.

Skills and Assets

• Communication and teamwork skills; Able to lead/coordinate other staff and volunteers through the day’s work in the field
• Organization skills for harvesting and packing orders
• Our rural location necessitates your own car in most cases
• Previous experience working in a market garden/farm is preferred
• Able to work quickly and efficiently while maintaining quality, both in a team and independently
• Able to cope with the physically-demanding nature of the work, including lifting 50+ pound bags of feed and bins of harvested vegetables
• Comfortable working in the rain, cold, and heat

Shared Responsibilities

• Planting

  • Preparing beds

  • Transplanting

  • Installing trellising, drip-line irrigation, hoops, and row cover

  • Laying landscape fabric

• Weeding and Tending Crops

  • Hoeing, wheel hoeing, and hand weeding

  • Pruning and thinning

  • Managing pests

• Harvesting

  • Picking, forking, and bunching

  • Ensuring proper sizing and quality

  • Washing and packing

  • Tracking inventory

• Tending Animals

  • Feeding and watering livestock twice/day, including hauling feed (50lbs+)

  • Moving chicken shelters

• Serving Customers

  • Helping every other Saturday with our CSA pickup in Kitchener - keeping the table stocked, walking CSA members through their weekly shares, and helping with market sales

To Apply

Please Email Cover Letter and Resume to: claire@littlefields.farm

Applicants from members of BIPOC & LGBTQ+ communities are welcome.

Only Canadian citizens/permanent residents or those with legal Canadian work permits will be considered.

Accommodation Details:

We are pleased to be able to offer low-cost short-term accommodation alongside this job opportunity.

Our home includes a front “wing”, consisting of 3 bedrooms and a large master bathroom, on the upper floors of the old farmhouse. It has it’s own entrance and can be closed from the other areas of the house for added privacy. We maintain one bedroom in this section of the house for storage.

We are able to provide some furnishings if desired.

The kitchen, living room, and dining room on the main floor are spaces shared with us, as is the large yard, firepit and patio.

We have a two-year old child, as well as a farm-dog and house-cat.

Our hope is that for the right candidate, the opportunity to both live and work on our farm will support your personal hopes, wellbeing, and passion for small-scale ecological farming. Though we are presently only offering this space as a short-term rental for the duration of the season, we look forward to building relationships that may eventually include longer-term plans and partnerships.

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