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Hiring: Team Lead
Farm: Root Radical CSA
Location: Howe Island, Kingston area, Ontario
Also hiring: Team members
We are seeking a passionate and hard-working leader to join our team working in our 3-acre organic vegetable gardens and greenhouse!
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.
Root Radical CSA is located on Howe Island between Kingston and Gananoque. The CSA uses 3 acres on our 84-acre farm that includes hayfields, permanent pastures, gardens, and wooded areas. Root Radical CSA is a woman-led farm, and Emily Dowling is the main CSA farmer. For more information about Root Radical CSA, please browse our website: rootradical.ca
The Team Leader Role: We are looking for someone to join our farm in the Team Lead role with a flexible start date between mid-March and end of April 2023. This role is for someone with 2+ seasons of experience working on organic or ecological vegetable farms, and 1+ years of leadership experience in any relevant setting. We are seeking someone who is looking for a farm to commit to for several growing seasons.
The successful candidate will work collaboratively within our three-person leadership team to manage the production of a diverse mix of vegetables for the CSA, while also working on the production crew and being a leader and role model for the rest of the crew.
Tasks and Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Wage: $20 to $22.25 per hour, depending on experience. (That works out to approximately $26,500 to $29,500 for the whole season, and the successful candidate may be eligible for E.I. in the off-season.) Additional perks include vegetables, a ferry pass and reimbursements for medical expenses, work gear, and strength training.
Expected Schedule:
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Hours of Work: 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. Whenever possible two 15-minute breaks are incorporated into our day.
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.
Job Sharing: If you are interested in job sharing, please submit your application as a package with your co-applicant and please include in your cover letter a proposal for how you would share the responsibilities of the position.
Equity Hiring: We know that not everyone starts from the same place because of systemic advantages and barriers. We acknowledge this and encourage applications from people who typically face barriers to working in the agricultural sector.
Perks: Farming is hard work, but working at Root Radical CSA also has benefits including…
To apply please email your resume and cover letter to: rootradicalcsa@gmail.com
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Please send your application as soon as possible. Interviews for this role will be happening on a rolling basis until the position is filled
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Current status: Open/apply now. Date posted: Feb 1 2023 ID: 66806