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Natural Collective Farm in Niverville, Manitoba is seeking a Field Crew!
ABOUT Natural Collective Farm
Natural Collective is situated just 30 minutes South of Winnipeg, MB on Treaty 1 Territory. We are a small farm with 3 acres of diversified and ecologically grown vegetables, fruit and herbs. We are a CSA farm, a Market Garden and Wholesaler.
We are a collective of three, first generation farmers: Ari, Adam & Nick. Together we work to provide good, nourishing, flavorful food to our community while tending to the health of our soil and expanding the biodiversity on our land. We use practices such as cover cropping, crop rotation, low-tillage, and animal rotation in order to achieve these goals, and we do not use toxic fertilizers, herbicides or pesticides.
DESIRED QUALITIES
- A positive attitude and motivated to learn and improve
- Strong work ethic and interpersonal skills
- Physically fit (able to work standing, kneeling, bending, & some heavy lifting)
- Willingness to work in variable weather conditions (sun, rain, heat)
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
- Efficient, reliable, consistent, and punctual
- Some experience with or knowledge of plants (vegetables) preferred but not necessary
JOB TASKS
- Transplanting
- Bed prep
- Weeding
- Row covering crops
- Harvesting
- Irrigating
- Processing produce (cleaning, packing, bagging, etc.)
- Potential additional tasks (if needed): restaurant deliveries, farmers market, animal care/processing
JOB DETAILS
Term: Looking for someone to start mid May and work until October, weather dependent
Hours per week: You will be expected to work Monday-Friday, generally for 8 hours a day. We usually do 8am -4pm but on hotter days we do 7am-3pm. Occasional Saturday market shifts may be available throughout the season
Wage: We offer a starting wage of $14.50/hour to Field Crew members with opportunities for increase. You will also go home with tons of fresh produce & eggs throughout the season, and discount rates on chicken in fall.
TO APPLY
Please provide us with some information about yourself! Help us get to know who YOU are in your cover letter and resume. Please send to naturalcollectivecsa@gmail.com
When applying, please mention you saw this posting at youngagrarians.org
LEARN MORE ABOUT Natural Collective Farm
Website: https://naturalcollectivecsa.ca/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naturalcollectivefarm/