Northbrook Farm in Saanichton, BC is seeking a Harvest Crew!
ABOUT Northbrook Farm
Northbrook Farm began in 2000. Heather Stretch (owner) and Steven Hung (manager) run this 7-acre certified organic mixed veggie and blueberry farm with occasional assistance from Heather’s husband and sons. Northbrook is a bustling farm situated within a 20-acre property where other businesses also operate. We are part of the Saanich Organics group of farms (www.saanichorganics.com). We sell through our CSA, at a farmers market, to many local restaurants and grocers, and at our farm stand. We are primarily human-scale, but use tractors for primary tillage and bed preparation.
Heather started farming because she wanted to work outside, be surrounded by life and growth, produce delicious food, all while treading lightly and taking care of this little piece of Earth. To that end, we have been Certified Organic since the beginning and consider the environmental impacts of our management practices. As the farm grew and developed, Heather also came to realize the value and joy of people working in community. Northbrook is a business, and as such needs to produce and sell efficiently. Each year Steven and Heather work to improve our systems and our communication to ensure that everyone can see the big picture and know their role on farm.
DESIRED QUALITIES
Key skills we’re looking for:
- Efficient time management
- Ability to work hard in challenging conditions (hot, cold, wet, dry)
- Good communicator
- Likes working with others, but can also buckle down and work alone on boring tasks for extended periods of time
- Underlying all of this, we are looking for people who love soil, care deeply about organic agriculture, and find joy in growing healthy food.
POSITION TASKS
Our harvest crew will be primarily responsible for, you guessed it, Harvesting! We grow 50+ varieties of vegetables (and smaller amounts of fruit and berries) so there is diversity in harvesting. Not only that, but at Northbrook, harvesting also means washing, organizing and packing. In addition to the harvesting, we’ll also be doing lots of weeding, and occasionally will be asked to jump into other farm tasks such as transplanting or thinning.
POSITION DETAILS
Term: We will be hiring 2 Harvest Crew to start around May 1 and work until around October 15 (start and end dates are flexible)
Hours per week: The Harvest Crew will work 2-4 days a week, ideally 3 days/24 hours. Monday, Thursday, and Friday.
Wage: $18-$21 depending on experience
TO APPLY
Please send resume and cover letter to Heather.
Shortlisted candidates will be asked to come for a Âœ day paid working interview. Itâs easier for us to get to know each other when weâre chatting over work rather than sitting across a table for an interview
Email: hsandll@shaw.ca
Deadline to apply: March 31
When applying, please mention you saw this posting at youngagrarians.org
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LEARN MORE ABOUT Northbrook Farm
Instagram: @northbrook.farm