Seed of Life Farm in Surrey, BC is seeking Farm Hands!
ABOUT Seed of Life Farm
Seed of Life Farm is a small scale farm located in North Surrey on a piece of heritage land.
We are a family of 3 (Jason, Krystyna and Maya), growing mixed vegetables, herbs, cut flowers and edible flowers on about 1.5 acres. We prepare beds at the beginning of the season with a BCS, but for the rest of the season we use a broadfork, a tilther, hoes and hand tools, and we protect our crops with row cover.
We are entering our 6th year of farming, second at this location, more ready than ever to have a bountiful season. We sell our produce and flowers at 2 Farmer’s Markets in Vancouver (Riley Park on Saturdays and Mount Pleasant on Sundays) as part of a collective at our stall. We also run a CSA program (approximately 30-50 shares), from June to October and sell to restaurants as well as organizations that focus on feeding those in need.
Our methods of growing are sustainable and ecological, including reduced tillage and a focus on soil health. We followed an apprenticeship with an organic farm 7 years ago, so that is the only way we know to grow!(we are not currently certified)
DESIRED QUALITIES
- We are looking for people who have an interest in growing organic food; previous farm work is not necessary.
- Is able to work outside in any type of weather
- Ability to learn a variety of tasks, keep up with a fast pace and have an efficient mindset
- Clear communication and respect for everyone
- Great teamwork skills, but also can work alone
- Ability to lift minimum 30lbs, do repetitive tasks, work bending down /crouching /kneeling
- Use various hand tools(knives, hoes, rakes, weedwacker, tilther, broadfork)
JOB TASKS
- Soil/bed preparation / amendment and compost application
- Seeding /transplanting
- Watering
- Pruning / trellising
- Weeding by hand and with tools
- Harvesting, cleaning, sorting and packing
- Assembling orders and CSA boxes
- Landscape maintenance
- Irrigation maintenance
- Record keeping
JOB DETAILS
Term: Temporary/ seasonal
Worker #1: May – Aug
Worker #2: June – Sept
Hours per week: 30hr / 4 Days per week
Wage: $18/hr + 4% vacation pay & free veggies, herbs and flowers.
On-site housing available for the right applicant, one person or a couple.
TO APPLY
Please send a resume and a short paragraph about what motivates you to spend a season working on a farm to seedoflifefarm@gmail.com
Deadline to apply: April 1st 2023
When applying, please mention you saw this posting at youngagrarians.org
LEARN MORE ABOUT Seed of Life Farm
Website: http://www.seedoflifefarm.ca/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/seedoflifefarm/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seedoflifefarm/
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