About Pond Hill Farm LLC: We are a small, gay owned/operated farm located 35 miles north of Pittsburgh. We grow market garden style, bio-intensive two acre veggies and cut flowers. We are Certified Naturally Grown (similar growing practices to organic) and believe in human powered food.
Job Summary: Farm crew members will be competent at various tasks outside in the field including bed prep, planting, cultivating/weeding, irrigation management, harvesting, and conditioning vegetables and cut flowers. 8 hour shifts. Physically demanding, at times. All employees who work 16 or more hours/week must be competent with working farmers markets including set up.
Key responsibilities:
- Crew members will assist in various farm tasks around the farm including bed prep, planting, cultivating/weeding, and irrigation management.
- Each crew member will take on individual responsibilities suited to their interests and skills, but should also be expected to help out in any/all field tasks.
- Crew members will assist on harvest days, harvesting/conditioning/packing both veggies and cut flowers, and assembling CSA shares.
- All employees who work 16 or more hours/week must be competent with working farmers markets, including set up and customer service.
Person specification
- Essential Skills
- Physical requirement
- Must be able to lift 50lbs
- Must be able to spend hours repeatedly kneeling, bending, squating.
- Must be willing to work outdoors in nearly all weather conditions—rain, sun, wind, mud, snow, heat, cold.
- Experienced in farming, gardening, plants, flowers, and nature. 1(or more) year in vegetable farming preferred.
- Farming experience not required. We accept all resumes.
- Capable of working around nature—including spiders, rodents, and occasional snakes.
- Capable of basic arithmetic and making change for farmers market orders.
- Essential Attributes
- Be self motivated to accomplish tasks in a timely manner.
- Capable of receiving critiques and changing techniques in real time.
- Finds inspiration from nature, Earth, and food.
- Works well both independently or with a group.
- Strong work ethic.
- Punctual.
- Friendly personality that is approachable at market.
- Loves working hard and having a good time while doing so.
Compensation
- Starting at $15/hour
- Higher compensation for those with relavent farming experience.
- Direct deposit pay bi weekly.
- No overtime. No benefits.
- IMMEDIATE EMPLOYMENT a must
- Part time positions currently available. 24-32 hours/week. Monday-Friday, somewhat flexible hours.
- Full time position available pending applicants.
- All open shifts are seasonal (roughly MAY-NOV)
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: From $15.00 per hour
Ability to Commute:
- Kittanning, PA 16201 (Required)
Work Location: In person
