Job description

Common Thread CSA is a 17-acre vegetable farm in Central New York that grows mixed vegetables using sustainable methods for on farm and delivered CSA, and some wholesale. Operating at this scale, we use a mix of hand and mechanized techniques, offering a wide variety of skills for farmers to learn and hone. We are a family farm with two farmer/owners with over 20 years of experience growing vegetables for CSA. We enjoy sharing what we know with– and learning from– our farm crew. We prioritize soil health, using a permanent raised bed tillage system and planting about half the farm to cover crops. We work to make our food accessible to all by running a sponsored share program and donating food to local soup kitchens and food pantries. We work to build a positive and safe workplace and welcome diversity of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender, age, family status and religion.

Come learn with us! We have mentored dozens of future farmers, farm educators, and community food advocates over the 20 years that we have been managing farms. We love to farm with, learn from and share information with others who have also “caught the farming bug”. Farm apprenticeships are full time, full season (8-10 month) positions on the farm focused on learning a variety of skills necessary for running and managing a farm while working on the farm. Apprentices are involved in all aspects of the farm for a full growing season including greenhouse work, transplanting, harvest, wash and pack, weed management, CSA distribution, tractor work, pest control, general farm maintenance and more. We help farm apprentices build agriculture knowledge by setting up biweekly evening education sessions and field trips on topics such as soil management, cover cropping, business planning, weed identification, CSA management and more as well as setting up field trips to other farms in our region. We pass on information about farmer education events going on in our county and region and make sure that interested apprentices have time off to attend community events that conflict with work time.

Previous experience with gardening, landscaping or farming is preferred. We seek apprentices who already know that they love doing physical work outdoors and are curious to learn all aspects vegetable farming. The scale of our farm creates a lot of opportunities for motivated apprentices to learn a wide variety of skills and we love to teach apprentices who are eager to learn. We encourage apprentices who enjoy the farm work to return in positions of greater responsibility in future years.

Job Types: Full-time, Internship

Pay: $15.00 - $16.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

COVID-19 considerations:
We take COVID seriously on the farm and take all precautions to keep our staff and farm members safe. All of our employees are fully vaccinated. We currently wear masks when in close indoor proximity and keep up to date on the latest recommendations.

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Madison, NY 13402: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Gardening or Farming: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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