Positions are filled for the 2022 season!

Check back in October for updates!

2022 POSITIONS

FULL-TIME POSITION (position filled!)

• April - November

• Monday-Friday

• Spring and Fall - 8 or 9am start until 4pm (33-38hrs/wk)

• Summer - 7am start until 4pm (about 44hrs/wk)

• July-October - Farmers Market in Boston every Thursday (~10hrs/day)

• September-October - additional weekend hours are possible

• $15/hr +

• No housing is available - must be able to commute by car

• A full season commitment is required

• $500 year end bonus for completing the season

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PART-TIME POSITION (position filled!)

• May - November

• Monday-Wednesday

• Spring and Fall - 8 or 9am start until 4pm (20-23hrs/wk)

• Summer - 7am start until 4pm (about 26hrs/wk)

• September-October - additional weekend hours are possible

• $15/hr +

• No housing is available - must be able to commute by car

• A full season commitment is required

• $300 year end bonus for completing the season

• Farming experience a plus but not required

• Self-motivated, organized and detail oriented

• Hardworking and prepared to work in any weather

• Ability to problem solve and be flexible and focused under pressure

• Excellent work ethic and positive attitude

• Punctuality, reliable transportation to the farm and valid driver’s license

• Commitment to maintain our standards of high quality products while working as efficiently as possible

• Interested in learning about no-till, small-scale, regenerative farming

• Sowing, transplanting, harvesting, bed prep, trellising, mulching

• Making weekly compost and monitoring temperature

• Making compost teas & extracts and applying them in the field

• Planting, maintaining and propagating perennials and living pathways

• Establishing and maintaining our pick-your-own flower and herb area

• Managing and helping customers at the market/farmstand

• Microscope work and other field testing on Fridays

WHAT WE OFFER

• Veggies from the farm

• Opportunity to learn and ask as many questions as you want about -

  • no-till farming​

  • cover cropping

  • compost making

  • hand-powered market gardening

  • everything about starting a farm business

  • crop planning

  • marketing and financial management

• Access to some educational resources

• Free meal on Fridays (starting in June)

• Up-to-date resume including all work experience, both paid and volunteer

• Application

• Send resume and application to assawagafarm@gmail.com

• Interview - 2 hours of working together in the field (for $15/hr)