Local food, Organic farming

Position: Field Crew Member
Farm: Heart City Farm
Location: near Ramsayville Rd & Ridge Rd., Ottawa, Ontario

About Our Farm:

[Heart City Farm is a market garden farm owned and operated by Madeleine Maltby and Matthew Mason-Phillips. The farm is situated in Ottawa's beautiful greenbelt and is just a 10 minute drive from downtown. As we head into our seventh season growing vegetables and flowers on this land, we are looking to grow our farm team! We currently sell our produce at two farmers' markets and to local retailers and restaurants. In addition to our field production we also operate a year-round indoor microgreen facility.

Duration: May – November (exact start & finish dates TBD)

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Field Work: bed prep, seeding and planting, weed management, irrigation management and greenhouse work
• Harvest Activities: harvesting to order, post-harvest duties (washing & packing)
• Building Projects: assist with high tunnels, outbuilding & fence maintenance, field storage stations, etc.
• Indoor Microgreen Activities: harvesting and seeding (including prep work and clean-up)
• Other: general cleaning and tidying of work areas

Qualifications:

• Able to follow instructions carefully and accurately
• Maintains attention to detail while keeping a steady pace of work
• Self-motivated and able to work in a fast-paced environment
• Positive attitude, sense of humour and a keen interest in organic farming
• Willingness to perform physically demanding, repetitive and strenuous tasks
• Comfortable working indoors in a warehouse setting as well as outdoors in all weather conditions
• Comfortable working alone and with a team
• Experience working on organic vegetable farms/gardens is an asset
• Applicants must have reliable transportation to and from the farm

Position Details:

• Part-time and Full-time positions available; as we are a small team commitment to a full season of work is very important
• Work Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 8am-5pm, start & finish times may be adjusted depending on time of season.
• Starting Wage: $20/hr. Successful applicants will receive a complementary vegetable share.
• 2 paid sick days/year
• $200 work wear reimbursement/year

How to Apply?

Everyone is welcome to apply. Please send resume and cover letter to heartcityjobs@gmail.com

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