Seed Song Farm & Center is hiring for the following roles:
Farm Store/CSA Manager
Local farm seeking an organized, friendly, communicative, hard-working person with retail/cafe/food service or similar experience to manage our developing farm shop and our ongoing CSA distribution in Kingston, NY. We need someone with a reverence for nature, a compassionate spirit, and a strong support for the mission of bringing healthy food to the community. Our small farm shop is integrated with our CSA (farm share) distribution and our off-site farmer's market sales. The chosen candidate will work in conjunction with the farm manager to coordinate these three sub-businesses and will be trained by the current interim farm shop manager.
Duties:
-Manage store: run register, handle cash deposits, sales reports, coordinate employee schedules
-Train retail staff on store systems
-Manage completion of store infrastructure (fixtures, signage, etc...)
-Create and maintain organization systems, including coordinating with wash pack crew on produce storage systems
-Seek out new vendors, order products, pay invoices
-Order supplies
-Prep and stock produce
-Create appealing/creative displays
-Identify maintenance needs and oversee repairs
-Adhere to Covid safety best practices and regulations (including wearing face mask) and maintain Covid safety protocols for the store
Requirements:
-Some experience in retail or food service management required. The ideal candidate will have a strong mind for organization and efficiency, an eye for merchandising, and an ability to adapt quickly (as is typical in retail environments). Good communication and interpersonal skills a must.
-Must be comfortable with physical work, outdoors and in various weather conditions
-Able to lift up to 40 lb.
Position Information:
-30-40 hours a week into November
-Retail/CSA open hours are from Wednesday afternoon through Sunday at 5 pm.
Please apply to Farm Manager Creek Iversen at creek@seedsongfarm.org with “Farm Store/CSA Manager Position” in the subject link and a resume including a description of your skills and strengths and a brief work history.
Farm Crew & Other Specialty Roles
Participate in all asprects of growing and distributing chemical-free vegetables:
seeding, planting, greenhouse work, harvesting, washing, packing, livestock chores (see above for more details). In some cases farmstand and farmer's market sales, CSA distribution, participation in events or education programs, administrative tasks, CSA volunteer coordinating.
Ideal Candidate: Minimum 1-2 seasons of related experience. Driver's License a plus.See above.
Reports to: Farm Manager or Farm Owner depending on role.
Start: Now thru June. End: September thru November, part-time work available off-season.
Hours: 20-44 hours per week, flexible.
Compensation: Annual raise. Competitive range $12.50/hr and up based on experience and responsibility taken, may include farm produce and/or Hudson Valley Currents,
On-farm housing options and inexpensive housing available locally.
Youth Education Team
Full- and Part-Time positions working with youth ages 4 through 14 at summer camp (June, July, August), spring recess camp (April), afterschool program (weekdays March thru June and September through November), and school and community group field trips. Some marketing of programs including tabling at community events. Some off-site education programs.
Ideal Candidate: Minimum 2 years experience working with youth 4-14 in farm/ nature/ arts/ progressive education environment. Spanish or Ketchi language a plus. Familiarity with our Kingston-area youth organization partners a plus. Driver's License a plus.
Reports to: Education Program Coordinator.
Start: Now through June. End: September 1 through December 1.
Hours: 30-40 during camp season, 12-24 during non-camp season.
Compensation: Annual Raise. Competitive range based on experience and responsibility taken, may include farm produce and/or Hudson Valley Currents.
About Seed Song Farm & Center: For additional information visit SeedSongFarm.org.
Seed Song Farm is an L3C mission-based agroecological farm business that produces sustainably-grown vegetables, herbs, berries, flowers, and forest products, available through CSA shares, local farmers' markets, on-site farmstand, and donations. The Farm's commitment to health and sustainability goes far beyond the exclusion of harmful chemicals, as we will take the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York's (NOFA-NY) Farmer's Pledge. We use indigenous plants both for production, consumption, public activities, and habitat for beneficial plants and insects, including pollinators and natural insect predators.
Seed Song Center is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that partners with Seed Song Farm and many partner organizations to re-kindle a cultural reverence for the land and its bounty, through healthy food and farm experiences accessible to ALL. By growing, sharing, and celebrating our food together, we evolve our local culture toward an equitable and sustainable land access and stewardship. Seed Song Center organizes youth summer programs; an afterschool program; field trips for schools, community groups and businesses; and farm-based educational events, workshops and festivals.
The Farm & Center is located at 160 Esopus Ave, Kingston-- a small, diverse, vibrant city in the mid-Hudson River Valley, between New York City and Albany, where many organizations are working intersectionally to improve life for all residents. Good public transportation exists.
To apply:
Send resume, 3 references (2 work and 1 character), and brief answers to (1) why I want to pursue this kind of work (2) why I'm a good fit for Seed Song Farm & Center to:
creek@SeedSongFarm.org
Farm Store/CSA Manager
Local farm seeking an organized, friendly, communicative, hard-working person with retail/cafe/food service or similar experience to manage our developing farm shop and our ongoing CSA distribution in Kingston, NY. We need someone with a reverence for nature, a compassionate spirit, and a strong support for the mission of bringing healthy food to the community. Our small farm shop is integrated with our CSA (farm share) distribution and our off-site farmer's market sales. The chosen candidate will work in conjunction with the farm manager to coordinate these three sub-businesses and will be trained by the current interim farm shop manager.
Duties:
-Manage store: run register, handle cash deposits, sales reports, coordinate employee schedules
-Train retail staff on store systems
-Manage completion of store infrastructure (fixtures, signage, etc...)
-Create and maintain organization systems, including coordinating with wash pack crew on produce storage systems
-Seek out new vendors, order products, pay invoices
-Order supplies
-Prep and stock produce
-Create appealing/creative displays
-Identify maintenance needs and oversee repairs
-Adhere to Covid safety best practices and regulations (including wearing face mask) and maintain Covid safety protocols for the store
Requirements:
-Some experience in retail or food service management required. The ideal candidate will have a strong mind for organization and efficiency, an eye for merchandising, and an ability to adapt quickly (as is typical in retail environments). Good communication and interpersonal skills a must.
-Must be comfortable with physical work, outdoors and in various weather conditions
-Able to lift up to 40 lb.
Position Information:
-30-40 hours a week into November
-Retail/CSA open hours are from Wednesday afternoon through Sunday at 5 pm.
Please apply to Farm Manager Creek Iversen at creek@seedsongfarm.org with “Farm Store/CSA Manager Position” in the subject link and a resume including a description of your skills and strengths and a brief work history.
Farm Crew & Other Specialty Roles
Participate in all asprects of growing and distributing chemical-free vegetables:
seeding, planting, greenhouse work, harvesting, washing, packing, livestock chores (see above for more details). In some cases farmstand and farmer's market sales, CSA distribution, participation in events or education programs, administrative tasks, CSA volunteer coordinating.
Ideal Candidate: Minimum 1-2 seasons of related experience. Driver's License a plus.See above.
Reports to: Farm Manager or Farm Owner depending on role.
Start: Now thru June. End: September thru November, part-time work available off-season.
Hours: 20-44 hours per week, flexible.
Compensation: Annual raise. Competitive range $12.50/hr and up based on experience and responsibility taken, may include farm produce and/or Hudson Valley Currents,
On-farm housing options and inexpensive housing available locally.
Youth Education Team
Full- and Part-Time positions working with youth ages 4 through 14 at summer camp (June, July, August), spring recess camp (April), afterschool program (weekdays March thru June and September through November), and school and community group field trips. Some marketing of programs including tabling at community events. Some off-site education programs.
Ideal Candidate: Minimum 2 years experience working with youth 4-14 in farm/ nature/ arts/ progressive education environment. Spanish or Ketchi language a plus. Familiarity with our Kingston-area youth organization partners a plus. Driver's License a plus.
Reports to: Education Program Coordinator.
Start: Now through June. End: September 1 through December 1.
Hours: 30-40 during camp season, 12-24 during non-camp season.
Compensation: Annual Raise. Competitive range based on experience and responsibility taken, may include farm produce and/or Hudson Valley Currents.
About Seed Song Farm & Center: For additional information visit SeedSongFarm.org.
Seed Song Farm is an L3C mission-based agroecological farm business that produces sustainably-grown vegetables, herbs, berries, flowers, and forest products, available through CSA shares, local farmers' markets, on-site farmstand, and donations. The Farm's commitment to health and sustainability goes far beyond the exclusion of harmful chemicals, as we will take the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York's (NOFA-NY) Farmer's Pledge. We use indigenous plants both for production, consumption, public activities, and habitat for beneficial plants and insects, including pollinators and natural insect predators.
Seed Song Center is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that partners with Seed Song Farm and many partner organizations to re-kindle a cultural reverence for the land and its bounty, through healthy food and farm experiences accessible to ALL. By growing, sharing, and celebrating our food together, we evolve our local culture toward an equitable and sustainable land access and stewardship. Seed Song Center organizes youth summer programs; an afterschool program; field trips for schools, community groups and businesses; and farm-based educational events, workshops and festivals.
The Farm & Center is located at 160 Esopus Ave, Kingston-- a small, diverse, vibrant city in the mid-Hudson River Valley, between New York City and Albany, where many organizations are working intersectionally to improve life for all residents. Good public transportation exists.
To apply:
Send resume, 3 references (2 work and 1 character), and brief answers to (1) why I want to pursue this kind of work (2) why I'm a good fit for Seed Song Farm & Center to:
creek@SeedSongFarm.org