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We are hiring two Field Workers for the 2023 season. Read on for details...
Job Posting
Close to Home Organics
Field Worker
Close to Home Organics is a family-owned and operated organic mixed-vegetable farm, located in Abbotsford. We farm at Glen Valley Organic Farm as shareholders of the Glen Valley Organic Farm Cooperative. In 2023, our sales will focus on a Community Shared Agriculture (CSA) program that we run in cooperation with Earth Apple Organic Farm. We are seeking two farm workers to work with us through the farming season. (from March or April through the end of October). Both are full-time positions with a Monday-Friday work-week.
Our Field Workers are expected to work outside in all types of conditions. The work is physically demanding and is at times solo. Successful farm workers are self-motivated, aware of their body’s need for water and stretching, can leave their phone alone, are driven to get the work done efficiently, and communicate well with others. Preference will be given to applicants with previous farm experience and proven ability to work efficiently. The work is not glamorous, but the results are tangible...and delicious.
Examples of tasks include:
Field and Cold-frame Tasks
Bed preparation (using a tractor), irrigation maintenance
Seeding, transplanting (using hand tools)
Weeding (by hand, with hand-tools and with mechanized tools)
Harvesting (by hand)
Pathway maintenance (using hand tools and/or walk-behind rototiller)
Packing Tasks
Washing and packing vegetables according to customer orders
Following cleaning protocols to maintain a food-safe work environment
Farm Tasks
Grass maintenance
Blackberry maintenance
General help in spring clean-up and maintaining a tidy farmyard
This position pays an hourly wage of $17/hour with bonus access to produce ‘seconds’. There is one on-site living space (though off-farm accommodation is preferred) and there are 50 acres to explore during breaks in work. Interested candidates should contact Chris Bodnar or Paige Dampier at: hello@closetohomeorganics.com or 604-897-1111.
Close to Home Organics is located at Glen Valley Organic Farm, about 15 minutes east of Fort Langley: 8550 Bradner Road, Abbotsford, BC.