This job expired on June 15, 2014
Manager, Urban Farm Green Gate Farms
- Date Posted April 16, 2014
- Location Austin, TX
- Category Agriculture
- Job Type Full-Time
Job Description
FARM MANAGER JOB DESCRIPTION
Manager, Urban Farm
March 2014
Job Title: Farm Manager, Green Gate Farms’ Urban Farm Organization: Green Gate Farms
8310 Canoga Avenue, Austin, TX 78724
512-484-2746
www.greengatefarms.net
Organization Overview
Green Gate Farms is an award-winning, certified organic family farm begun in 2006 by Skip Connett and Erin Flynn. In the past nine years, we’ve grown from a one acre to a 33-acre operation with two farming locations. Our “Urban Farm” location is 5-acres, set on an historic urban farmstead 8 miles east of downtown Austin. Our “River Farm” is a 33-acre tract 25 minutes east of downtown Austin (and 8 miles west of Bastrop) along the Colorado River. (Staff participate at both farms, transportation provided.)
We grow certified organic vegetables, herbs, and flowers as well as raise heritage hogs, goats, sheep, and chicken. Our produce serves our 200+-member CSA and our farm stand, which is open to the community 3 times a week most of the year. We also sell to a few area restaurants and wholesale distributors like Greenling and Farmhouse Delivery.
During the 2014 growing season, our farm will be focused upon the following projects: building new infrastructure at the River Farm (e.g., processing area, storage sheds, housing), establishing an Education Center at the Urban Farm (e.g., livestock areas, classroom, housing), and increasing membership for our meat, vegetable and flower CSAs.
The ideal candidate for this full-time position will possess:
Farming skills
Communications skills
Personal/Physical Skills
Not required but preferred:
Your duties will include but are not limited to:
Salary & Benefits (Housing is not provided)
Manager, Urban Farm
March 2014
Job Title: Farm Manager, Green Gate Farms’ Urban Farm Organization: Green Gate Farms
8310 Canoga Avenue, Austin, TX 78724
512-484-2746
www.greengatefarms.net
Organization Overview
Green Gate Farms is an award-winning, certified organic family farm begun in 2006 by Skip Connett and Erin Flynn. In the past nine years, we’ve grown from a one acre to a 33-acre operation with two farming locations. Our “Urban Farm” location is 5-acres, set on an historic urban farmstead 8 miles east of downtown Austin. Our “River Farm” is a 33-acre tract 25 minutes east of downtown Austin (and 8 miles west of Bastrop) along the Colorado River. (Staff participate at both farms, transportation provided.)
We grow certified organic vegetables, herbs, and flowers as well as raise heritage hogs, goats, sheep, and chicken. Our produce serves our 200+-member CSA and our farm stand, which is open to the community 3 times a week most of the year. We also sell to a few area restaurants and wholesale distributors like Greenling and Farmhouse Delivery.
During the 2014 growing season, our farm will be focused upon the following projects: building new infrastructure at the River Farm (e.g., processing area, storage sheds, housing), establishing an Education Center at the Urban Farm (e.g., livestock areas, classroom, housing), and increasing membership for our meat, vegetable and flower CSAs.
The ideal candidate for this full-time position will possess:
Farming skills
- Be a passionate farmer, eager to learn about what it takes to succeed in Central Texas
- Have at least three years sustainable farming experience with a record of increasing responsibilities
- Establish and maintain a professional, fast work pace for others to emulate
- Manage the entire process of growing, from seed selection to sales
Communications skills
- Enjoy interacting with customers, chefs and general public
- Be comfortable teaching and managing 1)interns, adult volunteers and workshare members, some of whom have farming aspirations, 2) children on field trips and in camp, and 3) general public during our weekly tours.
Personal/Physical Skills
- Sense of humor a must
- Actively contribute to the harmony of the farm team
- Physically fit, able to lift 50+ lb. feed bags
- Able to repair equipment, build infrastructure (or willingness to learn)
Not required but preferred:
- Spanish speaker – our farm stand is in a food desert and many customers do not speak English
- Experienced with Farmigo, our online farm management system and/or Quickbooks
Your duties will include but are not limited to:
- Day-to-day field/CSA operations (50% of time)
- Coordinate harvests (15% of time)
- Sales: Farm stand and Accounts (10% of time)
- Education and outreach (25%)
Salary & Benefits (Housing is not provided)
- Salary based upon experience
- Full-time position with up to 3-4 weeks off between seasons (e.g. July/Aug and Dec/Jan)
- Participation in a mission-driven, community farm
- Free vegetables and $50 monthly Protein bonus
- Introductions to farming community
- Pay increases with responsibility
- Tuition for one in-state farming conference
- Free enrollment in week-long camp for your child(ren)
- Efforts made to tailor job to your goals
- Opportunities to supplement income by teaching workshops
- Friendly, open working environment.
This job expired on June 15, 2014
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