Company description

Frinklepod Farm is a small, family-run farm growing certified organic vegetables and flowers on 4 acres in Arundel, Maine, near the coastal communities of Biddeford and Kennebunkport.

We are passionate about providing our community nourishing food and on-farm experiences that celebrate and increase connections to the land and one another.  

During our peak growing season, our farm members and other customers shop in the well-stocked farm store, pick their own flowers, enjoy soft-serve ice cream, listen to the happy sounds of our summer campers, and sign up to attend events such as plant-based cooking classes, farm dinners, and concerts.  

Frinklepod Farm provides a dynamic, supportive work environment and we strive to engage all of our employees with integrity and thoughtful, proactive communication.  With a small team (about 8 people, including the two owners, Flora & Noah) we typically become a close-knit family over the course of the season, enjoying each other's company around campfires, potlucks & lunchtime birthday cake.

Job description

Frinklepod Farm is seeking a Farm Crew Member to work on all aspects of the vegetable growing operation, from April through October.  This is a great opportunity to hone one’s current farming knowledge and expand learning into the full set of skills needed to run a small diversified farm business.

Applicants should have at least one prior season of farming experience and be comfortable and competent working both alone and alongside others on our small team of 4 people (including farm owner, Noah, and farm assistant manager).  We are looking for an enthusiastic, mature learner who is able to take constructive feedback and make adjustments, while also being open to sharing ideas and problem solving collaboratively.  The right person will have the physical, emotional and mental stamina to meet new challenges and accomplish repetitive tasks efficiently throughout the growing season.  We value kindness, tenacity, curiosity and good communication skills. 

Crew Member tasks include the following:

• Bed prep and compost spreading
• Irrigation installation and maintenance
• Transplanting and direct seeding
• Weeding, mulching, crop support and trellising
• High tunnel intensive crop production, pruning and trellising
• Harvesting and processing up to 30 different crops
• No spray, organic pest management and disease control
• Equipment, tool and infrastructure maintenance

Frinklepod is a dynamic, supportive work environment where we strive to engage with each with integrity and proactive communication.  Noah’s management style seeks to maintain a low stress attitude while holding ourselves to a high standard of efficiency in our work.  Applicants to this position should be prepared to always be observant and quick to make adjustments as challenges arise.

The position is mid-April - mid-October, Tues. - Sat 7:00 am to 4:00 pm with a paid morning break and a 30 min unpaid lunch break.  

Compensation:

• $16-19/hour DOE
• 20% off in farm store
• Free second-quality produce
• 1 hr PTO for every 35 hours worked
• Workers comp

Compensation

this position is: hourly, $15-20/hr

Application instructions

Deadline

no deadline