Row Crop Cultivator
Job Title: Row Crop Cultivator
Category: Full time, Non Exempt
Salary: $15-$19/hour, commensurate with experience
Reports to: Operations Manager
At Gorman Heritage Farm, we take a forward-thinking approach to the sustainability issues facing the agricultural community by educating people about food, sustainable agriculture, and the natural world. This person will be on the front lines of making sure that we care for the land we reside on in the most responsible ways possible by instituting and overseeing regenerative agricultural practices that will set an example for those who visit the farm. Our team is passionately dedicated to providing engaging programs, growing nutritious, sustainable food, and stewarding our beautiful, historic, agricultural site. Your role not only ensures our successful operations, but it helps create the margin for excellence, allowing the organization to surpass expectations and achieve its goal to be a leader of farm-based education in our region.
Job Responsibilities
- Contribute to the creation and execution of the organization’s annual crop plan in collaboration with the Operations Manager and Crop Consultant
- Plant, cultivate, weed and harvest row crops
- Manage allocation of crop yields and buyer relationships
- Collect and submit soil samples for nutrient analysis
- Collect and analyze data using existing spreadsheets and develop new data collection and analysis tools as needed
- Participate in maintenance and repair of farm equipment and machinery
- Support Land Use Committee of the Board of Directors and attend meetings
- Manage Windrow Compost system in partnership with Farm Manager and Garden Staff
- Participate in monthly Farm Staff meetings
- Assist with grounds maintenance, including bush hogging, trail clearing, and snow removal
- Work with volunteer groups to help maintain and improve farm grounds
- Serve as a backup to the Farmyard Staff when needed to ensure proper and timely care of livestock
- Assure compliance with standards for safety and best practices for equipment use in all areas of crop production and land management
- Represent Gorman Heritage Farm with environmental, agricultural, and educational organizations both locally and nationally. Stay up to date on current trends and new developments in the field of sustainable and regenerative agriculture
- Staff support for all GHF fundraising events
- Other duties as assigned
To be successful in this role, the ideal candidate will bring:
- Transferable experience or Bachelor’s Degree a plus
- Experience with crop planning, field rotation, nitrogen fixation
- Experience working with and fixing machinery, or a willingness to learn
- Attention to detail and data collection skills
- Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
- Strong social, organizational, and analytical skills
- Ability to prioritize tasks, manage time, and meet deadlines
- Strong work ethic and passion for the land
- Professional attitude, sense of humor, and the ability to interact well with a wide variety of people
- A passion for the mission of Gorman Heritage Farm and ability to serve as an ambassador of the organization
Benefits:
- Salary range $15-$19/hour, commensurate with experience
- Accrual of 80 hours paid vacation per year, 40 hours sick time, 16 hours personal time
- Ten paid holidays annually, plus the week between Christmas and New Years with minimal work requirements (check email and phone messages remotely)
- 60% of Medical Insurance premium paid by organization for staff (60% for spouse/family if not eligible elsewhere)
- Paid parental leave (after one year of employment)
- Life Insurance, Short/Long-Term Disability Insurance provided
- A dynamic, creative, team-oriented work environment
- An important nonprofit mission that “Builds Healthy Futures”
- You get to work on a Farm!
Gorman Heritage Farm is an equal opportunity employer residing on the lands of the Shawanese, Myaama, and Hopewell peoples, and values diversity. In our commitment to making sure our applicant pool is diverse we reserve the right to extend the application period or seek additional candidates if it is not.
To apply:
Send resume and cover letter to Amanda Hanger (she/her), Operations Manager, at ahanger@gormanfarm.org