We are looking for several folks to join our crew at River Berry Farm in Fairfax, VT. River Berry farm operates a retail bedding plant and vegetable starts greenhouse , pick your own strawberries, on farm farmstand and wholesale vegetable operation. We grow about 45 acres of certified organic vegetable that is marketed to wholesale accounts in Burlington and greater New England. We have been in business for 35 years
Work consists , of seeding, transplanting, hoeing, weeding and harvesting, on field vegetables and with greenhouse grown vegetables.
The work day runs 7:30 to 4 m-f, and some Saturdays. We break the day into thirds, working 7:30 to 10, then provide break with coffee and homemade bread, break to lunch at 1. Then 1:30 to 4. We hire both full time and part time employees. Pay is competitive, and experience is considered in setting pay grade. Bonus consists of all the vegetables you want plus berries. We have taught vegetable crops and design courses at UVM and attempt to work in some education in terms of how we approach farming.
Our crew consists of people interested in learning about farming and or are, planning to start their own farms. We run a crew of about 10 to 12 folks. We almost always have a Great crew.
