Not  currently hiring, but you are welcome to check in.  Our needs may change.

Trillium Hill farm includes a 1 acre market garden producing nutrient dense, high value crops for farmstand, CSA, restaurant, and grocery store sales.  Growing techniques are Certified Organic.  Nearly no till, almost no spray.
 

Market Garden Assistant
Ideal candidate would be able to work the following days/ times/ hours.  Other schedules considered for the right person.
 
Days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and a few hours on Saturday and/ or Sunday
Hours: 8am – 4 pm.  Unpaid lunch break
Season: Help needed End of April- End of November

On Mondays and Thursdays, the Market Garden Assistant will help with harvesting, cleaning, and packaging vegetables for CSA, farm stand, and restaurant customers.  Work on Tuesdays and Fridays involves all aspects of garden maintenance including seeding, transplanting, cultivating, weeding, etc. 
The ideal candidate would be available to work at least an hour or two on Saturday and/or Sunday during peak farmstand season (mid June-mid Sept). 
The work can be uncomfortable because of; heat, cold, physical exertion, and repetitive motions.  Work will go on regardless of weather. 
 
Market Garden Assistant may be asked to learn cattle chores, but work will not regularly include animal chores.
 
Pay:  depends on experience/ demonstrated ability: $11+/ hr
 
Benefits:  1. CSA share  
2. Discount on non THF farmstand items (30% off).  
3. Bonus of $.50/ hr worked, if employee works all agreed upon hours through end of season.

 Additional Needs:
May be looking for additional help with:  delivery, Instagram, event planning, farmstand, email marketing, cooking  for events, hoop house  and other construction projects?
Winter:  May be looking to hire for 10- 20 hours per week?
 
If interested in working with us, please send us an email.  Include answers to the following questions.
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Questions

1. Why are you interested in farm work in general?
2. What about our farm makes it someplace you’d like to work? 
3. Is there anything that may prevent you from doing strenuous work for long hours?  Can you lift 50 lbs?
4. What are your plans for spring, summer, and fall of 2019?  When are you available to start?  When does your availability end?  What are you vacation plans?  What days of the week can you work? 
5. We are looking for someone who will accomplish tasks quickly with fine attention to detail.  Please describe how you can fill this need?
6.  Are you interested in helping with/ skilled in any of our possible additional needs (listed above)? 
7. Please provide related work history and a couple of references that we may contact.

 
Thanks for your interest
James Donegan
Trillium Hill Farm
www.trilliumhillfarmvt.com
trilliumhills@gmail.com
802-488-0283