Area 2 Farms: PART-TIME HARVEST CREW

2600 S. Oxford Street, Arlington VA

Description

Please send a resume and/or email to [email protected] explaining why you want to join our team this year. Include a short description of the farm work experience that you have. About Area 2 Farms: Area 2 Farms brings farmers and communities together. We use indoor, vertical farming to grow a wide variety of fresh, organic produce. Our farm is rooted in the oldest techniques and powered by the newest technologies, enabling us to grow always-in-season produce right here in Arlington, VA. We’re redefining what it means to be local and offering the freshest produce available. We believe that good health and nutrition should be delicious and accessible. Everything we grow is organic, kosher, and tended with the utmost respect for our land, our water, and our community. We're proud to be a certified B-Corp, using business to be a force for good. Job Description: Area 2 Farms is looking for hardworking and dedicated people to join the harvest team. Part-time positions are available for two days a week. There may be opportunities to add additional or extended work. Only applicants with experience harvesting vegetables will be considered. This is not an apprenticeship or training opportunity. We work indoors. We work hard and are on our feet for long hours at a time. It is required to arrive on time, ready to contribute to the team. Farming is physically and mentally taxing. You must be able to: - lift up to 50 pounds - follow detailed instructions, with the goal of not having to be repeated over and over again - harvest different kinds of vegetables, all with very different specifications - work well as a team and alone - be fast while paying attention to detail, being safe, and paying attention to the quality of the item you are harvesting - be able to take turns cleaning the wash/ pack area, bins, knives, etc. as well as the vegetables - participate as needed in packing boxes, bagging salad greens, and other tasks related to preparing the harvest for the customer Compensation: $200 per day depending on how many days you choose. All members of the team can take home a generous-sized share every week as well as harvest their own vegetables and herbs if not on the harvest plan that day. Everyone who stays through the end of the season is eligible to receive a bonus.