Job Description:
The Farm Procurement Manager will develop and manage all aspects of the Farm production fields including growing organic vegetables, fruits and herbs; identifying and selling in local markets and on-site; managing farm interns and working with volunteers, and speaking to public groups that frequent the farm for educational days.
• The manager has primary responsibility for the planning, coordination, and implementation of all work and activities at the Farm. Currently, the farm is three acres under plow with the potential to add more.
Key Responsibilities:
• Supervision of farm interns and volunteers (patiently and respectfully)
• Coordination with farm staff and its advisory team including monthly board reports.
• Produce annual field plans.
• Maintain farm’s standards of production to ensure the highest quality product.
• Maintain farm infrastructure and landscape with the help of interns and volunteers.
• Cooperate with community partners.
• Seed ordering and material acquisition
• Planning and implementation of weekly planting schedule.
• Insect and weed control, fertility monitoring and general field observation.
• Cultivation activities.
• Infrastructure planning, creation, and maintenance.
• Irrigation planning and implementation.
• Soil building program including composting.
• Installation, maintenance, and monitoring of animal fencing.
• Plan weekly harvest schedule, harvest, market and deliver.
• Integration of farm with other programs • Participates in planning for long-term farm development.
• Coordinate produce needs with culinary, market and educational programs.
• Able to work in the field, outdoor classroom, and office including hard repetitive physical work.
• Some evening or special event hours may be required.
Requirements:
• Tertiary Degree in Agriculture, Agricultural Science, or equivalent field required.
• Minimum two years experience of full-season management.
• Demonstrated farm planning experience and working knowledge of farm infrastructure.
• Experience in growing using organic/biodynamic principles.
• Experience working with farm machinery.
Skills and Abilities:
• Demonstrated ability to work independently.
• Demonstrated good organizational and record keeping skills.
• Demonstrated good communication skills.
• Self-motivated, cooperative and flexible.
• Mechanical knowledge and agricultural equipment and tools expertise
• Ability to prepare periodic written reports
• Ability to manage assets - equipment, labor Ability to budget, program, manage, schedule Results oriented manager
• Ability to interact successfully with employees
• Responsibly manage administrative and record keeping tasks related to running the farm business and overall success of the organization.
