About the Farm: Harmony Ridge Farms is a family owned farm set in the rolling hills of Tobaccoville, NC. We produce vegetables, melons, pork and eggs. Our HRF label beef is produced in partnership with Randleman Farms of Elon, NC.
Harmony Ridge strives to increase local access to gourmet-quality natural produce and proteins across socioeconomic divides through our CSA, community outreach programs, home deliveries, market sales and wholesale operation.
We are committed to a sustainable growing system: we employ numerous soil-building techniques in the field, crop rotation, cover cropping and composting. All HRF produce is grown sustainably, without the use of chemical pesticides, herbicides or fungicides.
Harmony Ridge also acts as a food hub, buying and redistributing some of the finest local and regional produce.
Our livestock is raised humanely, outdoors on pasture without exception. 2024 will mark our 15th year of diversified production.
About the Role: Your role on our farm will be a vital one. You will work alongside vegetable field crews, contribute to tractor operations (along with RV & MP), and contribute to the washing & packing operation (along with IO,RV & JS).
Responsibilities: working with vegetable production crews to complete assigned tasks, such as planting, harvest, spraying, weeding, pruning, trellising. (with IO, MP & RV).
Driving between properties, including loading and unloading product or inputs.
Operating tractor in field to complete assigned tasks (with Matt Patterson). Achieve proficiency changing out and connecting tractor implements.
Packing orders on occasion.
Maintaining a tidy workplace, indoors and outdoors
Complete tasks related to greenhouse and hoophouse vegetable production (with MP, RV & IO)
Candidate Requirements:
safe and clean driving record
physically capable of demanding manual work in all weather conditions
ability to operate machinery (tractor, BCS tiller/tractor, hand tools, yard maintenance machines including trimmer/mowers etc)
ability to prioritize and implement field tasks efficiently
willingness to take direction and to always treat coworkers with respect
Physical Requirements/Intangibles:
Ability to lift and move 60 lbs, willingness/ability to drive deliveries/pickups as needed, ability and willingness to complete hand-work tasks (such as harvesting, trellising, pruning, weeding, washing and packing, spraying, cleaning, unloading/loading vehicles, moving product and inputs manually), willingness to take direction, to work in sometimes very hot (or cold) conditions (in both field and hoophouse environs), willingness to see the task to its completion, flexibility, sense of humor
2-4 day weekly work schedule (8+ hour days) in the Monday-Friday range weekly. Some variation on this schedule may be necessary to accommodate weather changes in meeting pressing production needs.
Compensation:
$14-16/hour to start DOE, free produce and discounted meats. There could be opportunity for this position to grow into a full time leadership role on the farm with strong performance and consistent demonstration of leadership/farm skills.