Position Filled
FARMER – MIXED VEGETABLE FARM – MONTVILLE, MAINE
True North Farms, a 52 acre MOFGA certified organic vegetable farm in Montville, Maine, is interviewing for an experienced farmer for the 2014 season, beginning in May 2014. We have 4.0 acres under cultivation and use a combination of tractor and manual methods. We will grow 30 crop types with over 90 varieties of vegetables in 2014. We have one half-acre in garlic with 15 varieties. Major jobs are seed starting, transplanting, hoeing, weeding, harvesting, mulching, grading, cleaning produce, and packing for market. We sell wholesale to restaurants and retail outlets. We will sell garlic on the Internet in 2014. We are involved with a nutrient dense biological approach to farming. Monthly on-farm tutorial by our farm consultant. We share a farm lunch at mid-day. We can offer separate living accommodations (minimum 30 hour week) and hourly pay, commensurate with experience, May through October See our website, www.truenorthfarms.com. Contact: Richard Harrison or Sarah Lincoln-Harrison at 207-589-3313 or email [email protected] or [email protected].
True North Farms, a 52 acre MOFGA certified organic vegetable farm in Montville, Maine, is interviewing for an experienced farmer for the 2014 season, beginning in May 2014. We have 4.0 acres under cultivation and use a combination of tractor and manual methods. We will grow 30 crop types with over 90 varieties of vegetables in 2014. We have one half-acre in garlic with 15 varieties. Major jobs are seed starting, transplanting, hoeing, weeding, harvesting, mulching, grading, cleaning produce, and packing for market. We sell wholesale to restaurants and retail outlets. We will sell garlic on the Internet in 2014. We are involved with a nutrient dense biological approach to farming. Monthly on-farm tutorial by our farm consultant. We share a farm lunch at mid-day. We can offer separate living accommodations (minimum 30 hour week) and hourly pay, commensurate with experience, May through October See our website, www.truenorthfarms.com. Contact: Richard Harrison or Sarah Lincoln-Harrison at 207-589-3313 or email [email protected] or [email protected].
