New Garden Farm: Farm Production Manager Hours- 40+/wk Pay- $35,000-40,000/yr + benefits (based on experience and qualification) Overview: The Farm at New Garden Park produces a variety of fruit and vegetables using intensive no-till growing techniques on small acreage. An enterprise of Church of the Redeemer, Greensboro, the Farm at New Garden Park is a site of empowerment, prayer, and intensive market farming production.&nbsp; The Farm follows the ancient Benedictine rhythm “ora et labora” (work and pray) as part of Church of the Redeemer’s larger vision of a renewed parish life. Production goals and community prayer make up the daily rhythm of our growing community. A typical farm day will start at sunrise. The Farm Production Manager will begin the day surveying tasks and preparing for the day’s work, which will usually include preparing to host volunteers from Church of the Redeemer (COTR), COTR’s refugee congregations, and/or from the larger Greensboro community. Farm staff and volunteers stop for a time of prayer mid-morning before continuing the work growing into the afternoon.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Farm Production Manager will be responsible for meeting the Farm’s production goals, while also feeding the soil and managing the Farm’s longterm aesthetic goals as an educational and “destination” location. This is primarily a production position. While others will be responsible for post-production and marketing, there will inevitably be some cross over in responsibilities.&nbsp; The right individual for this position will love the land. He or she will love caring for the soil, drawing a robust harvest from that soil, and drawing others into that love. The Farm Production Manager must be excited about working from within a team: he or she will need to achieve critical production deadlines and meet standards of quality alongside and from within a diverse group of co-workers and volunteers. This position requires a strong detail-orientation and the ability to&nbsp;help volunteers of many languages, age groups, and ability levels to work toward the Farm’s goals.&nbsp; Responsibilities Tasks include, but are not limited to the following: <ul><li>Planning and coordinating the production of vegetables, microgreens, and flowers for distribution</li><li>Leading weekly management meetings about farm priorities and upcoming critical needs, seeing needs and challenges six months ahead of farm staff&nbsp;</li><li>Overseeing staff and volunteers in growing out transplants in greenhouse</li><li>Participating in regular field work with the crew, including seeding, transplanting, cultivating and hand weeding, hoop house work, harvest, post-harvest washing and packing, and other field projects</li><li>Implementing sustainable pest-, disease-, and weed-control practices</li><li>Establishing and maintaining applicable procedures and manuals for the farm</li><li>Working with the Farm Director to plan and facilitate agricultural trainings for the farm crew, interns, and volunteers</li><li>Scheduling and coordinating Field Crew schedules</li></ul>Requirements:<ul><li>Minimum 2 years experience in organic market gardening</li><li>Minimum 1 year experience in greenhouse operations</li><li>Excellent time management awareness and ability to work quickly</li><li>Strong communication abilities across all levels of volunteer, management, and staff</li><li>Strong work ethic and excellent attention to detail</li><li>Ability to quickly pick up new concepts and techniques and then teach them to others</li><li>Ability and willingness to work outside in a variety of extreme weather conditions - rain, cold, heat and wind.</li><li>Ability to lift and carry 50 lbs as well as bend, stoop and kneel for long periods of time</li><li>Willingness to be a part of a strong community of faith, joining in church feast day celebrations and daily morning prayer services regardless of personal faith affiliation</li><li>Within the first year, attend a 12-week Agrarian Theology course offered at Church of the Redeemer (offered multiple times per year)</li><li>Uphold the vision and values of Church of the Redeemer as well as the New Garden Farm while fulfilling the responsibilities listed above</li></ul>&nbsp;Strongly Desired Skills and Abilities<ul><li>A sense of vocational call to the field of agriculture and the capacity to commit to this position for at least 5 years.&nbsp;</li></ul> To apply, submit an application at https://redeemergso.churchcenter.com/people/forms/443143 &nbsp;

Farm Production Manager

The Farm at New garden Park
Greensboro, NC

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Farm Production Manager

The Farm at New garden ParkGreensboro, NC

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The Farm at New garden Park
Greensboro, NC