Farm Crew Member

Overview

Golden Rule Gardens is a farm located in Willits, CA on the 5,000 acre Ridgewood Ranch. It is a project of the non-profit The Golden Rule Association. The farm grows food for a 40-member CSA, Farmstand, on-site communal dining hall, and the Mendo Lake Food Hub. The farm is split into two sites:
The Buttercup Field and The Golden Rule Field, run by two managers. The Buttercup Field focuses on intensively managed crops like cut greens, herbs, flowers, peas, and cherry tomatoes, and is managed by-hand using biodynamic and organic principles. It provides its own soil fertility using cover crops and compost curated on the farm. The Golden Rule Field offers a wide diversity of crops and production approaches, including longer-season crops Farm uses a tractor for crops like corn, potatoes, winter squash, and sweet potatoes.

A wide diversity of cucurbits, solanums, asters, alliums, umbels, amaranths, and brassicas are grown using minimal-till, intensive market garden methods. This field also includes perennial grapes, blackberries, and raspberries.

This position will fulfill duties at both sites (approximately 70% at GR field, 30% at Buttercup), offering an opportunity to experience a wide array of farming scales, techniques, and tools.

The Golden Rule Association is a member-run community with around 120 on-site residents that hosts several agricultural operations. We operate a community dining hall where meals are prepared and shared several times a week, as well as other community activities. Employees are welcome to participate in the broader Ridgewood Ranch community.

Shared housing is available for this position. Possibility of non-shared housing.

Position:
Farm Crew Member

Location:

Golden Rule Gardens at Ridgewood Ranch, Willits, California

Commitment:
Full-time (40 hours/week), May 1 through November 30

Compensation: $17.42/Hour; housing available but not included in compensation

• Strong communication skills
• Interest in farming
• Ability to lift 50 lbs repeatedly
• Ability to work outside daily, including in inclement weather (heat, smoke, rain, etc.)
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment (strongly encouraged)
• Willingness to be flexible, work long hours, and apply oneself where needed

• General farm work including seeding, planting, weeding, bed prep, harvesting, washing/packing, irrigation, and general farm maintenance

• Learn Biodynamic and bio-intensive principles/practices, as well as crop planning, marketing, and farm-management
• Qualified candidates can learn to operate heavy equipment (tractors, excavators, backhoes)

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