Tea Lane Farm is seeking a full-time farmer for 2022
Tea Lane Farm is a thirteen-acre farm located on Martha's Vineyard, with six acres devoted to organic cut flower production and the remaining nine acres to pasture land for sheep. The Tea Lane property includes a 250-year-old farmhouse, several barns, and a greenhouse - on pastoral fields encompassed by lichen covered stone walls. Our farm is just a ten-minute ride to the ocean and is surrounded by 30 acres of conservation land with beautiful walking trails. This will be our tenth year in this location and we are looking forward to another beautiful and productive season. We would like to invite you to join us in this exciting opportunity to continue to grow and learn with us.
Tea Lane Farm grows hundreds of varieties of annual and perennial flowers. In addition to growing flowers we:
Design and arrange flowers for weddings and events
Make custom arrangements at the local farmers’ market
Sell wholesale to local florists
Sell from our honor system roadside stand
Job Description
We're seeking a farm crew member to be an integral part of our team. The farmer will work primarily in the field planting, weeding, harvesting, processing, distributing, as well as working farmers’ markets. In the spring we spend the majority of our time in the greenhouse seeding and maintaining our seedlings. Our season begins end of March and finishes in November. This position includes possibility of onsite housing. Our ideal candidate is hardworking and lighthearted, flexible and dependable, kind and thoughtful, resourceful and creative, contentious and thorough. This is a great opportunity to be part of an established and productive farm on a beautiful island!
Requirements:
8-10+ hour workdays
Innate attention to detail
1 -3 years experience working on a highly productive farm
Ability to work in all weather conditions
Motivated to keep a clean and organized workspace
Ability to thrive under pressure and hustle
Physically capable of all farm labor tasks (comfortably able to lift 50lbs)
Excellent work ethic; passionate about farming
Comfortable working collaboratively and independently
Valid driver's license
Schedule and Compensation:
March through November
Housing is a possibility
Hourly rate based upon experience and will elevate based on performance