Farm Manager

Farm Discovery at Live Earth; Watsonville (CA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Farm Discovery at Live Earth is seeking a Farm Manager to lead our educational spaces, keep the farm safe, and ensure productive learning environments for thousands of visitors each year.

You will grow produce, care for animals, maintain facilities and tools, and collaborate with education staff to plan seasonal crops and hands-on learning experiences for youth in our community.

Qualifications

• Must be detail-oriented and highly organized.
• Strong collaborative and communication skills are essential.
• Able to work flexibly in a farming and facilities context.

Responsibilities

• Lead farming activities and maintain educational spaces.
• Care for animals and garden, and keep facilities in working order.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Collaborative

Great communication

Organized

Flexible

Job description

Position Description

We are looking for a highly motivated, detail-oriented and energetic person for this position of Farm Manager. The Farm Manager keeps our educational spaces thriving, safe, and ready for learning. This is a farming and facilities role: you grow produce in the educational fields and garden, care for our animals, and keep the physical site, tools, vehicles, drains, restrooms, supplies, pest control, in working order for the thousands of kids and visitors who move through it each year.

The fields exist to serve our programming and feed our community. Success is measured by maintaining a continuous variety of fruits and vegetables growing across the whole year, so that whenever a group walks into the fields there is something to taste, compare, harvest, plant, irrigate or demonstrate IPM and regenerative farming practices. You'll plan a season of variety. You will train our educators in how to lead garden activities and collaborate with the education team on curriculum and increase their farming knowledge to then pass on that learning to youth through programming, so the garden and teaching stay connected.

This position requires a collaborative individual with a high level of organization and flexibility. You are approachable, a great communicator, and passionate about our mission. You get the big picture, while being a strategic thinker who can dive in and get the daily work done with a strong attention to detail. You're playful, comfortable being you, and willing to share your personal magic with Farm Discovery students while creating safe space on the farm and in the kitchen.

Position Details

This is a 40 hour per week, full time position with paid vacation, sick time, and holidays. Salary $40-50k, commensurate with experience plus a benefits stipend and Roth IRA match. In addition, the farm will provide produce, and fresh eggs as available.