Senior Organic Farm Manager – Crop & Soil Lead

Good Food Jobs, Inc.; New Jersey; Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation pay

Sick leave

Holiday pay

Savings plan with employer contrib.

Health insurance

Job summary

Blue Moon Acres is seeking an experienced farmer to lead operations on our 63‑acre USDA Certified Organic farm in Pennington, NJ. The role includes crop planning, field operations, soil fertility, planting through harvest, and managing crews and equipment to maintain organic production standards.

The right candidate will be curious, observant, and empirical, with 5+ years of commercial farming experience, preferably in organic vegetables, and a willingness to test new ideas and improve

Qualifications

• 5+ years of commercial farming experience, preferably in organic vegetable production, including management responsibility.
• Can confidently manage crops, crews, equipment, schedules, and day-to-day farm operations.
• Must be able to lift 50+ lbs and operate tractors, forklift, and other farm machinery.
• Strong understanding of soils, fertility, and plant nutrition.
• Enjoys solving problems and continually improving production systems.
• Interest in biological and regenerative agriculture and willingness to experiment.
• Open-minded, empirical, and willing to collaborate with ownership to test ideas.
• Spanish fluency is a plus.
• Wants substantial responsibility and long-term impact on an established farm.
• Start date flexible.

Responsibilities

• Lead operations on the 63-acre USDA Organic farm.
• Oversee crop planning, field operations, soil fertility, and harvest from planting to harvest.
• Manage equipment, crews, schedules, and day-to-day farm activities.
• Ensure organic practices and food safety compliance across production.
• Collaborate with ownership to evaluate new ideas and conduct on-farm trials.

Skills

5+ years farming experience

Farm management

Soil fertility

Plant nutrition

Crop planning

Team leadership

Problem solving

Regenerative/agriculture curiosity

Spanish fluency (nice to have)

Tools

Tractors

Forklift

Other farm machinery

Job description

Blue Moon Acres is seeking an experienced farmer to lead operations on our 63‑acre USDA Certified Organic farm in Pennington, NJ. The role includes crop planning, field operations, soil fertility, planting through harvest, and managing crews and equipment to maintain organic production standards.

The right candidate will be curious, observant, and empirical, with 5+ years of commercial farming experience, preferably in organic vegetables, and a willingness to test new ideas and improve