farm manager wanted - Okanogan Valley
Okanogan Biodiversity Farm Seeks Farm Manager
We are a small-scale, intensive farm. Crops include vegetables, berries, medicinal herbs, seeds and propagation material. We experiment with permaculture and agroforestry systems. We are growing in multiple locations around Tonasket, Washington in the Okanogan Valley. The farm manager's responsibilities include planting, cultivating, irrigating, harvesting, processing and marketing crops under the direction of Michael Pilarski. A great opportunity for someone who has completed several years of farm internship and is ready for a bigger role which includes mentoring by an experienced farmer. There is the potential to join in a long-term, cooperative farming venture. The position also includes wildcrafting, processing and shipping wild medicinal plants through Friends of the Trees Botanicals.
Minimum 2 years experience organic farming. Good physical shape. Ability to do a wide variety of manual labor as we don't use many machines. Good people skills required. Housing provided. Salary negotiable. Early March till Mid-November.
Contact Michael Pilarski
[email protected]
509-486-4056
www.friendsofthetrees.net