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HELP WANTED:  FARM MANAGER, Woodstock, specializing in fruits and vegetables on small scale, coach volunteers to feed the hungry through food banks.  Send resume to info@tgiafarm.com.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Production Horticulturist 

who is knowledgeable and experienced in the cultivation, planting, growing, maintenance and harvesting of vegetables on an non-profit farm. Small farm located in Redford MI, We would like to produced 215 tons of vegetables in the next coming years, all of which will be donated to the area food banks, food pantries and soup kitchens feeding more than 15,000 people per month. Farm utilized approximately 20 volunteers (mostly 65 to 10 years of age) for planting and harvesting.Support is provided in office management and recruitment/ scheduling/ coordination of volunteers.

Personal Requirements:

● Positive thinker with of energy and aggressiveness, devoted to helping the hungry.

● Knowledge and experience in growing on large scale an extensive range of vegetables.

●             Able to analyze and solve problems

●             Excellent organizational and supervisory skills

●             Good communication and teaching skills

●             Enjoys instructing and mentoring young volunteers with confidence and patience

●             Farm equipment mechanical aptitude

●             Aptitude for working with computers for planning, budgeting, scheduling

●             Cautious, constantly concerned with safety and protection of visitors

●             Farm operating knowledge of modern drip irrigation system.

Manager shall perform the following tasks:

● Under supervision of the Chief Executive Officer, manage the capital, plans and strategic direction of the farm under policies of the Board of Directors.

●  Manage the financial aspects of the business by controlling expenses.

●  Organize and manage the various functions of the farm with the aid of volunteers.

● Decide or advise on the kind of crops to be grown, the area to be sown or planted.

● Plan the type of farming activities to be undertaken, estimate operating costs and order supplies such as seed, fertilizer, and farm equipment.

● Manage with aid of volunteers the irrigation system to provide appropriate moisture to growing plants utilizing plastic mulch and drip irrigation.

● Assuring health and safety of all farm visitors, direct farm volunteer workers on crop growing and harvesting.

● Perform farming functions to be instructive to volunteers.

● Assure that all equipment (tractors, implements, sprayers, trucks, wagons), are operated away from all volunteers to protect them from accidents or health problems.

● Plan activities to minimize environmental degradation, monitor environmental effects of farming activities and repair existing damage.

● Maintain records to help in future planning and scheduling of plantings and non-chemical application.