What are the responsibilities and job description for the Farm Hand position at Sunny Acres Farmstead?
Greetings,
We are starting to look for help for the 2025 growing season!
We are a small farm in Eastern CT, Norwich area. We grow veggies, flowers, annuals and perennials, trees, shrubberies, etc. 90% of what we grow is from seed or cutting in our greenhouses, with several acres of uncovered field production.
This is a fast paced environment, with lots of lifting, squatting, standing, kneeling, crawling, bending, walking, reaching, sitting, moving… must be able to work in all weather conditions. We work rain or shine. If you are interested in working with us you must be able to handle all these things. Lifting 40 pounds is necessary.
Reliability is a must, we have a small crew and everyone is important. There are no animals on the farm, only plants, previous outdoor worker is preferred, but not required.
This is seasonal farm labor. February thru October.
The work is different from day to day, tasks can be repetitive, ie. Lots of: Planting, weeding, harvesting, and early in the season is Part-time hours, general hours 9-3(ish) but will increase to full time during peak season. (Early mornings preferably 7am for harvest season)
Pay will be based on experience up to $18/hr, starting $16.35, references checked.
Thank you for reading!
Please send resume and cover letter to: Grownwithsunshine@gmail.com
Located in:
Baltic CT 06330
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Temporary
Pay: $16.35 - $18.00 per hour
Expected hours: 10 – 40 per week
Schedule:
- 4 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Afternoon shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Morning shift
- Weekends as needed
Application Question(s):
- Do you have experience working outdoors?
- Are you able to commit to a full season of work, starting part-time around February transition to full-time later in season, and work ending around October?
Application Question(s):
- Do you have experience working outdoors?
- Are you able to commit to a full season of work, starting part-time around February transition to full-time later in season, and work ending around October?
Ability to Commute:
- Baltic, CT 06330 (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $16 - $18