Part-Time Seasonal Garden Assistant

ARI Apartment ManagementSandy Ridge, NC

About The Position

Carrollwood Farms is located on the border of Stokes and Rockingham Counties. Our mission is to build a family farm for generations to come, showcase and preserve the best of the region, and use best practices in all that we do. Important Note: Experience using small tractors and walk-behind tillage equipment is a baseline requirement for this role.

Requirements

  • An ability to operate and maintain farm equipment including tractors and mowers.
  • Knowing how to check motor and hydraulic oil.
  • Knowledge of how to use tillage equipment in a vegetable production environment, including maintain and keeping sharp attachments.
  • A deep interest in growing fruits and vegetables.
  • The ability to work hard in sometimes challenging outdoor conditions (e.g., hot and humid).
  • An attitude which embraces outdoor work.
  • A love for nurturing plants.
  • Some knowledge of basic cultivation principles.
  • A can-do attitude. Willingness to go above and beyond and be the best person you can be.

Responsibilities

  • Assist in the cultivation of four acres vegetable, along with some fruits.
  • Assist as well in the care of a chicken flock.
  • Creating planting beds.
  • Starting seeds; planting transplants; weeding and cultivating beds; being on the lookout for pests.
  • Maintain the general landscape around the garden area; spread mulch.
  • Maintain garden equipment including but not limited to irrigation system, hoses, hand tools.
  • Participate in the composting program, harvest produce.
  • Maintain and operate equipment including lawn mowers, line trimmers, small tractors (including offset tractors), and walk-behind tillers.
  • Other tasks as assigned.
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