Field Assistant

Job title: Field Assistant

Job description: The Sharing Farm is a not-for-profit organization that grows organic vegetables on donated city lands for the Richmond Food Bank and other community agencies. We also sell our produce via a CSA (community supported agriculture) and farmers markets. We are looking for enthusiastic, hard-working field assistants for August-October 2021.

The Sharing Farm is a unique community farm combining the practice of organic farming set within a framework of food justice and food security in the region. The Sharing Farm is located on the south bank of the Fraser River, on the unceded territory of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semiahmoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt and Kwikwetlem people. The four-acre farm is situated within Richmond’s Terra Nova Rural Park, located at the west end of Westminster Highway, alongside the West Dyke, in Richmond BC. It is accessible by bus, skytrain, car, or bicycle.

For more information about the Sharing Farm please visit

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist with field preparation, crop maintenance, site maintenance, irrigation, crop harvest, and post-harvest handling
• Assist with the distribution and sale of vegetables
• Keep farm and storage areas organized and tidy
• Assist running a CSA program
• Report to the Farm Manager

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS (Service Canada):

• be between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of the employment;
• be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the duration of the employment; and,
• have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of employment and be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations.

Qualifications:

• Be self-motivated, flexible, willing to take initiative, work well independently and in a team environment
• Be physically fit and enjoy working outside in all kinds of weather
• Proven ability in working effectively with co-workers and/ or volunteers
• (desirable) Have farming or gardening experience
• (desirable) Valid driver’s license
• The ideal candidate will have a strong interest in organic farming and/ or food security.

Compensation and Work Hours

Salary: $17 per hour

35 hour work week, with possibility of part time.

8 weeks full time, or longer if part time schedules.

Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible, as we will begin interviewing immediately.

Applications are accepted until the positions are filled.

To Apply:

Please submit resume and a cover letter to:

Director of Operations: Leslie Williams

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