Love Grows is Ailsa and Brad, a wholehearted farming couple from Bucks County, PA. We’re looking for local folks who want to support the efficient operation of a small regenerative vegetable farm. We are a 3.5 acre operation in our 7th season, growing for 3 farmer’s markets. We focus on greens, roots and all things fresh for market while also producing a fair amount of longer-storing produce. We emphasize human power over fuel and petroleum-product use and we are especially keen to close our resource loops. This work is our calling and we aim to protect it and our souls from a heartsick capitalist system while making, like, a decent living.
Love Grows Part-time Field Assistant Feasterville-Trevose, Pennsylvania Love Grows is looking for local folks who want to support the efficient operation of a small regenerative vegetable farm. The ability to do consistent, quality work at a brisk pace is essential. Self-motivation and focus while working alone or with other field assistants is required. Applicants should be content and able to do demanding and repetitive physical labor in heat, rain or cold. A typical day for example: harvesting, washing, and packing a couple dozen 20-50lb bushels of produce, then kneeling/crouching/duck walking for 600ft to hand pick every weed out of rows of tiny lettuce. No really...seriously, this job is not for you if you don’t think you can maintain a positive attitude and derive satisfaction from working this way throughout all 6 months. Ideally this job will give you an excellent sense of the commitment, attitude, and muscle memory needed to produce literal tons of fresh, nourishing food. Prerequisites: At least 6 weeks of preseason functional fitness training is required- even informally like youtube workouts every other day- especially for anyone unaccustomed to doing physical labor over an extended period. Must also review vegetable production methods if unfamiliar. We will provide these as Standard Operating Procedures and/or recommended market gardening books and videos. Pay: $12-$15 per hour depending on performance/experience. We encourage open dialogue about financial needs. Time commitment: Approximately 20 hours per week for 26 weeks from early May to late October Typically Tuesday - Friday. Scheduling flexible. Experience: Organic vegetable production experience preferred but not at all required. Perks: Most of the things you need for good health: fresh air, sunshine, nutrient-rich food, routine and purpose! Weekly vegetable share ($450 value), opportunity for more hours at weekend markets. Free snacks and drinks. End of season bonus. Please send resume to info@lovegrowscsa.com along with the answers to the following questions:Do you live within 25 minutes of Playwicki Farm and have reliable transportation?What is your motivation for wanting to work on a vegetable production farm? (We’re cool with “I just really need a job” but say a little more)
Love Grows Full-time Vegetable Grower Feasterville-Trevose, Pennsylvania Full-time Vegetable Growers will work in the field just as Ailsa or Brad would. This position involves all of the fun aspects of running a vegetable operation: sowing, planting, hand and hand-tool cultivation, harvest, wash/pack and slinging veggies at the markets. Ability to lead 2 or 3 other crew members is a plus but not required. The ability to do consistent, quality work at a brisk pace is essential. Applicants should be content and able to do demanding and repetitive physical labor in heat, rain or cold, either alone or with other employees. The ideal candidates will be able to communicate effectively with the owners and keep the farm humming along during periods when the latter are dealing with irrigation, Lyme disease or administrative tasks (the not fun stuff). Prerequisites: 1 full season’s experience on a vegetable production farm. At least 6 weeks of preseason functional fitness training- even informally like youtube workouts every other day. We all have to shake out the cobwebs!Review of small-scale organic vegetable production methods if unfamiliar. We will provide these as Standard Operating Procedures and/or recommended market gardening books and videos. Pay: Salaried, $22k-$30k depending on experience. We encourage open dialogue about financial needs. Time commitment: Mid-April - end of November. Ranges from 35 to 50 hours per week. Perks: Most of the things you need for good health: fresh air, sunshine, nutrient-rich food, routine, and purpose! Weekly vegetable share ($450 value). End-of-season and 2023 returning bonuses. 2 days vacation. Free snacks and drinks. Please send resume to info@lovegrowscsa.com along with the answers to the following questions: Do you live within 25 minutes of Playwicki Farm and have reliable transportation?What is your motivation for wanting to work on a vegetable production farm?
