Vegetable Farm Manager
Last Updated On: agosto 7th, 2024 at 12:17PM MST
Contact information
Farm Address:7180 Valley Pike
Middletown, Virginia, 22645
Primary Contact: Tyler H Wakeman
Primary Phone:
Type: Cell
Number: 5406862038
Email: Valleyrootsfarm@gmail.com
Website: https://www.valleyrootsfarm.com
Internship information
General Farm Description: Valley Roots Farm is a chemical-free regenerative farm, focused on living soils and healthy ecosystems. They pride themselves on growing the highest quality produce and raising the happiest chickens, hogs, and cows. Improving the land is always on their mind, as we rotate all animals and produce throughout the year. All livestock is raised on pasture and fed all-natural NON-GMO feed. All animals are antibiotic and hormone free.CRAFT Member Farm? No
Internship Starts: 09/01/2024
Internship Ends: 12/31/2025
Number of Internship Available: 5
Application Deadline: Asap.
Minimum Length of Stay: 1 year.
Internship Details:
Vegetable Farm Manager
Up to an acre of permanent raised beds with well for irrigation. Heated nursery, one heated 24×96′ double poly high tunnels with electric and water hydrant, one 24×96 double poly high tunnel with electric and water hydrant, cold storage/pack shed, dry equipment shed for your gear, 732 BCS w/ tiller and precision depth roller, five 40’x100′ tarps (varying conditions), overhead microspinners, xcel wobblers with header hoses for irrigation, drip tape avail, 100+ 72/128 cell seed trays, paperpot transplanter, 40+ paperpot trays, 3 paperpot chain boxes (CP303, LP303-10, LP303-15), Paperpot Quick Drop Seeder, jang seeder, earthway seeder, 3′, 7′, 15′ wide landscape fabric with holes for crops, greens harvester, wash station, harvest totes. Sunday summer/winter market already locked down.
Pay based on experience.
Room to expand.
Educational Opportunities: Run your own market garden, sell at year round markets.
Skills Desired: Come with a business plan, planting calendar, or sales forecast.
Meals: What you grow. Discounted pork, beef, venison, and chicken raised on farm.
Stipend: $300-600/week. Pay based on experience. Possibly more if we the numbers work out.
Housing: RV electric hook up is available for an additional fee. Free water.
Preferred method of Contact: Cell/Text