Henry Got Crops Saul High School Part-Time Field Assistant (May 2025 - October 2025)

Description

Weavers Way Farms consists of two vegetable farms and an orchard. Our food goes to our 270-person CSA, Weavers Way stores, an on-site farm market, and other outlets in the community. 

These are two of our four field assistant positions working at Henry Got Crops alongside the  Farm Manager and Assistant Farm Manager. This is a 24-30 hr position working seasonally from  May until October, when our 24-week CSA begins and ends.  

Expect everything from transplanting, weeding, and lots of harvesting in a quick-paced,  community-focused environment with a dedicated field crew. We also work closely with volunteer cooperators and high school students to support their engagement on the farm. 

Purpose: To assist in daily farm operations in a team, independently, and while guiding cooperators, students, and volunteers. Ideal for individuals with some farming experience looking to develop their skills in a community-centered setting. 

Hours: 

Hours and days are dictated by the ebbs and flows of the season, varying slightly in slower or  busier seasons. Additionally, rest is essential to enduring the long farming season and we  encourage staff taking planned time off as needed.  

The Basic work schedule is: 

? 5 days per week, averaging 24-30 hours 

? Monday or Thursday: 8-9 hour harvest day 

? All other days (M-F): 4-5-hour field/harvest shifts 

Days typically begin at 7 or 8 am, with occasional earlier days for heat with notice. Weekend  work possible for special events or harvesting may be scheduled with advance notice.  

Compensation/Benefits:  

This is an hourly paid position, starting at $17/hr. Farm staff are welcome to have produce from  the farms, and receive a staff discount and working member discount of 15% at Weavers Way  Coop and our own Farm Market. All hours worked over 40 hours/week are straight pay, not  subject to overtime rate, unless the assistant engages in “non-agricultural labor” such as  working at the farm market. 

Staff must complete child abuse clearances and a PA background check. 

Reports to: Farm Manager (of respective site) 

To Apply: Submit resume and cover letter, along with application through the Weavers Way  website. Interviews will be held on a rolling basis. 

For questions, please contact the Farm Team at farmer@weaversway.coop 

About Weavers Way Farms: 

Weavers Way has two farm sites in Northwest Philadelphia, located a few miles apart from  one another. The farm sites consist of a 1 acre farm at the Awbury Arboretum (the Mort  Brooks Memorial Farm), and a 2 acre farm at Saul High School (the Henry Got Crops farm), as  well as a 1.5 acre fruit, nut and berry orchard adjacent to the Henry Got Crops farm at Saul.  The farms are a part of Weavers Way Coop, a 10,000 member, community owned market with  locations in Mt Airy and Chestnut Hill and Ambler. Both farms offer experience with smallscale, diversified, no-till organic farming and the opportunity to develop skills in greenhouse  production, season extension, pest management, planting, weeding, harvesting, farm market  experience, as well as volunteer management. Each farm grows a unique set of vegetables,  few of which are duplicated at the other farm. The harvests of the two farms are coordinated  in order to satisfy our existing outlets. Each farm position will focus most of their time at one  of the two sites, yet we all work in conjunction with one another, as one team. Produce from  the two farms is sold at the three Co-op stores, our Henry Got Crops CSA, our on-site farm  market, the cafeteria at Saul High School and occasionally a few restaurants in Northwest  Philadelphia as well as. The Henry Got Crops site also hosts the education programs of our  affiliated non-profit, Food Moxie. The Henry Got Crops farm is located right on the campus of  Saul High School and through the facilitation of Food Moxie, teachers and their classes come to  the farm on a regular basis and are involved in the operations of the farm.  

For more information about Weavers Way and our farms, please visit www.weaversway.coop

Requirements

Duties/Responsibilities: 

? Prepare farm beds, plant, weed, tend, and harvest a variety of vegetable crops 

? Instruct and work alongside volunteers, cooperators, and students in basic farm tasks 

? Use mowers, weed whackers to maintain site and frequently drive farm utility vehicle 

? May occasionally use walk-behind tractor for mowing 

? May be asked to utilize farm truck to move plants, produce, and supplies between farms 

? May be asked to assist with large ha