farm manager position

Meriwether’s Skyline Farm Manager Position, Portland, OR

About the Farm:
Meriwether’s Skyline Farm is owned by Meriwether’s Restaurant in Portland, OR, and provides the majority of its produce.  The farm is located at ~850 feet elevation on the 20-acre home site of the restaurant owners, located in the West hills near Cornelius Pass. Produce is delivered twice a week, year round to the restaurant in NW Portland, 11 miles from the farm.  The farm uses just under 2 acres within a 4 –acre fenced area to grow a very wide diversity of vegetables, grains, fruits, herbs, and flowers.  The farm started in 2008 and grows using organic principles and methods. For the past five years the farm has run with a part time crew of 2-4 depending on the season.

oregon young/elder farmers!

Grayhorns/Greenhorns Mixer
Sponsored by the OSU Small Farms Program

Join us for this epic event after the Small Farms Conference featuring local food, music, and beverages! Network with farmers, new and experienced, from all over the state and beyond.

When: March 2, 2013
Location: Mary’s River Grange
Time: 6pm – Midnight
Food: by Gathering Together Farm - will be served at 6:30 (GTF sausage, sauerkraut, salad, veggie sloppy joes)
Music: Psych Country Review opening for Sassparilla – starts at 8pm
Beverages: 2 Towns Ciderhouse will be selling their cider (not included in the ticket price, buy separately)
Cost: $25 per person

Only 150 spaces available, so register early!

Supported by:  Friends of Family Farmers, Vibe Control Studios, Wild Garden Seed

hot saucer maker seeks farmers

Here’s a note for any interested greenhorns:

Hot Winter is an organic hot sauce that began as a food preservation project when I was in intern at Mountain Home Farm, in Orleans, CA.  Now we have shelf space at New Seasons Markets in Portland, OR, and are looking for farmers interested in growing chilis to help us expand.  Peppers must be grown using organic methods, but certification is not necessary.  Small scale farms with a diversity of crops are preferred. I am based in Portland, but can pick up orders throughout OR and CA.  I am looking for a total of about 2300 lbs of pepper, hopefully spread amongst 2-3 farms. Ideally one farm would come from somewhere in southern CA that would be able to provide an early season harvest.  Mid-late season preference is given to farms in southern OR.  l would like the following varieties (rough quantity estimates are in lbs): Santa Fe Grande (500), Poblano (900), Ho Chi Minh, yellow (400), Bulgarian Carrot (150) and Hungarian Hot Wax (350).   Seeds sown should be open-pollinated and organic.  Price paid for peppers is $3/pound. Please find us on Facebook: /hotwinterhotsuace, or at www.hotwinterhotsauce.com.  Email: shaun@hotwinterhotsauce.com. 

farms next with rogue farm corps

Farms Next is a full season of hands-on training and skill-based education in sustainable agriculture for aspiring farmers and ranchers. Through an innovative and cooperative model, Farms Next combines up to 1500 hours of field training with a mentor farmer, 75 hours of classroom learning with agricultural professionals and expert farmers, 15 tours of local farms, and opportunities for farm-based independent study on a diverse network of commercial family farms in Oregon’s scenic Rogue Valley.

intensive: next generation organic leaders

Register for the conference HERE
There are some scholarships available for young farmers – download the application HERE

Download a PDF of the poster HERE

blue fox farm seeking assistant grower

Blue Fox Farm, based in Applegate, Oregon, is currently looking for an Assistant Grower to join our team.

We’re looking for someone with 2-3 years of prior vegetable production experience that is looking to understand the fine details of running a 17 acre vegetable farm.  Ideally this would be a 2 year minimum position with the possibility of becoming a long term position.

We have been farming in the Applegate Valley for the past 10 years, fine tuning our growing schedules and our marketing, and now we have reached a point where we need to share this knowledge with someone willing to take on part of the workload with us. We attend two farmers markets a week, sell our produce to several area restaurants and food co-ops, as well as wholesaling our produce to a regional organic distributor. We employee between 3 to 8 people  depending on the time of the year. More and more of our field work (transplanting,weeding,harvesting) is accomplished with tractor based implements each year. This aligns with our mantra, “work smarter, not harder”. We like to make our production systems as efficient as possible to protect our most valuable asset: our farmers/employees.

project director at the portland area csa coalition

Download the full job description HERE.
http://www.portlandcsa.org/

Job summary: This position will manage a two-year, $65,000 USDA Specialty Crop Block grant, aimed at increasing new Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) memberships and retaining existing ones, in the Portland metro area. The project director will be expected to work independently in managing all aspects of the grant, including arranging for travel to outreach events in the metro region, identifying and working with subcontractors (marketing specialists, web designer/programmers, and graphic designers), and collecting and reporting CSA statistics for the duration of the grant. The project director will also develop and distribute marketing and outreach materials, solicit and give presentations to interested groups, and interact with Portland Area CSA Coalition (PACSAC) farmer members. Finally, the Project Director will be responsible for meeting reporting requirements (biannual and final) to the Oregon Department of Agriculture, as well as regularly updating the PACSAC Advisory Council and farmer-members of the progress of the grant project. The Project Director will be encouraged to seek additional funds to extend the scope and/or duration of their work.

the organic mechanic

super idea!

The Organic Mechanic – 2012 Tour

Organic farmers in the western United States:

I am currently traveling and visiting organic farms in Washington State, Oregon, and California.

At each farm, I would prefer to stay between three (3) and ten (10) days. It is preferable if you are on-site and available to spend time with me to learn about maintaining your equipment.

I am familiar with the following machines:

• Farm tractors: Ford, John Deere, Case, International, Kubota, Massey-Ferguson, New Holland, Montana, Allied Tractor.
• Small farm machines: lawnmowers, chainsaws, weed whackers, roll/soil tillers, small generators, power steamers, water pumps.

Farmers should prepare the following in advance of my arrival:

• Oil (engine, transmission, hydraulic);
• Antifreeze;

farmer support job, oregon

Friends of Family Farmers (FoFF) is a grassroots organization promoting sensible policies, programs, and regulations that protect and expand the ability of Oregon’s family farmers to run a successful land-based enterprise while providing safe and nutritious food for all Oregonians. Through education, advocacy, and community organizing, FoFF supports socially and environmentally responsible family-scale agriculture and citizens working to shape healthy rural and urban communities.

FoFF is currently hiring for two positions – Policy Director and  a part-time Director of Administration and Finance.  Please view the details on our website.

–
Michele Knaus
Executive Director, Friends of Family Farmers
http://www.friendsoffamilyfarmers.org
503-841-0305

schoolyard farm

Education + urban farming – important stuff. Here’s their story:

We are Courtney Leeds and Justin Davidson, and together with the students, parents, teachers and neighbors of the school where our farm is located, we are Schoolyard Farms. We have each spent the last three years learning and growing and apprenticing at varying farms on the west coast and beyond, and are now beginning to make decisions about how to cultivate this land on our own–it’s a scary and exciting adventure. This season, we are growing for 12 CSA members (six of which will be donated to families-in-need at the school) and, hopefully, for a farm-stand.

Schoolyard Farms sprung from of a love of putting our hands in the dirt, eating delicious food and getting to know our neighbors on a deeper level.

scrumpy farm seeks collaborators!

 

Scrumpy Farm, located 30 miles east of Portland, OR, is seeking to build a farmer cooperative on 38 acres of mixed pasture, old field and forest land.  The cooperative would consist of several start-up farmers, each operating a small farm business at Scrumpy, and sharing knowledge, resources and marketing outlets with each other. 

farms next internship program

 

New Partnership Provides Beginning Farmer Education and Training for Oregon’s Future
Rogue Farm Corps (RFC) and Rogue Community College (RCC) have teamed up to offer Oregon’s first and only bona fide educational on-farm internship program. The Farms Next Internship Program provides beginning farmers and ranchers entry-level training in sustainable agriculture through an innovative cooperative program on numerous commercial farms in the Rogue Valley.

In 2010, Rogue Farm Corps took a leadership role in establishing a legal framework for on-farm internships, in response to discussions in Salem with state agencies and concerned farmers about the current quasi-legal status of informal internships. As a result, RFC launched negotiations with Rogue Community College to establish a new model of education and training for beginning farmers.

land opportunity – monument, OR

Landowner in Monument, Oregon is looking to connect with young farmer(s).

The property has a small-scale farm which is 28,000 square feet and deer-fenced. There is room to expand the farmland. Owner is remodeling an existing 2800 square foot commercial building to be an on-site certified food processing facility.

apprenticeship at meadow farm – oregon

Meadow Farm, Butte Falls, OR
Successful farmer looking toward retirement, seeking paid apprentice(s).

110 acre rural forested & pastured land in Southern Oregon Cascades. Organic pastured beef operation. Weston A. Price Foundation Principles. Established customer base.

View the job description by clicking the link, and note that Orion is a great place to look for job postings!

Meadow Farm Job Posting

permaculture farmers seeking a housemate

Ever expanding lot of green farmers seeks comrade for adventures in communal living. Homesteading? Yes. Permaculture? Yes. Strengthening the local food economy? For sure.

Room for rent. $300/month. 20 miles North of Corvallis in the temperate micro climate of the Airlie Valley. It’s rural and pristine. House has all creature comforts. Utility bills are shared. Cats and Dog share the space. We are planning transitional agriculture using sweet alternative methods that pay homage to the land, water, fauna and flora.