Pork Hill Farm
The farm is located in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire, a short drive from the White Mountains. The farm is surrounded by hundreds of acres of conservation land and pristine woods, with lots of lakes and rivers nearby. Small towns and outdoor recreation are easily accessible.
We are a Certified Organic vegetable, herb and flower farm on 5 acres including high tunnels and greenhouses for seedling production. We grow produce for our farm stand, CSA, and local wholesale accounts. Our produce includes mixed vegetables, culinary and medicinal herbs that we process for herbal teas, and seasonal flowers. We sell arrangements of flowers in our farm stand and to local businesses, in bulk buckets, and as PYO flowers. On Saturdays, we serve Breakfast on the Farm that features our produce including green and red chiles, and other locally sourced ingredients.
Location
45 Pork Hill Road, Ossipee, New Hampshire 03864
Hours and Work Season
Full Time
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Late April/Early May – November: 40-50 hours per week, depending on the time of year.
Part Time
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Late April/Early May – November,
or May – August/September: 12-23 hours per week.
Payment Type
Hourly
Pay
$10 to $16 per hour depending on experience
Job Description
We require a valid drivers license. A good attitude and enjoyment of the challenges of hard work is essential to a positive experience. Our work is outside everyday in all types of weather. We lift 50 pounds regularly. We are down on our hands and knees for hours at a time doing work that can be repetitive. We often work together but also must work independently. We work 8 – 10 hour days. Physical labor is a constant but aerobic and a fun challenge.
We expect a positive attitude. A good sense of humor is important. We expect a willingness to work hard, at a brisk pace under challenging conditions, in all types of weather.
We have a great opportunity for people interested in learn how a small organic farm can function: from seed to transplant, maintaining crops, composting, fertilizing, turning fields, the organic certification process, harvesting, marketing, and developing a local foods business. Our work is diversified and shifts with the season in a pleasant way. The work we accomplish together in the early part of the year is strikingly different from midsummer and autumn.
Farm crew that we hire will work with us on most tasks, excluding office work but some opportunities exist for the right person to learn our sales and office tasks.
We are looking for someone who is interested in working with us on Saturday during our Farm Breakfast: this work includes preparation of the food and beverages we will serve, preparation of the tables and patio, welcoming customers, taking orders, delivering food & beverages, bussing tables, washing dishes, storing service items, accepting payments, rectifying receipts, cash, and credit statements, and other associated tasks.
Farmers working with us in 2025 will also work with us in maintenance, harvesting, drying, processing, and storing culinary and medicinal herbs, as well as packaging these herbs for use as teas.
Benefits
- Housing on the Farm
- Produce from the farm
- 1 week paid vacation for Full season Employees.
- Access to educational opportunities, workshops, and farm visits
What to Expect from Us
We started Pork Hill Farm in 2009 with a one acre leased field. Over the last 15 years we expanded the farm to 5 leased fields totaling 7 acres and then contracted back onto fields that we own consisting of around 5 acres. Before starting our farm we worked for other farmers as apprentices and employees. We have experience with urban farming and community gardening. We love where we live and try to enjoy it as much as possible – hiking, swimming, walking & running, skiing in Winter, water-skiing in Summer. We studied liberal arts and have bachelors degrees. This will be our seventeenth season on the farm and we are excited about our new ventures, including our farm stand and “Breakfast on the Farm” once a week. We enjoy partnering with other farms to build the market for local, organic produce, local meats, dairy, etc..
We are accustomed to working with folks with limited experience and have plenty of patience for learning, but also appreciate skills people bring to the farm. We are happy when people can work independently on a variety of tasks and find/have an inner motivation to do things well.
We value diversity and mutual respect, and maintain the farm as a space where all are welcome. We partner with a community of farmers on a Winter CSA and love to answer calls to help on our friends farms when we can.
Application Details and Deadline
Please send us a resume, a few references, and an email explaining your interest in farming with us.
You can learn more about our farm on our website www.porkhillfarm.com and email us at [email protected]
Thanks!
Pork Hill Farm
- Physical Address
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45 Pork Hill Road, Ossipee,
New Hampshire 03864
