Blue Star Farm is a Certified Naturally Grown vegetable farm. We farm year-round on 7 acres, have two 30x96 high tunnels, a 34x144 and six 100ft caterpillar tunnels that we grow in year round. We have two locations, our home farm and a rented field operation in Stuyvesant. We sell through a farmer’s market in Hudson, NY (12 months of the year) and through wholesale channels (all year) that include restaurants, food coops and a distributor. We have been in business since 2010 and we enjoy growing just about everything!

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​FIELD CREW MEMBER
Blue Star Farm is seeking one field crew member for the 2024 season. This could be a multi-year position for the right person. There is the possibility of joining our staff in the winter months with part-time hours during the off-peak season.

Skills and Background:

• One to two years experience on a vegetable farm
• Strong teamwork and communication skills, positive attitude, sense of humor, patience and an ability to switch gears. 
• Keen observational skills, discipline to finish tasks to the fullest level of quality while understanding how to prioritize.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Excellent health and physical stamina, ability to lift 50lb crates.
• Spanish is a plus.

Responsibilities:
Candidate will be involved in all daily aspects of vegetable operation:

• Greenhouse seeding
• Trellising tomatoes
• Transplanting, weeding, crop protections with row covers and caterpillar tunnels.
• Harvesting 
• Washing and Packing for different market channels including wholesale deliveries and market harvests. 
• Set-up of field irrigation.
• Farmers’ market work is possible​

Compensation:
Commitment:  April/May through November; time may be available after November
Hours:  Monday-Friday 8am-5pm, extra hours available on the weekend.
Compensation: Hourly position, $17-$19/hour, depending upon experience.  
We do not have on-farm housing but can assist you in finding housing in the area.

Applicants must have one-two years of experience, and love to move quickly! 
Email a resume and 2-3 references and let us know what inspires you to be in this field.  
​A phone interview and in-person interview will be required, and a paid half work day, minimally. 

Email is the best way to reach us initially. Please send your resume and 2-3 references to start the conversation!  
Home phone: 518-610-8034  
Cell: 917-842-4338, 
email: [email protected]

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FIELD MANAGER  -   (FULL TIME YEAR ROUND)
Blue Star Farm is seeking a field manager. This is a multi-year position for the person with the right experience and attitude. This full time, year round position ranges between 45-55 hours a week at peak season, and 20-30 hours a week during slower months. We are looking for a self motivated individual with a strong interest in field production, the ability to work independently as well as manage a small crew, and communicate/cooperate with others to determine crop marketability, harvest, and production scheduling. 

Oversight and Responsibilities:

• Field preparation with tractor, familiarity and experience with chisel plow, disc, perfecta, and tiller.
• Familiarity/experience with BCS tractor and implements
• Crop monitoring including product availability, identifying pests, disease and other issues
• Following a planting schedule and rotation schedule with cover crops
• Planting, trellising, pruning, weeding and harvesting of crops for wholesale and retail accounts, prioritizing crew labor to meet those demands

• Setting up irrigation, maintaining pumps and fertigation
• Maintenance and small construction projects
• Teaching and leading small crews in standard operation procedures and quality control issues

• Record keeping

Skills Preferred for position:

• 3+ years on a commercial vegetable operation with management experience as part of that
• At least 2 seasons of tractor and field prep experience

• High tunnel/winter growing experience 

• Ability to organize a crew and prepare tools/tasks in advance of crew availability
• Ability and understanding of working efficiently and quickly individually and motivating a crew to do so as well.
• Bi-lingual in Spanish a plus
• A sense of humor
• Keen observation and ability to communicate well

Compensation

• $22-25/hour, depending on experience, salary option is possible alternatively
• Paid "health" days (accumulated) 5 days total, (NYS 1 hour for every 30 hours worked up to 5 days)
• Paid vacation time outside of peak season, (accumulated), 5 days after completion of 1st season
• Paid holidays...( we work on some of them, but try to take off as much as we can)
• Year end bonus, dependent on your performance and the farm's success
• Farm vegetables ​

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Email is the best way to reach us initially. Please send your resume and 2-3 references to start the conversation! 
Home phone: 518-610-8034, Cell: 917-842-4338,   email: [email protected]