farmworkers

Operate 75-100 hp tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery to plow, harrow and fertilize

soil, or to plant, cultivate, spray and harvest crops including salad/leaf greens, onions, carrots, beets, cabbage,

tomatoes, peppers eggplant, and squash depending on farm location. Manually plant, cultivate, and harvest

produce in an organic environment. Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, and knives. Much work will require extensive bending, stooping, kneeling and ground work. Duties include

tilling soil and applying fertilizers; transplanting, weeding, thinning, or pruning crops. Operate, monitor & maintain

irrigation system. Repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment. Apply organic

fertilizers to crops. Inform farmers or farm managers of crop progress. Will monitor fields & greenhouses for plant

infestations and use treatments appropriate for organic use in both a preventative or infestation situation. Clear

and maintain irrigation ditches. Drive tractors on the farm, drive tractors and other motorized equipment between

fields. Drive trucks and other self propelled machinery between fields and packing shed transporting harvested

produce. Record information about crops, such as yields, or costs. Workers must have experience in working with

farm sanitary and safety practices as required in Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) plans. Due to health and

safety concerns relating to pesticide application and the operation of equipment on our farm, workers are required

to have the ability to comprehend simple oral and written instructions in English. Must be physically able to lift up to 80 pounds *Workers

referred against this order must have a minimum of 3 months experience in performing tasks described in this

order within an organic farming environment.