Fwd: [GROWERSKC] Job Opening at City Bitty Farm: Urban Farmhand/Client Liaison

[Steve Moring]

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Subject:	[GROWERSKC] Job Opening at City Bitty Farm: Urban Farmhand/Client Liaison
Date:	Tue, 18 Apr 2017 12:31:56 -0500
From:	Ami Freeberg <mark...@SMALLFARMTOOLS.COM>
Reply-To:	Ami Freeberg <mark...@SMALLFARMTOOLS.COM>
To:	GROW...@LISTSERV.KSU.EDU

The team at City Bitty Farm is hiring. View the full position description and application details here: http://www.citybittyfarm.com/work-with-us/

About City Bitty Farm:
City Bitty Farm (CBF) is a year-round greenhouse operation that grows microgreens and specialty vegetables for restaurants and institutions throughout the Kansas City metro. Four Season Tools (FST) is the parent company of CBF. FST is a sustainable agriculture solutions company that specializes in year-round farming solutions including greenhouses, movable and fixed high tunnels, and farm development consultation. Learn more at citybittyfarm.com.


About the Position:
Our ideal candidate would have a passion for local, year-round, food production and a sincere eagerness to learn. The high production at CBF requires frequent germinating, watering, harvesting, washing and packaging greens to be delivered to local restaurant and corporate clients twice a week, 52 weeks a year. The greenhouses at CBF help control the environment allowing production in the hottest days of the summer, and the coldest days of the winter.

CBF is a dynamic work environment where processes and responsibilities may change and evolve over time. We desire candidates who exhibit a positive attitude and willingness to work hard, and complete repetitive tasks. The individual employed in the position must always respect food safety practices.

Essential Job Functions:

• Support the farm, and associated businesses (Four Season Tools and AgRoofs)
  
• Germination, watering, harvesting, washing / packaging greens, & associated record keeping.
  
• Delivery of microgreens, invoicing, and customer service for CBF clients
  
• Assist in managing and maintaining the outdoor garden, fruit / nut trees, and transplants grown in the greenhouse.
  
• Assist in keeping inventory of seeds, compost, and supplies as well as handle procurement of materials.
  
• Assist in cleaning, construction, and maintenance of the farm, facility, grounds, garden, and greenhouses.
  
• Assist in marketing and public relations, always promoting a positive brand image for FST and CBF.
  

Ami Freeberg
smallfarmtools.com

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