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Phil Forsyth
Apr 9, 2025, 8:39:15 AMApr 9
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Philly Orchardists,
FarmPhilly is hiring for multiple positions, including 2 farmers for Carousel House Farm, a POP orchard partner site. See below and attached for more info.
Phil Forsyth, Co-Executive Director
Philadelphia Orchard Project
Pronouns: he/him
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From: Jose Santiago <Jose.S...@phila.gov>
Date: Tue, Apr 8, 2025 at 9:46 AM
From: Jose Santiago <Jose.S...@phila.gov>
Date: Tue, Apr 8, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Hello all, could you share this opportunity with your network?
Farm Philly is hiring! We are looking to add three new members to our team. We have two seasonal Farmer positions and a seasonal Agriculture Resource Center Specialist position.
To learn more about each position, please look at the description below. For the entire application, please take a look at the attached PDFs. The deadline to apply for all positions is April 16th, 2025, close of business. Interested candidates
must submit a resume to farmp...@phila.gov, including the Position title in the subject line.
Interviews for the positions will be conducted on a rolling basis.
Carousel House Farmer (RSI)
Farm Philly is hiring two seasonal farmers for 6-month full-time positions to help operate the Carousel House Farm.
The Carousel House Farm is the city’s only public production and education farm that grows food and flowers on a half-acre of land in West Fairmount Park. Each season the farm produces 2-5,000 pounds of fresh produce, which is donated to different neighborhood partners, food pantries or community fridges throughout the season. In this position, the Farmer leads production, food redistribution, and tending to maintenance farms. The position also includes conducting and supporting public programs at the Farm.
The Carousel House Farm is the city’s only public production and education farm that grows food and flowers on a half-acre of land in West Fairmount Park. Each season the farm produces 2-5,000 pounds of fresh produce, which is donated to different neighborhood partners, food pantries or community fridges throughout the season. In this position, the Farmer leads production, food redistribution, and tending to maintenance farms. The position also includes conducting and supporting public programs at the Farm.
To view the entire application, please take a look at the attachment.
Work Location: Carousel House Recreation Center, 4300 Avenue of the Republic
Work Hours: 37.5 hours/week, Monday – Saturday, with flexibility for evening events and weekend programs. Specific weekly schedules will be coordinated with farm staff and Farm Philly supervisor.
Anticipated Start Date: April 2025
Agriculture Resource Center Specialist (RSI)
Farm Philly is hiring a 9-month, full-time position to help operate the Agriculture Resource Center. Philadelphia Parks & Recreation’s Farm Philly Program is pleased to introduce the Agriculture Resource Center (ARC), a community resource hub designed to support
residents engaged in public stewardship projects within the City. The Agriculture Resource Center was built on the principles of sharing and solidarity economies. More than a hub, it embodies a commitment to investing in the communities that have stewarded
and cared for the land and their neighbors for generations. The Agriculture Resource Center will have many community engagement components, including (1) tool lending library, (2) outdoor community gathering, workshop and training space, and (3) community
programming related to horticultural techniques, cultural and ancestral agricultural practices, food preservation, and land advocacy and policy. The tool lending library provides access to a wide range of tools, equipment, and resources to facilitate community
garden and farm projects, fruit and nut orchards, tree plantings, and green stormwater infrastructure initiatives. Farm Philly seeks a dedicated and passionate individual to support the operations and community engagement initiatives of the Agriculture Resource
Center.
To view the entire application, please take a look at the attachment.
To view the entire application, please take a look at the attachment.
Work Location: Fairmount Park Horticulture Center, 100 N Horticultural Dr, Philadelphia, PA 19131
Work Hours: 37.5 hours/week, Monday – Saturday, with flexibility for evening events and weekend programs. Specific weekly schedules will be coordinated with farm staff and Farm Philly supervisor.
Anticipated Start Date: April 2025
Jose Santiago (Pronouns: He, him, his)
Urban Greening coordinator
Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, Farm Philly
One Parkway Building
1515 Arch Street, Philadelphia PA. 19102
Email: Jose.S...@phila.gov
Mobile phone: 267-632-5807
Farm Philly: https://farmphilly.org/
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