Farm Hand

Full Time:  Yes

Farm Hand Duties on 80 acre property and are lead by the Ag Manager. These include: Mowing- the green spaces around the property where customers pick fruit and play in the activities area Pruning fruit and Christmas trees Irrigation work- filling fuel for water pump, repairing PVC, putting in new PVC/drip tape or other for new crops; learning the basics of the irrigation system throughout the property Weed Eating-the green spaces around the property where customers pick fruit and play in the activities area Fence maintenance- the perimeter fence is a high tension, 6 strand electric fence-checking to make sure it is charged, cleaning/spraying fence line; cross fences-clean up trash, spray weeds Foliar spraying-spraying plants, trees with nutrients, spraying herbicide on walking paths, fence lines; if necessary, spraying for insects Planting and Maintaining Festival Areas- sunflower patches for summer; corn maze for Fall; decorative planting for pumpkin patch and Easter area Planting and Maintaining Fruit Trees-peaches/figs Planting and Maintaining Strawberries-ripped out in summer, replanted in Fall, harvested in Spring Planting and Maintaining Christmas trees-weeding, mowing paths, planting seedlings, pruning/shaping like a Christmas tree Planting and Maintaining Diversified Vegetable Garden-tomatoes, cucumbers, melons, lettuces, cabbage-weeding, starting seeds, transplanting seedlings, irrigation repair General repairs and maintenance of mowers, weed eaters- basics of checking oil, blades, cleaning out filters, washing off machines