Farmworker/Laborer
Employer: Reuben DeMaster
Location: New Tripoli, PA
Workers needed: 1
Pay: $18.45/hour
Season: Dec 28, 2026 – Feb 27, 2027
Experience: 3 months
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
The worker will assist with seasonal winter agricultural tasks that occur after the close of Willow Haven Farm’s main growing season. Responsibilities include post-harvest field cleanup, equipment maintenance, and greenhouse preparation for early spring planting. Tasks include retrieving and storing irrigation lines and weed barrier fabric; mowing fallow fields; rototilling soil; planting and maintaining cover crops; winter livestock care, feeding, & handling; winter clean up of livestock areas and equipment; and spreading compost or other organic materials using tractors, carts, or hand tools.
The worker will operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled equipment to rototill and prepare fields and planting beds.
Additional duties include loading crops or materials for transport, maintaining inventory of supplies, and cleaning and organizing work areas. The worker may assist in repairing and maintaining farm vehicles, implements, fences, buildings, and tools. Snow removal and basic landscape upkeep may also be required.
In the greenhouse, the worker will repair benches, replace plastic, fill planting trays with soil mix, assist with seed starting, and monitor greenhouse conditions and seedling germination. The worker may record plant growth and crop data under supervision.
This position requires lifting up to 60 lbs, working outdoors in cold conditions, and performing repetitive physical tasks.
Work Schedule Explanation:
The position is scheduled for 35 total hours per week, with daily hours varying by day. Work is typically performed during morning hours between 7:00 AM and 2:00 PM, depending on weather, daylight, and farm operational needs which may require work at different times of the day than those listed. Some days require more or fewer hours than others, and limited or no Sunday work is anticipated.
The job is temporary and seasonal in nature.
Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
Meals: Reuben DeMaster will provide the worker with free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities that will enable the worker to prepare their own meals. The living quarters are equipped with a refrigerator/freezer, electric instant pot, electric hot plate, sufficient cookware and
accessories, dishware and cutlery, a surface for food preparation, and dishwashing sink with hot and cold water faucets. Conveniently located on the first floor of the same building is a propane stove as well as additional prep areas and dishwashing sinks to which the worker has access.
Transport: Willow Haven Farm will either purchase, or reimburse, the fares for the worker's transportation (usually but not limited to airline and or bus tickets) to and from the farm at the beginning and end of employment.
Willow Haven Farm will arrange, at no cost to the worker, pick up from airport or bus terminals and transport to the farm. At the end of employment, Willow Haven Farm will arrange transporation to the airport or bus terminal, at no cost to the worker.
Experience wanted: 3 months
Must possess a valid drivers license to operate farm vehicles on and around the farm property and to transport materials as needed.
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