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Field Production Site Manager for Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS) - Full Time Manage vegetable crop rotations and crop planning for field site production (CSA, market cart, wholesale, dining hall sales, and use of produce by Life Lab programs): variety selection, seed orders, greenhouse production of transplants; direct sowing & transplant of crops. Manage irrigation, weeding, pest control, harvest & post-harvest handling. Purchase necessary production supplies. Develop annual income and expense budget. Produce detailed annual yields report. Manage 1.5 acres of orchard crops (apples, pears, plums & kiwis) and .10 acres blueberries. Maintain production records for California Certified Organic Farmer (CCOF) certification, California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), and as necessary to guide annual production. Maintain field site pesticide application records. See full job description and apply online here: https://jobs.ucsc.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=67735 Some duties are: • Tractor work • Supervise transplanting and direct-sowing, field irrigation, weeding, and fertilizing. • Coordinate orchard management, including pruning, thinning, harvesting, and IPM monitoring and application of approved materials. • Supervise maintenance of CSA Garden to optimize demonstration and outreach capacities. • Maintain production and sales records for continued crop planning and marketing. • Manage sales of field crops (broadcast price/availability for wholesale & campus sales; generate invoices, receive payments). Manage inventory and flow of harvested crops through cooler and non-refrigerated storage. Purchase boxes and packaging supplies. Set pricing and direction of CSA program, advertising, member sign-up process, guide and oversight member communications (weekly newsletter), member surveys, oversight farm participation in EBT program (Food Stamps). Manage produce donations program. • Supervise CSA Coordinator in the administration of the CSA program. • Support field research project development and supervise trainees in implementing projects and carrying out research data collection. • Apprentice course instruction, in-field training and supervision • Program administration, outreach and special projects • Contribute to curriculum development, course planning, budget planning and management, purchasing, fundraising, apprentice recruitment and selection, and day-to-day coordination of the Apprenticeship Program. • Create practical field learning experiences for undergraduates through internships and assistance with agroecology labs and practica. • Coordinate and develop produce donation program for CASFS farm, establishing relationships with community agencies, and oversighting donations. • Support on-farm events, including the annual harvest festival and other events related to CASFS outreach and fundraising. • Contribute to the development of educational and training materials related to organic specialty crop production, including training videos and written materials. • Liaison with Life Lab Food What! Program, providing program support and mentoring, as well as liaison with Life Lab school field trip and summer camp programs. • Maintain safe and orderly public farm. Meet with Life Lab staff to coordinate use of farm site for field trips, spring and fall festivals. • Represent CASFS farm in Monterey Bay Organic Food Consortium meetings.