Farm And Livestock Assistant

171 Grove Street 973-869-4086

Clifton, NJ 07013 citygreenonline.org

Farm and Livestock Assistant

Reports to: Director of Agriculture and Farm Manager

City Green

City Green, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to facilitating the establishment of urban farms

and gardens in northern New Jersey’s cities to create increased access to healthy, local food while cultivating

education in food systems, nutrition and the environment.

Diversity is a core value of City Green. We believe the power of diversity enriches all of us by exposing us to a

range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and

deliver solutions. City Green is committed to working to build and sustain an equitable and inclusive work

environment where diversity is celebrated and valued. We believe diversity benefits and enriches the

development of all of our staff, partners, supporters, and community.

City Green has two farm sites: a 5-acre farm at our headquarters in Clifton and a one-acre farm in a public park
in Paterson. We sustainably grow over 50 varieties of vegetables, keep a small flock of hens for eggs, a small
herd of goats, and maintain educational gardens for programs. We operate our own farm stands in Clifton,
Paterson and Passaic as well as a mobile market serving neighborhoods in the area. Through our farms and
markets, we aim to create increased access to local, farm-fresh food, while addressing issues of food justice.

Position Summary
The Farm and Livestock Assistant serves as seasonal staff for our farm operations. They support every aspect of
getting fresh produce to people’s tables, from seeding to harvesting to packing. Farm and Livestock Assistants
work with City Green’s farm and market team to prepare and maintain crop beds and fields, harvest, process,
and pack vegetables in preparation for City Green’s Veggie Mobile and CSA programs. Farm and Livestock
Assistants will participate in daily and weekly farm animal chores and care for a small flock of 2 rabbits, 5 goats
and 18 chickens. Animal care responsibilities include daily feeding, watering, pen cleaning, assisting with our
rotational chicken grazing program, collecting and cleaning eggs, and general animal pen maintenance.

Farm Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Participation in all aspects of field work under the leadership of our Director of Agriculture and Farm

Manager, including: weed management, cultivating, transplanting, harvesting, washing/packing, and
overall land stewardship on our property including mowing and weed whacking.

• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. regularly & ability and willingness to work in often uncomfortable physical
• Washing, processing, and packing for our CSA, wholesale, and market programs

positions for short or long periods of time (example: we work on our hands and knees often and we
work outside in all weather).

171 Grove Street 973-869-4086

Clifton, NJ 07013 citygreenonline.org

• Caring for our farm animals, including feeding, watering, cleaning animal pens, picking up animal feed

• Performing other duties as assigned

As a youth serving organization, City Green requires all interns and employees to undergo a background

check in order to qualify for employment. After being offered a position, candidates will be asked to submit

a background check prior to the start date.