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Farm Hand - The People’s Farm: Student for Sustainable Agriculture

Apply now(opens in a new window) Job No: 508974
Division/Organization: Division of Student Life
Department: Student Organizations
Job Type: UW Student Jobs
Remote Eligbility: Not Remote
Location: 333 East Campus Mall
Salary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: $15.00
Job Categories: Interpersonal Communication, Leadership, Critical Thinking/Problem Solving, Teamwork/Collaboration, Professionalism/Work Ethic, Agriculture and Natural Resources

Department Overview:

 The People's Farm: Students for Sustainable Agriculture strives to educate the UW community about the relationship between people, land, and food. Through our garden workshops, educational events, and outreach programming, we aim to bring critical awareness about food systems, land use, and sustainability issues at UW

Anticipated Start Date:

 ASAP

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

 September 2025

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Not Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

 Minimum: 11 Maximum: 14

Schedule:

 Up to 14 hours a week you can build your own schedule, but Sunday mornings are strongly encouraged to have availability for Harvest Handouts.

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

 $15.00

Number of Positions:

 1

Qualifications:

 No farm experience needed

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Willingness to learn and work hard!

Position Summary/Job Duties:

Farmhands assist the farm directors with the maintenance and upkeep of the FH King's half acre organic garden plot in the Eagle Heights Community Garden. They assist with watering seedlings in the greenhouse, transplanting seeds to the garden, and maintaining the garden during the growing season. Farmhands will also assist with harvesting and handing out produce at Harvest Handouts. This position is a great opportunity to learn more about sustainable agriculture through lots of hands-on farming experience!

Physical Demands:

Job entails bending, kneeling, lifting, and working outdoors. Must be comfortable spending a lot of time outside in various weather conditions doing manual labor.

Institutional Statements:

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu

Accommodation Statement:

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
 
 

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