No Pets & No Smoking allowed on the farm.
Come Join Our Team!
All inquiries for any position should be sent to willowmarshfs@gmail.com with why you are interested, which position(s) and a history of your work experience.
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Farm Hand - Part-time Looking to hire for a start date of November 4th.
We typically milk between 20-23 cows, raise pigs, and care for a small herd of beef cattle. We will be adding chickens in the Spring of 2025. We also grow our own non-GMO alfalfa, hay, and corn. This is a great opportunity to learn about sustainable farming, support local agriculture, and help a 5th generation family farm expand. This position requires a very dependable person, as the animals will count on you for feeding, milking, and other care including some weekends and holidays. Must have the ability to work independently, learn on the job, and be passionate about providing our community with natural healthy food choices. Experience milking and/or working with farm animals is preferred, but we will train the right candidate.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Milking Cows and letting them in and outside
- Cleaning the milking parlor, milk room, and tank
- Feeding and bedding dairy cows, calves and pigs
- Assist with births and calf feeding & care as needed
- Basic maintenance and cleaning of the dairy barn including manure removal
- Must pay attention to detail, be able to follow strict cleanliness regulations
- Must be willing to get dirty and smelly, be kind to our animals, and work with a joyful heart, as the energy our animals experience is important to us.
- At times, other tasks will be required, such as cleaning, filling milk jugs for the store, mowing the grass, doing some light landscape maintenance.
Training is $17/hour. Once trained and the candidate can work independently, the pay rate will be $18/hour. This typically takes 6-10 shifts depending on previous experience.
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Creamery Position Will be looking in April 2025
The Creamery Positions are year round on all Tuesdays 10:00p.m. - 3:00 p.m. and Thursdays 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Follow all regulations regarding safe food handling and cleanliness
- Flavor and package our small batch Greek yogurt, cheese, and cheese curds
- Label and date all packaging
- Making cheese and cheese curds
- Cutting wheels of cheese, packaging, and labeling correctly
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Training pay rate is $17/hour. Typically after 5-6 shifts (depending on experience) the candidate can work independently and the pay rate will be $18/hour.
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Farm Store Brand Ambassador Looking to hire immediately
This position is year round. Candidate must be a team player, have calm, kind, friendly energy. This person must be interested in learning about the benefits of clean eating, raw milk, raw honey, etc. to educate our customer base, share information about our farming practices, and believe in what we are doing to provide clean food for our community.
Must be available the following days/hours:
Wednesdays 8:00 a.m. - 2 p.m. or 1 -6:30 p.m. (you'll be scheduled morning OR afternoon)
Thursdays 10:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
Saturday and/or Sunday 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. once a month and to cover vacations
This position will be approximately 6-14 hours each week, except the week you work one weekend day, which will typically be scheduled out 4 weeks in advance.
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Requirements include but are not limited to:
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Follow our store policies and have a united front with the team in enforcing them
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Communicate customer needs/wants to owner
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Communicate stock fluctuations with owner
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Manage a till, count out change, do simple math, manage a cash drawer
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Learn our Point of Sale system on Square & know our products
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Restock between ringing customers while customers are in store
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Learn health codes for doing sampling and handling food
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Perform general store keeping duties, from dusting and sweeping to mopping up spills and decorating for the holidays
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Work well with others & independently as part of our team
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Assist when we hold events
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Assist with packaging products to ship when we transition to online sales
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Must be willing to cross train to make Yogurt and help with creamery duties should someone be out sick.
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Other seasonal duties as needed to support the farm store such as watering plants, sweeping in front of the entryway, etc.
Training is $17 until the candidate can work independently, at which time the pay rate will be $18/hour. We are growing. This is NOT a sit around all day on your phone type job. There are many tasks to complete each day. You will be expected to interact with every single customer in a friendly, transparent way educating them on a daily basis. Each candidate moves up to $18 at their own pace. Our newest team member took 4 weeks to get to $18/hour in both creamery and store. Some people take more, some less.
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Requirements for ALL FARM POSITIONS above include:
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Able to lift 40 lbs, follow detailed instructions and pay attention to details
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Strong communication skills
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Have a clean driving record
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Be able to stand for 7 1/2 hours
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Be available to work mornings, evenings, weekends & holidays as needed
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Work independently
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Follow all cleanliness requirements
To apply, please email willowmarshfs@gmail.com with a resume and brief description of why you are interested in the position.
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Event Parking Assistant THIS POSITION IS FILLED
We are looking for someone who has experience telling people where to park, keeping cars close enough so the area is used to capacity. The right candidate is available on Saturdays and/or Sundays and has experience directing cars and telling people where to park. This position requires you to be outdoors in the field at the directing traffic. Pay rate is $17 per hour and free entrance to the event.