THE BERRY PATCH IS TAKING APPLICATIONS FOR BACK UP CREW MEMBERS!

SPEND YOUR SUMMER IN A GREAT ENVIRONMENT AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITY! We currently have a full team at The Berry Patch but if you would like to be considered for a position if one becomes available, read on. Please, no drop in applicants, follow the instructions below to apply. Teens without a resume can write a description of their extra-curricular activities, community activities, hobbies, and interests as part of their cover letter describing why they want to work at The Berry Patch.

Looking for a way to learn some new skills and knowledge and get some wonderful outdoor air at the same time? The Berry Patch is recruiting for field crew positions and retail store positions for the 2024 season!

Join the team at one of the most innovative farms in the country. Last year’s Quote of the Summer was from a 16 year old – “This is a great place to work. I don’t think I’d have the level of job satisfaction that I have here if I was working someplace else.”

We offer flexible days and hours, and a work environment that enables those who want to, to learn a LOT about plant production, local foods, and life skills. Our employees typically work between 2 and 30 hours a week. We have a variety of tasks each day, including but not limited to maintenance and watering of greenhouse crops, assisting with data collection in applied research projects, insect monitoring, tissue sampling, harvesting, and marketing. We are seeking people with a positive attitude, good work ethic, reliability, and attention to detail to join our team to help grow and harvest the highest quality, best tasting, and most beautiful berries, vegetables, and flowers you have ever seen and tasted. We welcome adults who want to work from 1 to 5 mornings a week and teens who have a positive attitude and good work ethic.

To apply, send a resume, letter describing why you want to work at The Berry Patch, and contact information for three references to theberrypatchny@gmail.com. To learn more about The Berry Patch, visit our website at theberrypatch.net.

Did you know that The Berry Patch is the FIRST farm in the country (and probably in the Western Hemisphere) to beat a new invasive insect pest without spraying? Spotted Wing Drosophila is an invasive insect that has changed berry production around the world. But The Berry Patch has worked diligently to come up with a pesticide-free solution and we are sharing the solution around the U.S. so that other growers can also grow berries without using pesticides. Partly because of this work and her advocacy for the berry industry, Dale-Ila at The Berry Patch was named a Farm Credit 100 Fresh Perspectives Winner – one of the top 100 people in the country helping to make rural communities a better place.