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This Job is great if your schedule is not consistent, Managing Markets on dates when you are available to fill-in - make your own schedule. 

Market management: Direct and coordinate the safe, smooth running set-up and break-down of the market site while maintaining a pleasant and conversational demeanor.

• Set out all portable signs and barricades and set up the site manager’s tent and all specified materials.
• Coordinate with local authorities to remove improperly parked cars as applicable.
• Make sure that the market is set-up in a safe, organized and timely manner, that trucks do not block traffic and are moved off the market site as needed by the start time. Direct vendors to designated parking areas.
• Ensure that vendors comply with all market policies, enforce DTE rules and complete and distribute violations forms as needed.
• Ensure that the vendors keep their areas clean and free of debris during the market day and leave their areas broom clean and take their refuse with them.
• Oversee the safe and orderly break-down of the market, assuring that traffic is not blocked all moving vehicles are driving safely.
• Respond to problems or disputes within the market by listening to all sides and analyzing the situation. Using good judgment, take the steps necessary for peaceful resolution. If the situation needs further clarification, contact on-call personnel or defer resolution until discussing the matter with office personnel.
• Provide weekly written reports to office using on-line form about market operations, problems, resolutions, requests made, etc. within forty-eight (48) hours of the market end.
• Conduct accurate shopper counts each market day at designated hourly time periods.
• Be familiar with guidelines for safe handling and selling of food (contained within your binder). Monitor vendor selling practices and inform vendor staff and office personnel when practices appear questionable or out of compliance (e.g. cooler temperature, improper labeling or signage, improper sampling practice). Conduct periodic temperature checks and submit completed logs to the office. Oversee corrective actions per instructions.
• Familiarize yourself with the crops and products for sale by each farmer and producer. A listing of items per vendor can be found on the DTE website. View the items for sale each week to make sure they are products that are in season and are part of the vendor’s product offering. Inform office of any new products that are not listed and ask vendors to remove them from sale until approved through the office.
• Manage the recipe program – make sure you have season appropriate recipes on display. Contact your territory manager if you need new or more recipes.
• Manage the EBT terminal (NYC Markets) available for shoppers using the food stamps at the market. Track all the sales, hand out tokens to the shoppers and collect the tokens from the vendors at the end of the day. Distribute the Health Buck coupons to the food stamp shoppers and keep a log. Track all the sales and send all the paperwork to the office at the end of the market day.

Physical / logistical requirements:

• Able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
• Set up market tent and secure with 4, 25 pound weights.
• Walking, standing for several hours at a time.
• Ability to work in all weather conditions, e.g. heat, cold, rain, sun, wind.
• Transport and store (in a clean, dry place) site manager rig (tent, sand bags, table, signage, chair, recipe stand, bin, etc) as needed.
• Pick up equipment and / or supplies from office as needed.

Communications:

• Read weekly Site Manager Update, Shopper Email and Vendor Communications.
• Attend 1 Yearly Site Manager training at Down to Earth Market office as scheduled.
• Receive last minute market updates relayed via e-mail or cell phone.
• Respond in a timely manner to e-mail and voice communications from office.
• Depending on market location, managers may require access to a car to move and store the market tent and gear.

Sun Fed Beef is looking for a part time salesperson in NYC

About you:
We are looking for someone to sell our meat year round at the Farmer's Markets and other outlets in NYC.  If you like working outside and talking about food with all different types of people then this is the perfect job.  No previous experience necessary as we can train you on all the different cuts and how to cook them. Just a positive attitude and an interest in sustainable food. Bonus points if you live near Long Island City Queens.

About the position:

• Must be available to work Friday with the potential for picking up some Saturday and Sunday shifts
  
• 8-10 hours per week
  
• Must have valid driver's license
  
• Must be able to lift 50 lbs
  

Compensation:

• Hourly pay based on experience
  
• Commission based sales bonus for each market
  
• 40% discount on all beef, pork, chicken and lamb
  
• $10 meat credit for each market you work.
  

Please send a resume and brief description of your interest in the job to Mike@sunfedbeef.com

About our farm:
We raise dry-aged Black Angus Beef and pastured Berkshire Pork on our third-generation family farm near Earlville, NY. The farm is a diverse mixture of pastures, fields, woodlands, and wetlands, encompassing 1200 acres of the beautiful Sangerfield River valley, from riverbottom to hilltop. Since 1948, our family has focused on raising high-quality Black Angus Cattle by sustainably managing the wonderful land that we are blessed to call home.  Check out more info on our farm at www.sunfedbeef.com

Be Your Own Boss

Mangalitsa by Mosefund is looking for people to run their stands at farmers markets in Westchester County, along the Hudson River corridor, selling heritage breed pork and charcuterie.

DATES: Sundays-going into the fall, market runs 10am-5pm (plus set-up and break-down time)

LOCATION: 4th Street off 5th Avenue

YOUR DUTIES
SET UP YOUR TENT
SELL ALL DAY
CLOSE YOUR TENT
RECONCILE YOUR INVENTORY AND BANK

LIFTING OF 25LBS AND 50LBS ON WHEELS REQUIRED

TRIANING AND EVERYTHING YOU NEED PROVIDED

$120.00 a day plus commission.

You need a car and storage space for 25lbs frozen product, your tent, and supplies

For more information contact: Robert Goode @ goodeathome@msn.com 914-309-1473 -see us www. mangalitsa.com

GARDEN MANAGER
BROOKLYN GRANGE DESIGN AND INSTALLATIONS
LOCATION: BROOKLYN NAVY YARD, BROOKLYN, MANHATTAN, QUEENS
JOB TYPE: PART TIME
See the full job listing 

SCHEDULE:

Maintenance schedule will consist of Monday through Friday, pre scheduled work. Work will be Part Time with hours ranging from 15-20 hours per week, from August through November. Some work days can be expected to begin at 6:30AM.

ABOUT THE COMPANY:

Brooklyn Grange is the world's largest green roof farming business. We grow vegetables, keep bees, and host events on two roofs in LIC, Queens, and in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, respectively. We also design and install green roofs, gardens, and farms for clients ranging from private homes to corporate headquarters to low-income housing facilities.

All three of our departments--our Farming division, our Events program, and the Design and Installation arm--are part of our close-knit "farmily," so working with Brooklyn Grange means working alongside a diverse team of extraordinary and knowledgeable individuals who share a common goal of making their city a greener, more sustainable and delicious place to live.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Maintenance of commercial sedum green roofs, meadow landscapes, container gardens, green walls, tree pits, edible landscapes, residential gardens

- Planning, invoicing, and administrative tasks related to clients

- Uphold Brooklyn Grange standards during all client interactions and services

- Regular communication with department management and team

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE:

- Is adaptable to a variety of clients and settings

- Has a NY State driver’s license

- Is positive, energetic, and has strong work ethic

- Has experience and general knowledge of garden installation and maintenance

- Holds a strong sense of Eastern plants of zones 4 through 7b including: plant ID’s, growth habits, bloom times, training requirements, and preferred soil types

- Is experienced in irrigation system management

- Has an understanding of indoor tropical plant care and maintenance

- Has strong oral and written communication skills

- Can lift 50 lbs. repeatedly, and can squat, kneel, bend over, and reach for extended periods of time

- Is punctual

WHAT WE’RE OFFERING:

- A progressive work environment as part of a small team

- An hourly rate of $20/hr.

- Discounts to Brooklyn Grange events and workshops

TO APPLY:

- Email jobs@brooklyngrangefarm.com with the subject line “Garden Manager Job Application”

- Include a cover letter and resume

- Applications will be accepted until the position is filled

Samosa Shack is looking for two sales people to run their events, farmers market stands and pop-ups. The work is usually on weekends and the day starts with pick up at the kitchen location in Tarrytown. Samosa Shack provides a van but you must have a clean drivers license. If you have an enthusiasm for plan-based foods and the positive energy a food start up demands, email mini@samosashackny.com.