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Description
Heirloom Harvest is an organic community supported agriculture farm located in Westborough, MA, close to Worcester and Boston. The farm is comprised of 17 acres total, with 8 acres in production in any season. The soil is of the Merrimac, Agawam and Sudbury types over an ancient lakebed, so the subsoil is sandy and there are few stones. The CSA has over 200 members. We also sell to Big Fresh Caf in Framingham. While not a nonprofit, Heirloom Harvest does commit to donating a portion of its harvest in charity (in 2005, that figure was over 6,800 lbs. of produce). The farmsite is surrounded on 3 sides by fields that are managed for field bird species habitat. Wildlife is abundant. Local amenities include everything that one could imagine would be available in the greater Boston area. The town has a train line stop, so driving is not necessary to reach destinations.
Applicants must be able to commit to the entire 7-month growing and harvesting season. We are looking for motivated individuals who are interested in having farming in their future, able to lift at least 50 pounds, and ready to work hard in all sorts of weather.
Workers will be involved in all aspects of vegetable production including greenhouse management, seeding, transplanting, weeding, watering and pest control, harvesting and marketing. Some variation in length of workdays (both long and short) can be expected. The farmsite is open to the public, and employees are expected to work well with volunteers and children. Some management and direction of volunteers is necessary. The hands-on work itself will be your greatest teacher and the people working with you will be able and interested to share their experience as well. Time off will be given throughout the season for workers to visit other farms through the Eastern Mass. CRAFT program. Please see our website for information.