Assistant Farm Manager
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Title: Assistant Farm Manager – Guide the evolution of one of LA County’s most creative and vibrant urban farms.
Assistant Farm Manager Job Opening
APPLICATION DEADLINE: FRIDAY JULY 10
Company Intro:
Sarvodaya Institute is a 501c3 nonprofit organization headquartered in Pomona CA which operates Sarvodaya Farms & Nursery.
Sarvodaya Farms & Nursery is a 12 year old urban farm sitting on ¾ acre in the historic city of Pomona. Our farm is respected throughout the county as a pioneer in urban farming. We operate an extensive plant nursery, offer the county’s longest running Farmer Training Program, operate a food pantry, tend a highly varied mini-botanic garden, and offer a variety of adult and kids educational programming.
Job Description:
Our Assistant Farm Manager position will have a hand in conducting all of our listed programming below and working hand-in-hand with our Farm Manager. This position requires applicants to have at least 2 years of experience maintaining gardens, farms, nurseries, or other green spaces, customer service skills to guide nursery customers, and a commitment to community upliftment.
A Day Of Work For This Position Could Include:
- Propagation and care of nursery stock
- Helping customers coming in to purchase plants
- Maintaining plants & trees in our gardens
- Harvesting fruits & vegetables from our gardens
- Creating flyers for and publicizing community workshops
- Organizing for a community food distribution
- Leading farmer trainees in a learning activity
Expect to be on your feet most of the day.
This position is compensated by salary, but we maintain a fairly strict limitation on hours worked, with no working time outside of normal business hours except in case of emergency (irrigation leak, etc).
Minimum Requirements
- 2 years minimum experience maintaining gardens, farms, nurseries, or other green spaces
- No degree requirements or certifications required
- Must have legal work authorization
- Computer literacy (bonus: knowledge of Shopify, Canva, skills with spreadsheets)
- Basic math, arithmetic, and writing skills
- Customer service (bonus: retail experience)
- Community oriented personality
- Comfort with leading workshops and trainings
- Comfortable with physical work (able to work in the sun, lift 50 lbs)
- BONUS: Bilingual English and Spanish
Top Benefits Or Perks:
- Benefits: Health insurance (HRA)
- PTO: 2 weeks personal vacation PTO, 1 week additional company vacation, unlimited sick leave
- Career development: Opportunity to work at one of Southern California’s most respected urban farms
Compensation:
Salary: $43,680–$46,800 per year (based on a 40-hour work week)
Hours:
Tuesday–Saturday, 7:30am–3:30pm, including a paid lunch break.
Location:
Sarvodaya Farms & Nursery
1196 S San Antonio Ave
Pomona CA 91766
Position Start Date:
August 4, 2026