Farm Coordinator -- Quail Hill Farm
posted on January 28, 2026
About Quail Hill Farm
Quail Hill Farm operates on 20 acres on a larger 220-acre agricultural preserve in Amagansett, NY on the East End of Long Island. With a team consisting of 2 year-round growers (the Farm Director and Farm Manager) and 6-7 seasonal staff, we grow a highly unique pick-your-own Summer CSA, a Winter CSA, and other wholesale partners. We also focus on food access programming by running a donor-funded farm-to-food pantry program and also offer sliding scale CSA pricing. We grow over 60 types of vegetables and more than 250 varieties of vegetables, herbs, and cut flowers. Quail Hill Farm began in 1990, and its apprenticeship program has grown along with the farming operation since its founding. As a stewardship project of the Peconic Land Trust, a 501-c3 not-for-profit founded in 1983, Quail Hill Farm is at a unique intersection of community farming and land conservation work.
Our operation runs out of two fields that are structured differently: a highly diverse pick-your-own CSA field with maximum variety of mixed succession plantings and fruiting crops; and a streamlined, production-oriented mixed veg field for bulk crops field where we grow larger acreages of storage crops for our Summer and Winter CSAs. 2026 will be our 37th season of CSA farming in Amagansett, and the farm is in a transitional phase of expanding our farmer housing and infrastructure. Our strategic decisions are made in service to our three primary pillars: production, community, and education.
The goal of the Quail Hill Farm apprenticeship is for beginning farmers to develop their farm management skills and understanding of organic farm systems. Ours is a working and learning environment that prioritizes communication, feedback, and collaboration. Our work week, which is Tuesday-Saturday, involves two longer-form staff meetings and daily morning meetings to discuss work plans and goals. We are a formerly certified organic farm and we currently grow using organic practices and inputs. As a not-for-profit, community farm and primarily Pick-Your-Own Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Farm, we seek employees who are committed to building positive relationships in service to our farm members, volunteers and community partners. Throughout the season, apprentices gain a solid foundation on many diverse skills that are both specific to our operations at QHF, as well as skills with broader application to one’s farming career: apprentices work closely with managers and fellow farmers to make progress on individual learning goals. Through our unique rotations system, apprentices cycle through leadership and management of most of the essential systems of our farm, including propagation, transplanting, cultivation, irrigation, harvest coordination, wash-pack, flowers, and CSA Management. There is also paid learning through 10-12 classroom spaces including outside speakers, field walks, and tractor training.
Job Summary:
The Farm Coordinator is responsible, in coordination with the Sr. Farm Manager, for the Crew Leadership, as well as the oversight and training of Advanced Apprentices. The Farm Coordinator will serve as a point person for 1-2 areas or “rotations” on the farm. Rotations are assigned based on experience and interest and may include 1-2 of the following areas: Greenhouse, Transplanting, Cultivation, Irrigation, Harvest, Flower, Wash-Pack and/or CSA Coordination. The Farm Coordinator executes daily work plans and upholds all aspects of a safe, healthy, and highly productive workplace. The Farm Coordinator is also responsible for Tractor Operation, as needed.
Responsibilities and Qualifications
Crew Leadership:
- Hold a strong and consistent pace, and serve as an example to apprentices developing their farm skills
- Consistently give helpful positive and constructive feedback to apprentices on tasks such as seeding, hoeing, hand weeding, thinning, Remay application and removal, trellising, harvesting, etc. with an emphasis on safety and efficiency
- Ensure all necessary tools and safety equipment for task are used, returned and put away at the end of the day
- Support smooth transitions and uphold all aspects and expectations of a safe, healthy, high functioning workplace.
- Demonstrate efficiency and thoroughness with kindness and helping farm tasks come to a good stopping point with enough time to get back to the shop and put tools away.
- Work with Sr. Farm Manager to communicate and execute the Crop Plan.
Rotations Responsibilities:
- Oversee and serve as point person on 1-2 Rotations: including Greenhouse, Transplanting, Cultivation, Irrigation, Harvest, Flower, Wash-Pack and/or CSA Coordination.
- Follow the crop plan and ensure timely record keeping, as needed.
- Keep the rotation area organized and well-kept.
- Communicate with farm leadership to improve systems, as needed.
- Assist in the training of Advanced Apprentices in assigned rotation, offer guidance, timely positive and constructive feedback through Rotations Assessments
Other Responsibilities:
- Rotate through facilitating Friday staff meetings
- Assist with, and at times guide, volunteers.
- Participate in weekly leadership team meetings with Sr. Farm Manager
- Act as a backup to perform aspects of all rotations, as needed.
- Contribute to Newsletters and other marketing materials.
- Participate in farm chores system, including the tending to a small flock of chickens
- Stay connected to the needs of the crew and bring any questions or concerns to the Sr. Farm Manager.
- Attend all farm events and engage with CSA members and other stakeholders with respect and kindness.
- Complete Produce Safety course
- Participation in NYCAMH safety course and defensive driving course required
Tractor Work:
- Perform safe operation of tractor work, as needed, as it is related to mowing, tillage, bed prep, transplanting, cultivation, amending and cover-cropping.
- Perform pre-operation checks and basic maintenance of farm equipment
- Lead new operators on Water-Wheel transplanter, as needed.
Qualifications:
- At least 3 years of farming experience at 5+ acres, or completion of a farmer training program comparable to Quail Hill Farm.
- Experience with non-profit educational farming.
- HS diploma or equivalent.
- Valid driver’s license since March 2023 or earlier
- At least 50 hours of tractor experience.
- Fast and a hard worker, able to hold a strong pace with efficiency, thoroughness and kindness
- Impeccable attention to detail and ability to safely and smartly navigate variabilities in working conditions
- Demonstrate strong health and safety awareness
- Willing to give and receive feedback in a professional context
- Familiarity with working with spreadsheets and crop planning and record keeping systems
- Track record of punctuality with excellent time awareness
- Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
- Ability to lift 50 pounds and push heavy items
- Ability to operate machinery, vehicles, and equipment necessary to perform essential tasks.
- Must be able to sit, bend, kneel, or stand for long periods of time.
- Smart phone with which to clock in and out in a timely way, and to communicate consistently and with ease during work hours
- Professional, kind and direct communication with all staff, CSA members and volunteers, as well as strong interpersonal skills
- Access to reliable transportation to commute to the farm
We Offer
- Wage of $23-$25 per hour commensurate with experience
- Monthly cellphone reimbursement based on eligibility ($30/month)
- $500 gear stipend (reimbursable)
- $1,000 end-of-season bonus for staying the full duration of the season and working through December 19, 2026
- Overtime paid out over 40 hours per week worked
- 40 hours of paid personal time and 40 hours of paid sick time to be used as accrued
- Free shared housing off-site
- Free vegetables, flowers, and herbs
- Invitation to participate in paid classroom based educational space
Peconic Land Trust is an equal opportunity employer.
How to Apply
To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to QHF@PeconicLandTrust.org