Job Description: Farmers Market Team Member
Frog Hollow Farm is looking for outgoing, hard-working individuals to join the team at the San Francisco Ferry Building farmers market on Saturdays, and other Farmers Market locations throughout the Bay Area. San Francisco Bay Area farmers markets are an important way for our farm to engage with our community, share our produce, and support the local food movement.
Values: We value sustainable, regenerative, and ethical methods of growing and producing high-quality fruit that tastes exceptional. We rely on the expertise and friendliness of our staff to educate and communicate the efforts behind our products to customers.
What you’ll do:
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Sales: Engage new and recurring customers through sampling, product education, and conversation.
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Customer service: Assist customers with purchases, answer questions, suggest produce uses.
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Create appealing displays and maintain displays and inventory throughout day.
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Understand the product: With over 50 varieties of fruit year round, it is imperative to learn and be able to describe flavor, texture, potential uses, etc. to customers
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Set up and break down Frog Hollow Farm stall
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Driving (if applicable)
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Working register (if applicable)
Who you are and experience you bring:
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Outgoing, engaging, welcoming, enthusiastic
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Passionate about regenerative agriculture, slow food, quality produce, cooking, Bay Area food movement.
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Energetic: Be able to maintain an upbeat attitude and efficient work-pace throughout a whole day on your feet.
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Reliable: Must be at designated markets consistently and timely.
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Creative: Be able to think of recipes and suggestions on the fly.
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Basic math skills
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Clean driving record of 5+ years (if applicable).
Compensation: Hourly, part-time, varies by position and location.
Timeline: Candidate must be able to commit to working Saturdays from May through December at the SF Ferry Building farmers market. Hours are 7am to 2:30pm. We might also have opportunities to assist as needed with other markets. Longer term employment opportunities available.
Application: Please submit a Farmers Market Job Application. Expect application to take about 15 minutes.