Farm Jobs and Apprenticeships

About Us

Red Door Family Farm is located in Athens, WI. We sell the highest quality produce through our CSA, farmers market, wholesale accounts, and sell to local food pantries in the Wausau, Marshfield, and Athens areas. Our focuses are:

  • Producing the highest quality, cleanest, and aesthetically beautiful produce available. We take great pride and care in feeding people!

  • Soil Health- making our own compost, dialing micronutrients, cover cropping, reducing tillage, etc

  • Food Security- working closely with our local food pantries. Fundraising through grant writing and an annual farm to table dinner to share our produce with the most food insecure.

  • Hoop house production- we grow the highest quality produce and a rich and diverse CSA because of our 6 large hoop houses.

About Athens, WI

Athens is a small charming town about 40 minutes outside of Wausau. Despite its size, it is a bustling town with a library, school, grocery store, hardware store, and artisan shops. We are surrounded by forest and lakes for camping and fishing and those who thrive the most at our farm feel comfortable with country living.


Role: Full-Time Farm Crew

To Apply: Send resume, 3 references and the answer to the below questions to farmer@reddoorfamilyfarm.com

Timeline: Hiring is usually done November through January for the following season.

Duration: May-October

Pay: $13+/hour, depending on experience

Responsibilities:

  • Working as a team to get our daily tasks accomplished. 

  • Seeding, transplanting

  • Greenhouse/high tunnel production

  • Irrigation

  • Cultivating

  • Harvest/wash/pack of produce

  • Book keeping

  • Training and managing volunteers

  • Farmers market preparation and sales

  • Whatever else comes up!

Requirements:

  • Ability to arrive to work on time and ready to work

  • Ability to communicate effectively

  • Ability to work independently and make decisions with common sense

  • Open to learning our specific processes and an eye for efficiency and quality

  • Willingness to work and thrive in every kind of weather

  • Physical stamina and strength to easily lift and carry 50 lbs, sustained bending for long periods of time, and use sharp tools without injury.

The ideal candidate has:

  • A serious interest and experience in organic farming

  • A desire for efficiency, detail, and a sense of urgency

  • Strong community and communication skills

  • Willingness to take initiative and take on responsibility

  • Commitment and enthusiasm

Preferences

We prefer but don’t require applicants to have some experience working on a small farm, ideally with certified organic growing experience. Experience with any of the following is highly welcome:

  • A CSA system

  • Wash/pack procedures

  • Record keeping

Questions to answer with application:

  • Why do you want to work at Red Door Family Farm?

  • Why are you the ideal candidate for this job?

Our Apprenticeship Program

We are passionate about teaching aspiring farmers and farm managers what we know!

If you are interested in the apprenticeship program, please visit the Fairshare CSA Coalition website.

We prefer entering into an apprenticeship/mentor relationship after at least one year working on the farm team.