Job Description

2 Fulltime H-2A Seasonal Jobs available 03/10/2026 - 11/22/2026

Farm Crew Members are responsible for the following tasks:

• Nursery Work: planting, weeding, mulching, irrigating, transplanting, potting, grafting, and harvesting trees, shrubs, and perennial wildflowers.
• Propagation Orchard Work: planting, weeding, mulching, pruning, and harvesting from trees in our propagation orchard.
• Tree Planting, Invasive Species Management, and Landscape Work - planting, weeding, mulching, and watering new orchards and ecological plantings; clearing and controlling invasive species; deer fence maintenance; mowing and weed whacking.
• Biochar-Compost Preparation and Application: the worker will assist in the preparation of wood feedstock (i.e. split firewood from farm's own wood logs), mixing compost with biochar for application to nursery beds and orchards, packaging biochar-compost soil amendments for use on the farm and for sale.
• Order Fulfillment: bundling, labeling, and preparing orders of bare-root trees and shrubs and potted trees, shrubs, and wildflowers for farm pickup and shipping.
• Tractor operation: operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and attachments, self-propelled machinery to move materials, compost, wood, etc.
• Worker must have a valid driver's license to operate farm vehicle (pick-up truck RAM 3500).

Requirements:

• Three months experience of the duties mentioned
• Must be able to lift a minimum of 50 pounds
• Driving requirement.
• Class D driver's license must be able to obtain within 30 days of employment.
• Must be experienced in working in different weather conditions and conducting repetitive jobs requiring physical fitness and stamina.
• Extensive pushing/pulling
• Frequent stooping, and repetitive movements

The full terms and conditions of the job (form ETA790a) should be reviewed and provided to qualified applicants from this website: seasonaljobs.dol.gov.

For assistance with this job order, please email H2A@labor.ny.gov. If applicable, please include the interested applicants name and job order number in the email.

Job Tags

Full time, Seasonal work, H-2A Visa,

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