Become a Down to Earth Markets Manager for the 2016 Season
Help make local food strong. Work with us! Down to Earth Markets is an innovative developer of regional farmers markets. We’ve been creating and managing farmers markets for over 25 years. We're based in Westchester County, NY and manage 15 markets between Westchester County, Rockland County, and NYC.
This is an excellent opportunity to get involved in the sustainable local food system. We are a small, mission driven company that believes real food and committed people can make a difference. We work hard to make it happen.
Farmers Market Managers
Several part-time, hourly positions are available in Westchester County, Rockland County, and NYC. Also, we’re hiring “floater” managers who can fill in at different markets during the season. We are looking for enthusiastic people with great people skills to manage one or more seasonal farmers markets and assist with market promotion within the community.
The Farmers Market Manager oversees and supervises daily operations of a farmers market to assure a smooth and safe running market; serves as a market host, welcomes and engages shoppers; and promotes good relations between vendors, our company, and the customers. The Farmers Market Manager cultivates dialogue between shoppers and Down to Earth Markets, helping to ensure that the market meets the needs of the community.
Market Managers help to promote one or more markets in a region with on-the-ground community outreach, encouraging attendance at the markets through a variety of approaches that may include social media, flyering, and meeting with community groups to explain the benefits of eating locally grown and produced foods.
Candidates must have reliable transportation, be able to lift and carry 50 lbs, have access to a computer for social networking and emailing reports, be available for the entire season (most markets run from May into December once a week) and must have an interest in and be able to articulately communicate about local food and sustainable agriculture.
Interested parties should e-mail a cover letter and resume to [email protected] (for Westchester and Rockland County positions) and to [email protected] (for NYC positions). We look forward to hearing from you!
Photo caption: Down to Earth Markets takes a staff farm tour - farmers market managers included - every year. Here our group visited Mead Orchards, a vendor in the Ossining Farmers Market. The day included Q & A with owner Chuck Mead after a fabulous outdoor potluck picnic. (Yes, this could be YOU.)
