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Role | Exists for … | Description | Rights |
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Sales Representative AKA Marketing Rep | Depends on preference of the owner | Responsible for activities relating to the sale of produce including marketing / invoicing of pre-sales, CSA box programs. Also may be responsible for bringing food to weekly markets, setting up display table-day sales. May be responsible for promoting and arranging sales with restaurants, wholesalers, and grocery stores. | |
Quality Control | May be the same person as sales. Determines 'pick sheets' (instructions to workers as to what crops to harvest in what amounts as needed for the day) then monitors the harvest to ensure it meets quality standards before delivery. More common on farms that raise livestock. | ||
Organic Manager | Role overlaps with Farm Manager or Sales. | Some operations have one person who is responsible for all things related to organic certification. These activities include certification renewal, maintaining compliance documentation, communication with their certifying body, and ensuring inputs are approved and used according to regulations. | |
Technicians | Farms that are part of a certifying board the makes visits | Technicians do not work for the farm, but rather for the organic farm association. They visit many different farms in order to record practices, help the farmers, and make sure they are complying with regulations. |
Use Cases
Below are a few examples of how the above roles may look in the field. Not all roles exist at all farms!
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