Assistant Farm Manager Job Opening

APPLICATION DEADLINE: FRIDAY JULY 10

Title:

Assistant Farm Manager – Guide the evolution of one of LA County’s most creative and vibrant urban farms. 

Company intro:

Sarvodaya Institute is a 501c3 nonprofit organization headquartered in Pomona CA which operates Sarvodaya Farms & Nursery.

Sarvodaya Farms & Nursery is a 12 year old urban farm sitting on ¾ acre in the historic city of Pomona. Our farm is respected throughout the county as a pioneer in urban farming. We operate an extensive plant nursery, offer the county’s longest running Farmer Training Program, operate a food pantry, tend a highly varied mini-botanic garden, and offer a variety of adult and kids educational programming.

Job description:

Our Assistant Farm Manager position will have a hand in conducting all of our listed programming below and working hand-in-hand with our Farm Manager. This position requires applicants to have at least 2 years of experience maintaining gardens, farms, nurseries, or other green spaces, customer service skills to guide nursery customers, and a commitment to community upliftment.

A day of work for this position could include:

  • Propagation and care of nursery stock
  • Helping customers coming in to purchase plants
  • Maintaining plants & trees in our gardens
  • Harvesting fruits & vegetables from our gardens
  • Creating flyers for and publicizing community workshops
  • Organizing for a community food distribution
  • Leading farmer trainees in a learning activity

Expect to be on your feet most of the day.

This position is compensated by salary, but we maintain a fairly strict limitation on hours worked, with no working time outside of normal business hours except in case of emergency (irrigation leak, etc). 

Minimum Requirements

  • 2 years minimum experience maintaining gardens, farms, nurseries, or other green spaces
  • No degree requirements or certifications required
  • Must have legal work authorization
  • Computer literacy (bonus: knowledge of Shopify, Canva, skills with spreadsheets)
  • Basic math, arithmetic, and writing skills
  • Customer service (bonus: retail experience)
  • Community oriented personality 
  • Comfort with leading workshops and trainings
  • Comfortable with physical work (able to work in the sun, lift 50 lbs)  
  • BONUS: Bilingual English and Spanish 


Top benefits or perks:

As a team member at Sarvodaya Institute, you’ll enjoy:

  • Benefits: Health insurance (HRA)
  • PTO: 2 weeks personal vacation PTO, 1 week additional company vacation, unlimited sick leave
  • Career development: Opportunity to work at one of Southern California’s most respected urban farms

Compensation:

Salary: $43,680–$46,800 per year (based on a 40-hour work week)

Hours:

Tuesday–Saturday, 7:30am–3:30pm, including a paid lunch break.

Location:

Sarvodaya Farms & Nursery
1196 S San Antonio Ave
Pomona CA 91766

Position Start Date: 

August 4, 2026

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