Applications are now open for our farm manager position through the end of February, interviews to begin in late February & early March.

Overview

Position: Farm Manager
Reports to: Farm Owners

Location: Mechanicsburg, PA
Start Date: Flexible, March or April 2026

Schedule: Full-time, on-site

• Growing Season (mid March through mid August): 8 hours/day, 5 days/week

• Harvest Schedule (mid August through mid November): 6 days/week, Sundays off

• Off Season (mid November through early March): Significant Flexibility, expected average 3 days/week

Salary: $40,000–$60,000, commensurate with experience, plus health stipend and retirement
Housing: Limited housing available on-site for the right candidate

The Farm

Threefold Farm is a highly diversified unusual fruit orchard operating since 2016. We grow pawpaws, kiwi berries, persimmons, and jujubes in the field as well as in two geothermal greenhouses that produce figs and citrus. Our produce is sold through wholesale accounts ranging from high end distributors to local farm stores to festivals like the York Pawpaw Festival.

Our unique blend of fruits and focus on sustainable growing practices means that we have a significant marketing advantage and a solid customer base that loves our products and wants more than we currently have to offer. Our growing scionwood and cuttings sales provides a source of revenue through the winter season.

Our fruit’s seasonality means that our heavy production time runs from late August through mid November with opportunities for flexibility in schedule during the winter season.

Our still-maturing orchard means increased opportunity for growth and advancement alongside the orchard. We aim to run a lean operation with low overhead thanks to design and a focus on building out infrastructure during our first years of operation.

Our threefold mission is to grow, serve, and teach (https://threefold.farm/about-us)

About the Role

The farm manager at our small farm wears a lot of hats: from field work, customer interaction, and harvest to off-season planning, bookkeeping, and maintenance. 

More than just a manager, at 10 years in we’re hoping to find a partner who will not only keep the orchard running, but help us to dream about and execute the next 10 years of the growth of the farm and to grow alongside it. Therefore the farm manager must be creative, innovative, and entrepreneurial, love outdoor work, be self motivated, curious, and always excited and willing to learn new things and challenge themselves. 

Opportunities also exist for the right candidate to help with our sister company, Atmos Greenhouse Systems, to advance the research, design, and use of climate battery greenhouses to help farmers produce more economically and sustainably. (see more https://atmosgreenhouse.com/learn-overview)

What Your Days Will Look Like

Orchard & Livestock

Orchard: Manage the full production cycle, from pruning to routine maintenance to scouting for pests and stewarding soil health.

Animals: Look after a small herd of sheep and goats, ensuring they have clean stalls and healthy pastures as they maintain our orchard perimeter.

Harvest: Lead the harvest season (mid-August to mid-November), coordinating harvest help, timing, packing, and inventory management.

Systems & Infrastructure

Maintenance: Keep a small fleet of equipment, greenhouses, and infrastructure in top shape.

Organization: Keep the shop and workspaces clean and organized as a part of a ‘lean’ operation.

Innovation: During the growing season and off season, you’ll have 20% of your time dedicated to "passion projects" or research that improves the farm's efficiency, expands products, or increases sustainability.

Business and Community

Sales & Marketing: Be the face of the farm for many of our wholesale customers, managing weekly availability emails and point-of-sale software.

Financials: Keep our data current in QuickBooks and ensure invoices are created, tracked, and paid.

Teaching: In line with our mission, help us share what we’ve learned through on-farm tours and online platforms.

Future Growth

Planning: Work with us to think 2, 5, and 10 years out, helping to plan infrastructure improvements, farm expansions, and new crops.

Collaboration: There are also opportunities to assist with our sister company, Atmos Greenhouse Systems, on climate battery research and design.

Who You Are

Driven & Entrepreneurial

Our orchard manager is self-motivated and finds ways to be useful (not just busy). At the same time, they’re thinking of potential new products that fit well within our orchard context and enjoy throwing ideas at the wall, then running a spreadsheet to see if those ideas make sense in the business context of the farm.

Creative & Curious, Life-Long Learner

Our orchard manager is someone who asks a lot of questions and comes up with a lot of creative ideas and solutions, who finds joy in constantly learning new things and developing new skills and abilities. Our farm is constantly doing new things: installing new infrastructure, taking on new building projects, trying out new varieties and production methods. We need a partner with the same mindset.

A Steward of Creation

Our orchard manager is someone who loves caring for the land and the privilege of harvesting from it alongside the weighty responsibility of improving it along the way.

Qualifications

2+ years management experience on an organic or sustainable production farm

• Orchard experience preferred

• Management experience less necessary for the right candidate

Experience in farm administration and planning

• QuickBooks or similar accounting software

• Spreadsheet skills & (ideally) a passion for spreadsheets

• Customer management and invoicing

Love for outdoor work

• Able to work outside in all weather conditions (heat, rain, cold)

• Lift up to 50 lbs

• Able to operate and maintain orchard equipment including small tractor, tools, etc

Valid driver’s license

On working for Threefold Farm...