Ready for an adventure full of hard work, peak seasonal freshness, and new friends?

  • You are a “swiss army knife” on market day and thrive doing a variety of tasks, no matter how big, small, glamorous, or dirty, they may be.
  • You are enthusiastic and energetic about working with small businesses and the public.
  • You enjoy week-to-week consistency, but can also quickly and calmly problem solve under pressure.
  • You are a people person who can respectfully communicate with a wide variety of personalities.
  • You work well independently while welcoming feedback to make market the best it can be.
  • You show up. You are reliable, trustworthy, and responsible.
  • You have a sense of humor and can roll with whatever the market day throws at you.
  • And, it’s a plus if you love locally grown vegetables and know what kohlrabi looks like!

Farmers Market Vendor Positions

Ronnie’s Giardiniera, Seattle area

Based in Ballard, Ronnie’s Giardiniera™ is seeking a super friendly, reliable, and fun person to join our team as a Farmers Market Sales and Event Associate. This position involves setting up, selling, and taking down our booth at local farmers markets and various events in the Seattle area, rain or shine. You will need to work independently as you will be the only person loading in, setting up, selling and loading out. As the face of Ronnie’s Giardiniera™, you’ll spend time engaging with our customers and fans and help spread the word about Ronnie’s Giardiniera™. Each market or event is about 8 hours from load in at the warehouse in Fremont to load out at the warehouse. This position is for our Seattle markets and events. We pay $21/hour. There is always room for upward growth within the company. Please review position posting and application directions: https://www.ronniesgiardiniera.com/pages/were-hiring Direct email: info@ronniesgiardiniera.com

 

WSFMA Food Access Coordinator

Looking to build lasting programs that serve WA families, farmers, farmers markets, and state partners? Can you effectively translate between state agencies and grassroots endeavors? Are you committed to scale-appropriate and cost-effective deliverables that exceed expectations?

The Food Access Coordinator provides programmatic leadership and contract management, technical expertise, and advocacy to support farmers markets that offer SNAP, SNAP Market Match, and/or WIC and Senior FMNP. The WSFMA’s focus is on ensuring that farmers markets have the information, technical support, equipment, and ongoing advocacy they need in order to offer food access programs as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible. The Food Access Coordinator provides training and education to adult learners, ensures compliance with FNS guidance, works closely WA state agencies and local partners, and serves as a subject matter expert on emerging trends, policy, funding, and technology. The Food Access Coordinator reports to and works closely with the Executive Director. This is a full-time position and is remote or hybrid with our office at Pike Place Market. All candidates must be based in Washington State. The Food Access Coordinator position description and “how to apply” is available here. Deadline to apply is December 15, 2024.

WSFMA Administrative Associate

Looking to make a big difference for a great cause behind the scenes? Are you drawn to details, love a good pivot table, find joy in well-written protocols, and can’t resist analyzing the systems around you?

The WSFMA is seeking candidates for a position to provide vital support that keeps the WSFMA running smoothly so that we can maximize our impact. This critical role enables our small team to juggle a variety of programs and operational needs while maintaining professional standards and timeliness. This is a 80% FTE position and is remote or hybrid with our office at Pike Place Market and candidates must be based in Washington State. The Administrative Associate position description and “how to apply” is available here. Deadline to apply is November 10, 2024.

 

To add a Farmers Market Position please email information and any links to info[at]wafarmersmarkets[dot]org. We welcome any market positions, including market staff, volunteer recruitment, seasonal staff for vendors, opportunities to serve on farmers market boards.

Updated: November 1, 2024