Orchard Vineyard Laborer
Grapple LLC
📍 Keuka Park, NY · Yates County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26178-056760
- 📞 Phone: +1 (402) 650-3162
- ✉️ Email: vvwafolts@gmail.com
Employer instructions
Applicants may apply by email to Adam Folts at vvwafolts@gmail.com or call Adam Folts Monday through Thursday between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Applicants may also call NYSDOL SWA at 1-888-708-6712, option 2 for the Foreign Labor Certification Unit. Workers are expected on experience and availability.
✉️ Application email template in English
Replace what is in brackets [ ] with your details. If the employer asked for another way to apply, follow their instructions.
Subject: Application for Orchard Vineyard Laborer (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26178-056760
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Pruning, clipping, harvesting and all other duties required on a fruit tree and grape farm. Workers will be working on two separate farms at different times as part of an association formed for labor. Both Crooked Vines Farm and A and M Hiller LLC DBA Apple Barrel Orchards grow apples and grapes. Workers will be required to harvest, maintain the trees and grape vines as needed, prune apple trees and grapes vines. Workers will also load and unload product and be able to transport apples and grapes to the warehouse storage. Must have a verifiable minimum 3 months previous experience working on an orchard and vineyard. Workers will be working at times by the H2A hourly rate and part of the time, by piece rate. Work will be conducted on two separately owned farms.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 3 months |
| Other requirements | Lifting up to 80 lb |
Workers must have verifiable previous experience working in an orchard and vineyard environment.
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 7:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Weekly |
| Pay details | Per Vine Pruned. Estimated hourly wage rate equivalent for this piece rate is $21.50 per hour based on workers pruning 50 vines per hour on average. Guaranteed $18.75/hr. For US Workers and $16.35/hr for H-2A Workers |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Penn Yan, Ny) |
| Meals | Living quarters with utensils and kitchen facilities will be provided at no charge to workers. Employer will furnish free fully equipped cooking and kitchen facilities so that the workers may prepare their own meals. Once a week, the employers will offer to provide free transportation to assure workers access to the closest store where they can purchase groceries and other incidentals. |
| Daily transportation | Workers living in provided housing will be transported daily to the job and back to housing in a 6-seat minivan insured and registered by employer. Pickup time is approximately 6:45 a.m. Workers are returned to the housing at approximately 2:15 p.m. This may vary on crop conditions, weather and other variables. |
| Travel to the job | Employer will provide or pay for charter bus services and other modes of transportation to groups of H-2A workers or U.S. workers or, permit workers to select any means of transportation they choose and reimburse workers at no less than the most economical and reasonable common carrier transportation. Workers will be paid travel back to where they came from at a common carrier rate before they leave. |
| Pay deductions | Any and all deductions outlined by NYSDOL |
Other work sites
- Penn Yan, NY · Sep 1, 2026 – May 31, 2027 · 4 openings
- Keuka Park, NY · Sep 1, 2026 – May 31, 2027 · 4 openings
| Case number | JO-A-300-26178-056760 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse (45-2092.00) |
| Posted | Jul 7, 2026 |