Farmworker/Laborer
Reuben DeMaster
📍 New Tripoli, PA · Lehigh County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26289-305270
- ✉️ Email: willowhavenfarm@live.com
- 🌐 Website: willowhavenfarmpa.com/contact
Employer instructions
All applicants must apply by email to willowhavenfarm@live.com and copy willowhavenfarmpa@gmail.com.
All new applicants must complete an interview and provide two references to verify the minimum experience requirements. Applicants must have verifiable agricultural field work experience. Experience with organic or regenerative agriculture, diversified vegetables, greenhouse or high tunnel work, and livestock or poultry care is preferred.
New applicants must be able, willing, qualified, legally authorized to work in the United States, available for the full contract period, and willing to accept the job duties, schedule, physical requirements, terms, conditions, and nature of employment.
Employer agrees to interview all U.S. workers referred by the State Workforce Agency who have been screened by the agency for: 1) availability for the full contract period; 2) reliable transportation to the jobsite; and 3) understanding of the terms, conditions, duties, schedule, physical requirements, and nature of employment.
Phone, video, or in-person interviews are available Mondays and Wednesdays, 9:00 a.m.4:00 p.m. local time.
Interviews and final hiring decisions will be conducted directly by the employer. No third party or agent has hiring authority.
✉️ Application email template in English
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Subject: Application for Farmworker/Laborer (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26289-305270
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
The worker will assist with seasonal winter agricultural tasks that occur after the close of Willow Haven Farm’s main growing season. Responsibilities include post-harvest field cleanup, equipment maintenance, and greenhouse preparation for early spring planting. Tasks include retrieving and storing irrigation lines and weed barrier fabric; mowing fallow fields; rototilling soil; planting and maintaining cover crops; winter livestock care, feeding, & handling; winter clean up of livestock areas and equipment; and spreading compost or other organic materials using tractors, carts, or hand tools.
The worker will operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled equipment to rototill and prepare fields and planting beds.
Additional duties include loading crops or materials for transport, maintaining inventory of supplies, and cleaning and organizing work areas. The worker may assist in repairing and maintaining farm vehicles, implements, fences, buildings, and tools. Snow removal and basic landscape upkeep may also be required.
In the greenhouse, the worker will repair benches, replace plastic, fill planting trays with soil mix, assist with seed starting, and monitor greenhouse conditions and seedling germination. The worker may record plant growth and crop data under supervision.
This position requires lifting up to 60 lbs, working outdoors in cold conditions, and performing repetitive physical tasks.
Work Schedule Explanation:
The position is scheduled for 35 total hours per week, with daily hours varying by day. Work is typically performed during morning hours between 7:00 AM and 2:00 PM, depending on weather, daylight, and farm operational needs which may require work at different times of the day than those listed. Some days require more or fewer hours than others, and limited or no Sunday work is anticipated.
The job is temporary and seasonal in nature.
Requirements
| Education | High school / GED |
|---|---|
| Experience | 3 months |
| Other requirements | Driver's license required Lifting up to 60 lb |
Must possess a valid drivers license to operate farm vehicles on and around the farm property and to transport materials as needed.
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 7:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Biweekly |
| Pay details | $16.88 for H-2A Workers |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (New Tripoli, Pa) |
| Housing | 2026 housing inspection is on file. |
| Meals | Reuben DeMaster will provide the worker with free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities that will enable the worker to prepare their own meals. The living quarters are equipped with a refrigerator/freezer, electric instant pot, electric hot plate, sufficient cookware and accessories, dishware and cutlery, a surface for food preparation, and dishwashing sink with hot and cold water faucets. Conveniently located on the first floor of the same building is a propane stove as well as additional prep areas and dishwashing sinks to which the worker has access. |
| Daily transportation | The following vehicles will be used by a licensed driver for free transportation to and from the primary farm location where the worker will live and the second farm location 1/2 mile down the road: Ford Transit van. A vehicle will be available in the evening for personal errands. |
| Travel to the job | Willow Haven Farm will either purchase, or reimburse, the fares for the worker's transportation (usually but not limited to airline and or bus tickets) to and from the farm at the beginning and end of employment. Willow Haven Farm will arrange, at no cost to the worker, pick up from airport or bus terminals and transport to the farm. At the end of employment, Willow Haven Farm will arrange transporation to the airport or bus terminal, at no cost to the worker. |
| Pay deductions | Employer will make deductions required by applicable law, including PA State and Local tax. Employer may make any deductions requested by worker. |
| Case number | JO-A-300-26289-305270 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse (45-2092.00) |
| Posted | Oct 29, 2026 |