April 2025:
We are currently hiring for the Warehouse Market, scroll down for job posting!
Thank you for your interest in working with us. We do most of our hiring in the winter for the following spring but if you are interested in working with us we encourage you to send a CV and letter of intent even if we aren’t actively hiring. Both our farm and the Warehouse Market operate year-round.
Scroll down for current postings.
Our Team
A diverse team of people each with their own unique role all contribute to the collective success of Abundant Acres Farm and the Warehouse Market. These roles include business owners, employees at the farm, market and working remotely, contractors, our bookkeeper, volunteers and more! Through social events and open communication we encourage team members with different roles to connect and find ways to work together effectively.
Our Place in the World
Abundant Acres and the Warehouse market exist within a network of supportive humans that includes our customers, vendors, fellow farmers and our community. None of our work would be possible without the land our business is located on which is unceded Mi’kmaq territory as well as all the non-human beings who we do our best to work alongside including the plants, birds, pollinators, beetles, earthworms and soil organisms.
Creating a Positive Work Environment
At Abundant Acres, we welcome constructive feedback and ideas about how to improve things at the Market or on the farm. We are not perfect and we don’t expect perfection from other people. We love to empower people and encourage them. We love to see people doing their best. We love to see people enjoying the job and taking satisfaction from what they do.
We believe that challenges are often opportunities to improve and learn. When challenges arise, we focus on finding solutions. We know mistakes happen and we seek to create a trusting environment where mistakes can be shared and corrected promptly.
Diversity and Inclusion
Warehouse Market and Abundant Acres is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion. We embrace and encourage our team members’ differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique. All team members of Warehouse Market and Abundant Acres have a responsibility to treat others with dignity and respect at all times.
Current Job Postings
The Warehouse Market is looking for two new part-time hires to join us for the 2026 season.
Job Title: Warehouse Market Team Member
Reports to: Warehouse Market Management Team
Hours: Part-time seasonal contract, May-October 2026. Part-time (12-16 hours/week) from May
to June with the ability to take additional shifts as they become available; possibility of
additional or full-time hours (20-40 hours/week) from July to October. You must be available to
consistently work either Sunday-Monday or Friday-Saturday. There is no possibility of farm
shifts for these positions. The Market is open Monday-Friday 9-6, and Saturday-Sunday 9-4.
Opening shifts begin as early as 7:00 AM and closing shifts end as late as 7:00 PM.
Start Date: May 1, 2026
Starting hourly pay of $18.
To apply, please email your resume and a cover letter telling us your availability and why
you would be a good fit for this position to warehousemarket2867@gmail.com.
Responsibilities:
● Market set up and tear down
● Stocking products
● Customer check out
● Light food processing (bagging greens, etc.)
● Receiving and putting away orders
● Answering questions, customer service, problem solving
● Cleaning and organization
Customer Care
Many of the customers at the Warehouse Market are long time supporters of both the Market
and Abundant Acres Farm. They value direct relationships with the folks producing their food.
We encourage building relationships with our regular customers.
Physical Fitness
The Warehouse Market and Abundant Acres are fast-paced environments where you will be
working under pressure doing repetitive tasks that can be physically demanding, and require
attention to detail and hand-eye coordination. You will be standing, bending, and lifting 30+ lbs.
Desired Qualities and Qualifications
We are looking for energetic, strong, active people who are excited about food and cooking,
have strong communication skills, and work well in a team. Experience with grocery, restaurant,
and/or farm work is an asset. An up-to-date food safety certification is an asset.
You must be a Canadian citizen or already entitled to work in Canada.
Benefits at of working at Warehouse Market
- $30 weekly produce credit.
- Staff discounts on all other products.
- After a waiting period of six months, full-time employees (working 20+ hours/week) can
choose to opt in to our Chambers of Commerce Group Health Benefits plan.
We believe in lifting people up, radical delegation, accountability, trust, safety, teamwork, and
honest communication.
The Warehouse Market is a farm-owned independent grocer located in the north end of Halifax.
It is open Monday-Friday 9 AM-6 PM, and Saturday-Sunday 9 AM- 4 PM. Our farm, Abundant
Acres, supplies most of our vegetables and operates a 500+ member CSA program out of the
market from May to October. We also source products from other local farms and producers.
The market is co-managed by a small team and runs on a work culture of collaboration and
responsibility. We will be moving to a new larger storefront nearby in the north end in spring
2026!