Eden Smith

• Supported the owner with daily farm management tasks including bed prep, planting, irrigation, weeding, mowing, etc.
• Assisted with brainstorming marketing strategies and social media outreach tactics
• Represented the company at local farm events

• Worked part-time during the summers as a deckhand on public and private two-hour sailboat cruises on Lake Champlain.
• Duties included raising sails, assisting captains with docking maneuvers, and monitoring passenger safety.
• Provided exceptional customer service to ensure comfort and satisfaction which included storytelling, storing and serving BYO food and beverages, taking photos, and answering questions

• Worked part-time assisting owner with purser duties taking customer calls, responding to emails, managing cruise reservations, issuing refunds, and more.
• Facilitated communication between captains/crew and customers regarding weather concerns, cruise cancellations, late arrivals, and special requests

• Oversaw the farm's compost program as work study job 6hrs per week
• Duties included managing the flip schedule and pickup schedules at multiple locations across campus, tractor maintenance, tracking stats using Google sheets
• Led two weekly shifts, safely operated the farm truck and tractor, managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.

Prior Positions at ECCF

Skilled Farmworker (September 2024 - December, 2025)

• Duties included overseeing volunteers, training apprentices, and regular farm tasks same as Apprentice position

Apprentice (August, 2023 - May, 2024)

• Duties included weeding, planting, watering, building trellises, flipping compost, harvesting and washing produce, banana tree maintenance, mowing/weed whacking, and more.

• Took comprehensive notes for two courses: Medical Anthropology and Anthropological Research Methods
• Submitted notes after each class period for students with accommodations to use

• Provided high-quality care for a wide variety of pets and livestock (horses, dogs, cats, sheep, goats, chickens, and more) for over 12 clients
• Communicated with clients via phone, email, and text
• Built trust with clients by consistently demonstrating excellent communication skills, reliability, punctuality, attention to detail, and genuine love for animals

• Daily chores including horse turnout/turn-in, feeding, watering, cleaning stalls, general barn chores and horse care (deworming, first aid, administering medications, fixing fences, grooming horses, cleaning tack, cleaning/sweeping/raking, etc.)
• Communicated regularly with horse owners and farm managers to ensure all needs were met

• Daily chores including horse turnout/turn-in, feeding, watering, cleaning stalls, general barn chores and horse care (deworming, first aid, administering medications, fixing fences, grooming horses, cleaning tack, cleaning/sweeping/raking, etc.)

• Similar work experience as noted above in exchange for training with renowned FEI dressage rider/trainer
• Provided high quality care for elite equine athletes and ensured owner satisfction
• Worked at both farm locations: East Hill Farm, Plainfield, VT (2015-2019) & Bespoke Farm, Loxahatchee, FL (Winter of 2018 & 2019)

• Work study job on campus 6hrs per week
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• Work study job on campus 6hrs per week
• Duties included weeding, planting, watering, building trellises, flipping compost (by hand), harvesting and washing produce, banana tree maintenance, mowing/weed whacking, and more.