Economic Models For Resident Farmer

I'm thinking about hiring a CPO (Chief Permaculture Officer) for 2022 to look after our field school food production system while we are in the field guiding canoe trips and teaching. I'm considering different economic models over coffee this morning.

My idea is to have a base pay per week, say $150 for 10 hours of work (or whatever is fair). Above and beyond this, They would operate a market garden system, sort of like a private farm stand. They could put a price on things, and we (staff, students, etc) could buy them. If there was a surplus it wouldn't be a big deal to put up a small farm stand on the road.

I'm drawn to this as a system with a built-in incentive for the farmer. The more they produce, the more they would make. They would likely live on-site for free.

Has anyone seen such a system in practice? Is it worth exploring? Is there a more standard economic model for resident farmers? We haven't done this in the past so I'm trying to figure it out. I want it to be a win for everyone involved.

This isn't an ad for the job. I'm working on the details.

I'm drawn to this as a system with a built-in incentive for the farmer. The more they produce, the more they would make. They would likely live on-site for free.

Maybe you answered your own question?

Some threads of interest:

https://permies.com/t/2641/sepp-holzer-income

https://permies.com/t/87380/permies-business-plan-threads-templates

So you'd be paying $150 a week ($15/hr) for someone to grow a set amount of food for you and your school.  And they'd get lodging? and the ability to make more money by selling excess?  Seems like a neat arrangement.  If you're feeding them it seems very generous.

I think you'd want to set a good limit for how much food goes to the school before the excess starts getting sold.  With flexibility in the case the carrots just don't grow.