Company description

Farmscape is the largest urban farming venture in the country, with headquarters in Los Angeles and Oakland. We design, install, and tend intensive organic vegetable gardens for residences, schools, restaurants, and other organizations. We actively manage nearly 300 gardens in California, turning the city back into a farm one yard at a time!

Job description

Farmscape is seeking full-time urban farmers in Los Angeles.

Farmer compensation includes:

• $16+/hr DOE
• Paid Vacation/Sick Leave
• Health/Vision/Dental Plan
• 401k Plan
• Mileage Reimbursement

Our farmers steward the management of 10-20 small farms, predominantly within residential landscapes, and will have opportunities to assist on larger urban farms and garden installation projects as well. Service territory spans from Pasadena to Thousand Oaks to Pacific Palisades to the South Bay, though farmers typically work within a single region/neighborhood on a given day. Farmscape farmers carry a 'roving farm shed' in their vehicles and work independently at multiple locations throughout the day with the resources, support, and comradery of the entire Farmscape crew.

Job Responsibilities:

Farm & Garden Management

• Maintains all assigned farms: designs planting layouts, tracks planting or replanting times, starts seeds, maintains seedlings, solves pest and disease problems, fertilizes and amends soil, harvests produce, repairs irrigation issues, etc.
• Maintain or assist with maintaining fruit trees, including fertilizing, harvesting, pruning, and solving pest and disease issues
• Acts proactively to prevent issues with the garden
• Manages regular and consistent personal schedule of weekly visits
• Manages service inventory for assigned gardens: tools, pest and disease control products, seeds and plants, trellises and other garden accessories
• Keeps regular and organized service logs of weekly visits
• Collaborates with Farmscape staff to resolve garden issues that are difficult or complex
• May help with R&D of Farmscape farming methods
• May assist with training staff

Customer Service

• Maintains good customer relationships, both in-person and via phone/email
• Answers customer concerns in a timely manner and communicates problems upward
• Represents Farmscape products and services in a professional manner

Other

• May assist with garden and farm installations
• Attends staff, service, and training meetings as required
• Additional tasks, as assigned by your manager.

Qualifications:

• Experience with annual vegetable cultivation required
• Related experience in landscaping, gardening, horticulture is a plus
• Related education in horticulture, crop science, etc. a plus
• Farm management experience or farmhand work is also a plus
• Ability to learn and adapt to Farmscape best practices
• Friendly and clear communicator
• Organizational skills and attention to detail a must
• Valid driver's license and a working vehicle required

Compensation

this position is: hourly, $15/hr +

Application instructions

Deadline

no deadline