Company description

We are a small family farm in Germantown, WI growing produce that’s good for you and good for our community. We grow quality, fresh and Wisconsiny stuff like veggies and flowers using organic practices, because the food we eat is connected to health of what’s around it.

Internship description

We are looking to add to our Farm Crew! We are 6-acre small-scale farm using organic practices (not certified) to grow produce and flower, as well as raise chickens. We are close to Milwaukee and surrounding suburbs, which is exciting because we really do live in the community we serve and we try to be accessible to all. This is our second year farming. We are a partner (husband/wife) team, looking to grow and learn. If you’d like to try our farming, or are looking to do something different between jobs, please get in touch!

This farm crew position entails everything under the sun. You’ll do field maintenance such as prepping beds, planting and weeding. For our CSA, you’d help with harvesting, packing, washing and delivering. For the farmer’s market, you’d help harvest, packing and interacting with customers at the stand. Sometimes we have wholesale deliveries and order pick-ups. Never a dull day and lots of activities to choose from. If there’s anything specific you enjoy, let us know, we want this to be a great experience.

Start and End Dates (flexible)

Start: April 14, 2021

End: Oct 29, 2021

Skills Desired: Any experience with plants, either at another farm, greenhouse or nursery would be great. If you don’t have this experience, we can teach you, we simply ask that you have a desire to learn. Our CSA bins and Market bins are packed with produce, so we ask that you be able to lift 50lbs and understand proper lifting techniques. We don’t operate with much heavy machinery, so we’re on our feet a lot. Must be able to walk, stand, squat and kneel for extended periods. Farming tasks are repetitive, so it’s important that applicants are task-oriented. Enthusiasm, a passion for the outdoors, and desire to jump in and get things done.

Hourly. $11.62/hr. For hourly applicants we are looking for 3 days of help. Mostly likely these days would be Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. We ask that by joining the Farm Crew you commit to these 3 days. Crew members will be supplied with produce each week as well!

Daily Hours: Work days start at 7am on CSA days (Wednesdays) and Saturdays market set up begins at 6:30am. Other days the start time is 8am. End time depends on the tasks at hand.

Location: We are located 25 miles (25 minute drive) from Milwaukee. We are nearby to Menomonee Falls, which is accessible via bus (we are willing to pick up from the Menomonee Falls Flyer, note that the bus does not run weekends).

Requirements: Valid driver’s license, ability to lift 50 lbs, ability to be outside during all types of weather (we ask that applicants bring their own rain gear, boots, hats, etc to keep them dry and happy during work hours).

Compensation

this position is: hourly, $7.25/hr to $15/hr

Application instructions

Deadline

May 31, 2021