Company description

Morningsun Herb Farm is a family owned plant nursery. We have been in business for 26 years. We specialize in culinary, medicinal, fragrant herbs, drought tolerant perennials as well as vegetable starts and fruit trees. We are located in the countryside of Vacaville, on a 3 acre farm. We are a unique agri-tourism experience, with customers coming not just to purchase plants, but to wander our demonstration gardens, feed our donkeys and goat, sit and paint or read in the garden and enjoy classes and our lavender fields. We grow our own plants in our greenhouses, allowing us to offer a huge selection of unusual plants for our walk in customers as well as for mail order. We also partner with several neighbor farmers to grow a lavender field we use for fresh cut, classes, drying and essential oil, as well as a small production tomato field and cut flowers for drying.

Job description

The work day can include many aspects of herb growing, production and marketing. Plant production is year round, starting with culinary herbs and spring vegetables in late winter, rotating to ornamental plants and succulents in early summer, then moving to planting fall vegetables and harvesting seed in the fall. Nursery techs will help with all aspects of production, from seeding and transplanting to prepping plants for sale and staging them on the sales floor. Assisting customers with plant questions, helping them with plant selection and answering questions about how to best grow is essential work. Nursery techs will also spend some time in the gardens, cleaning, maintaining and planting in the demonstration gardens. Nursery techs will assist with U pick lavender operations in June in the lavender field, and helping harvest both for drying and for essential oil production. Nursery techs will work in the tomato field both for selling on site and for local donations. The nursery attends two farmers markets a week, and nursery techs may be asked to assist either at the market or prepping for markets. The day often includes flexibility to move between independent work in the garden or greenhouse and helping customers in our retail nursery.

Work is outside, and conditions can be very hot during summer. Expect repetitive lifting of 20-30 lbs. The position is from March-July, 24-32 hours/week. Pay is $16-$18/hour.

Requirements: Basic plant knowledge and plant identification of vegetables and herbs is a must. Good people skills and ability to communicate with customers is critical. Techs are expected to work at least one weekend day each week, and working at farmers markets or prepping for markets requires early morning start times. Must be able to lift 20 -30 lbs. Clean driving record and ability to drive a panel van.

Desired Qualifications: Basic gardening skills, especially using organic gardening techniques and background in ornamental gardening a plus. Cashiering experience is beneficial. Basic Spanish is a plus.

Compensation

this position is: hourly, varies DOE, $16.00 - $18.00

Application instructions

Deadline

March 15, 2021