Company description

Green Food Solutions sells, installs, and maintains vertical farms and gardens in residential buildings, co-working spaces, schools, food pantries, community centers, and for those who like to grow hydroponically at home! We are known for our Farm Amenity® products and services, located where people live and work. At our office and distributed farm locations, we host Vertical Farm and Hydroponic Trainings to anyone interested in learning to grow food, either commercially or for themselves. We hold fun and engaging agricultural workshops for all ages to enjoy. With our seedling service, farmers and gardeners can order seedlings from our website to keep growing food all year long.

Job description

We are seeking a passionate and experienced Grower to join our team at a rapidly scaling small company dedicated to revolutionizing the food system. As a dedicated team player with at least one year of agricultural operations experience, you align with our mission of prioritizing sustainability and access in the food system.

In this role, you will contribute to planting processes, including seeding, transplanting, harvesting, packaging, and labeling produce. Your responsibilities include collaboration on creating crop schedules and maintaining grow systems through monitoring, cleaning routines, and data collection.
This is a physical farming position. Farm Hands must be able to be on their feet for 7 hours a day and lift 50 pounds.

Your loyalty to the team is evident as you anticipate plant and team needs. You pride yourself on organizational skills and cleanliness, ensuring proper equipment storage and functionality before leaving the farm. You will report farm metrics, inventory, and updates to the the Farm Manager, and support in farm installations as available.

A problem solver at heart, you thrive on learning and collaboration, contributing to team routines for a smoothly run farm. Your dedication to sustainability aligns with our belief that urban microfarms can play a vital role in achieving a zero-carbon emission local food system. If you are ready to make a difference in a dynamic environment, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

Compensation

this position is: hourly, varies DOE, $15.00 - $20.00

Application instructions

Deadline

April 15, 2024

Attachment

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