Company description
Heart Beet Gardening is LA’s original urban farming business. Founded in 2006, our company designs, builds and maintains organic vegetable gardens and orchards. We are also a licensed organic nursery. Our goal has always been to connect Angelenos with their soil, their food and their city through beautiful and productive edible gardens. We are now looking to add an urban farmer to our team! This is a perfect position for someone who loves to be outdoors and has experience growing vegetables. Each of our gardens is custom built to fit the unique needs of each homeowner. These are NOT cookie cutter gardens! This is also a place where you have the opportunity to be creative and detail oriented in order to create a beautiful garden.
Job description
Heart Beet is seeking a passionate Urban Farmer/Vegetable Gardener!
(2+ years experience preferred)
The position requires:
- Familiarity with organic pest management and soil building strategies
- Understanding of crop rotation for seasonality and soil healthy
- Access to a vehicle and readiness to drive to project sites
- Physically fit and capable of lifting, carrying, digging, and moving bags of soil, pots, wheelbarrows, 15 gallon fruit trees, etc.
- A good team spirit and sense of humor and flexibility in the face of vegetable gardening!
This is a full-time position, 5 days per week. The ideal candidate can commit to 1-2 years.
Mileage reimbursement between gardens (from first garden to last garden)
Health and Dental Insurance
Compensation
this position is: hourly, varies DOE, $18.00 - $25.00
Application instructions
This job expired on November 21, 2024
Deadline
October 22, 2024