Company description

SpringRain Farm & Orchard is a certified organic family farm located in the heart of Chimacum on 28 acres of prime agricultural land. We grow a wide variety of berries, orchard fruits, perennial vegetables, greenhouse crops, salad greens, and also produce eggs, chicken, rabbit, and duck. In addition, we produce value-added products such as tomato sauces, jams and syrups, and various pestos.

The farm is co-owned by John Bellow and Roxanne Hudson. Our mission is to use the best available knowledge to sustainably and organically produce food for our local community. We sell 100% of our products within a 75-mile radius and strive to provide a wide range of healthy, ethically-raised food to our local community. We use a diversified farming system that involves protein, vegetables, fruit, and pollinators to provide the most sustainable system possible. We take our cue from nature and strive to develop an ecological system that closely matches a natural ecosystem.

At SpringRain Farm, we are committed to conservation and caring for the land we live and grow on. We work with the USDA to employ conservation practices designed to protect soil and water quality, we have worked to restore Chimacum Creek, a critical habitat for salmon, established a riparian buffer and planted native tree species, and donated a conservation easement on the farm to the Jefferson Land Trust, which means our property is protected forever as farm land. We generate power with two solar systems and use electric vehicles.

Job description

We are hiring production specialists to work with the Farmer and other crew members in raising all the annual and perennial plants on the farm. This includes the prepping of beds, planting seeds directly and for transplanting outside and in our greenhouses, transplanting outside and in our greenhouses, irrigation management, weeding, trellising, pruning, thinning, harvesting, and sorting, labeling, and storing the various crops using proper post-harvest handling and good cooler management. In addition to vegetable production work, the grower will help will all other aspects of the job as needed: picking berries, cleaning, planting perennial berries, caring for animals, etc.

A successful person will love tending plants, working indoors and outdoors, and enjoy the rhythms of farm work. They will have exquisite attention to detail, be able to closely follow directions, and be able to work independently while rapidly and efficiently completing daily activities. We think our farm and our community prosper where there is more diversity and have a wide range of folks who work with us. We welcome applications from BIPOC and LGBTQ potential crew members.

Compensation include free housing on farm.

Job Description and Responsibilities
Responsibilities will include independent or team efforts on:

• Listening to and planning with the farmer on the daily activities
• Follow directions of the farmer on how to do the daily tasks.
• Seedling propagation, care, and transplanting; including all tasks required to produce crops in greenhouse and field beds
• Salad production; including planning, seeding, watering, weeding and cultivating, harvesting, washing, packing
• Annual vegetable and perennial fruit transplanting and maintenance; may include bed establishment, transplanting, pruning, trellising, spraying, watering, weeding, mulching, pest monitoring
• Greenhouse crop production; activities may include planting, transplanting, trellising, pruning, pest and disease monitoring, temperature and humidity monitoring, harvesting, sorting, packing
• Training, directing, and working with seasonal interns and volunteers
• Fruit and berry harvesting including direct harvesting of strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, gooseberries, etc.
• Occasional care for poultry and rabbits; including feeding and watering livestock, maintaining and cleaning housing, collecting products such as eggs, monitoring livestock health and well being.
• Other tasks as required by the farmer to ensure the farm operates in an efficient and timely fashion

Qualifications

• At least two seasons previous experience working in diversified organic agriculture
• US Citizenship or legal work permit
• At least 18 years old
• Experience raising mixed salad greens, greenhouse crops, and berries.
• Superb attention to detail and quality.
• Able to be insured and drive our farm trucks
• Ability to organize tasks, prioritize activities, and meet daily and weekly outcomes
• Willingness to follow directions and work independently or as part of a team as needed
• Excellent problem solving skills are a must
• Appreciation of farm financial needs and the importance of efficient and effective work
• Patience and ability to work well with diverse people under stressful conditions
• Flexibility and willingness to address unforeseen events and work needs
• Able to work effectively on physically demanding jobs for extended periods
• Able to lift 30-50 lbs repeatedly
• Ability and willingness to work effectively in inclement weather conditions
• Dedication to sustainable farming lifestyle
• Desire to socialize and build a team spirit on the farm

Successful applicants will demonstrate experience and knowledge of general organic production practices such as irrigation, weed management, pest and disease management. Ideal candidates will demonstrate experience and in-depth knowledge in at least one or more of these areas: fruit management and production, production of organic greenhouse crops, organic seedling production, or mixed salad production. Additionally, experience in direct sales of farm products, and familiarity with machinery and equipment operations is desired.

Compensation

this position is: hourly, $20/hr +

Application instructions

Deadline

no deadline