Company description
Blue House Farm is a CCOF-certified organic farm located in Pescadero and San Gregorio, CA. San Diego native and first-generation farmer Ryan Casey became interested in farming while taking agriculture courses in college. After completing an internship with the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS) at UC Santa Cruz and working on several farms, he jumped at the chance to launch his own organic operation. In 2005, the Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) awarded Blue House Farm a lease on land in Pescadero. The farm has since grown, working with POST to restore and steward a historic 74-acre ranch in San Gregorio, where we also provide housing for most of our year-round farmworkers. Operation in two different microclimates allows us to grow a wide variety of crops year-round. Cool-weather crops (brassicas, lettuces, strawberries, artichokes) thrive in the fog on the San Gregorio property, while heat-loving crops (tomatoes, summer squash, sweet potatoes, and flowers) grow at our Pescadero farm, which benefits from much warmer, sunnier days. In addition to our fresh vegetable, fruit, and cut flower crops, we are also enthusiastically growing over 30 varieties of heirloom dry beans. With support from POST, we raised a redwood timber-frame barn on the San Gregorio ranch in 2019. The barn now houses our year-round Farmstand, which provides our local community with the freshest produce around, and is the hub for our seasonal strawberry and pumpkin U-pick programs and other community events.
Job description
The Flower Production Assistant works closely with the Flower Production Manager and other flower team members to produce four acres of high quality, organic cut flowers for farmers markets, wholesale accounts, and special events. The position is full time from July – November. Typically the position is seasonal, however, for the right candidate, some form of winter work can be offered.
Flower-specific responsibilities include:
Harvest flowers up to 20-35 hours per week at the height of the season
Arrange flower bouquets
Trellis and stake beds, irrigate, fertilize, plant, and hoe as needed
Assist with greenhouse sowings and field plantings
Supervised by and works closely with Flower Manager
Secondary responsibilities could include the following:
Open to working one weekly farmers market, which includes driving a box truck, customer service, record-keeping, attention to detail and repetitive heavy lifting
Comfortable driving a box truck - experience not necessary but a willingness to learn important
General farm work and participation in projects as needed
Comfortable working in the sun and heat on various repetitive tasks
The work requires the physical and mental capacity to contribute daily to an often rigorous, fast-paced, and deeply rewarding agricultural practice. This position is seasonal (July-November) with the potential for winter work for the right candidate.
Qualifications
Minimum of one year experience on a production farm
Cut-flower growing experience preferred
Strong floral design skills desired/ creative inclination
Ability to speak basic, conversational Spanish is desired
Applicant should be self-motivated, hard working, eager to learn, have excellent people skills, great multi-tasker, and be in good physical condition. Ability to perform certain tasks such as heavy lifting (over 50#), repetitive grasping, standing, bending, and walking (No applicant will be rejected because of a condition or impairment that, with reasonable accommodation, does not prevent performance of work.)
Compensation
This is an hourly position, pay based on experience.
Compensation
this position is: hourly, $20/hr +
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Deadline
no deadline