Join Our Team!
About Our Farm
We are a busy little certified organic greenhouse and farm operation with over 12,000 square feet of greenhouse space and a 1+ acre market garden situated on two locations in Honeoye Falls and Lima. Our primary focus is growing organic transplants for both our retail and wholesale customers during the spring gardening season. We then transition into growing vegetables and continue growing plants for sale through our online farm store and farmers markets into December. We often spend the "off season" building more greenhouse space, working on other capital improvement projects and propagating plants for the next season.
We grow over 500 varieties of herb, vegetable, annual, perennial, berry and succulent plants for sale as transplants and produce. We also produce our own organic, compost based potting soil for retail and wholesale customers. We sell our plants, produce and soil through our online store, direct to our customers at local farmers' markets and through our retail partners throughout Rochester.
We grow over 500 varieties of herb, vegetable, annual, perennial, berry and succulent plants for sale as transplants and produce. We also produce our own organic, compost based potting soil for retail and wholesale customers. We sell our plants, produce and soil through our online store, direct to our customers at local farmers' markets and through our retail partners throughout Rochester.
Job Description
We are looking to fill both full time and part time positions on our family farm for the 2023 season and beyond. Our employment season generally runs full time from mid-February through November with the opportunity for part time employment during the shoulder seasons. As our farm continues to grow, we anticipate year round, full time employment for the most qualified individuals with one of those slots opening up this year.
Duties include both greenhouse and farm related tasks and retail skills. Greenhouse tasks include mixing soil, filling containers, transplanting, plant propagation, spacing out crops, pulling orders and maintaining crops. Tasks related to our market garden include field preparation, amending beds, transplanting, weeding, harvesting, washing and storing crops. Retail tasks involve setting up at our farmers' markets, ensuring that our plants and produce look their best, communicating with our customers and making sales in a fast paced setting.
Compensation is completely dependent on experience and ability to produce quality and efficient work in a dependable fashion. Part time employees with no farm experience can expect minimum wage ($15/hr) or more, while full time employees with extensive, relevant farm and greenhouse experience can expect between $16 to $20/hr.
Duties include both greenhouse and farm related tasks and retail skills. Greenhouse tasks include mixing soil, filling containers, transplanting, plant propagation, spacing out crops, pulling orders and maintaining crops. Tasks related to our market garden include field preparation, amending beds, transplanting, weeding, harvesting, washing and storing crops. Retail tasks involve setting up at our farmers' markets, ensuring that our plants and produce look their best, communicating with our customers and making sales in a fast paced setting.
Compensation is completely dependent on experience and ability to produce quality and efficient work in a dependable fashion. Part time employees with no farm experience can expect minimum wage ($15/hr) or more, while full time employees with extensive, relevant farm and greenhouse experience can expect between $16 to $20/hr.
Who We're Looking For
We are looking for those that are passionate about sustainable greenhouse growing and agriculture to be part of our team. Our ability to make a living depends largely on the work ethic, commitment, attitude and effort put forth by our employees. Much of what we do involves monotonous, physically demanding work that must be executed quickly and efficiently. Your ability to thrive in this fast paced, hard working environment is paramount to our success! While we try to schedule greenhouse work during inclement weather, we often work outside during all kinds of weather, year round. The ability to work efficiently alone or on a team is essential. We prefer candidates that have prior experience working on other farms or greenhouse business but we are more than willing to train enthusiastic individuals.
Requirements:
Requirements:
- Must be able willing to challenge yourself to improve the quality and efficiency of every task assigned to you
- Must be able to lift 50 pounds comfortably
- Must be self-motivated to work efficiently alone and mesh well with others when working on a team project
- Availability to work the equivalent of one weekend day per week is required
Interested? Here's What We Need From You
1. Letter of interest - Please tell us why you're interested in working for our farm. Why you think you'd be a good fit for us and what you hope to get out of this experience.
2. Resume - We want to know what you've been up to and what you're interested in.
3. References - Please provide us with 3 references that we can contact in regard to your work ethic.
4. Email the above information to [email protected]
Please feel free to give us a call with any questions you may have.
2. Resume - We want to know what you've been up to and what you're interested in.
3. References - Please provide us with 3 references that we can contact in regard to your work ethic.
4. Email the above information to [email protected]
Please feel free to give us a call with any questions you may have.