Blossom’s Farm // Herb farm lead
Job description
Our farm is run by three farm lead positions – the herb farm lead, the vegetable farm lead and the nursery lead. The three leads work together and run the farm under management of the owners. This post is about the herb farm lead. This position requires knowledge of horticultural practices and a wide variety of plants. This is a full time position.
Tasks
Greenhouse nursery work nurturing seedlings and transplants
Field work including fertilizing, planting, cultivating, harvesting, and watering
Harvesting, drying, and processing culinary and medicinal herbs
Assisting in the development of the property by planting perennial shrubs & trees
Working with volunteers
Helping host farm events and educational tours
Occasionally working with farm animals
Working closely with farm management to develop and carry out the farm’s seasonal plan and daily operations
Identifying subsequent work tasks and the necessary steps for their completion
Communicating information to the crew in a timely manner
Organizing with crew members to successfully accomplish tasks at hand
Working closely with farm management to care for and develop our herb garden
Organizing crew for garden maintenance including seeding, transplanting, cultivating, harvesting, mulching, watering and weeding.
Garden soil development through amendments and cover cropping
Tracking inventory and record keeping
Required qualifications:
Interest in Biodynamic farming and Anthroposophy, as well as Regenerative farming a must.
Experience managing and leading people
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Physically fit, able to lift a 50lbs feed bag, reliable, detail-oriented, organized, hard-working, and self-motivated
Able to take direction and ownership of delegated tasks
Passionate about herbs, food and healing
Committed to living and working in community
Additional qualifications for Herb Garden Manager Position:
At least 1-year of experience employed full time on a farm with extensive experience growing plants (annuals and perennials)
Preferably comprehensive knowledge of medicinal herbs and experience commercially harvesting, drying, and processing medicinal and culinary herbs
Salary
$18-20 depending on experience.
+ Electronic tips from the Coffeeshop are distributed among all employees and are added to the salary.
+ 25% employee discount on apothecary items, produce and coffeeshop goods.
+ Workshops are free to all employees.
Onsite housing a possibility.
We just relocated to Aromas after 6 years in Corralitos and 6 years in Bonny Doon. Our new farm is on 45 acres, with a fair amount of woodland. Part of the farm is a non-profit entity called “Millefolium” which will be the educational branch of the farm with apprentices, wwoofers, workshops, onsite learning in all its forms.
Please email us your resume to info@blossomsfarm.com
Blossom’s Farm, 2033 SanJuan Road, Aromas, CA, 95004
To apply for this job email your details to carinfortin@mac.com