Fifth Crow Farm is looking to hire a flower production assistant to help with its growing organic and bee-friendly cut flower operation. Fifth Crow is a successful small organic farm in beautiful Pescadero, California. Fifth Crow produces high quality organic vegetables, fruits, flowers, heirloom dry beans, and pastured eggs. We sell to high-end grocery stores and restaurants; we sell at six Bay Area Farmer's markets, and have a 200+ member CSA.
The Flower Production assistant job offers the opportunity to learn all aspects of a successful organic cut flower operation. This position, under the supervision of the Flower Production Manager, will entail helping with all aspects of our flower production program from sowing, weeding, transplanting, and harvesting, to arranging flowers. It also includes working one Farmers' Market a week.
The ideal candidate is self-motivated, a team player, a quick learner, has good work ethic, has a passion for flowers and enthusiasm to learn.
Qualifications: previous flower and farming experience required, detail-oriented, artistically inclined, good communication skills, customer service skills/farmers' market experience preferred, basic Spanish a plus.
This is a seasonal, full time staff position. The average workweek is 40-50 hours, with a Wednesday to Sunday schedule. Work will go from mid March to the weekend before Thanksgiving.
Wage starts at $10/hour with 6-month reviews of performance for raises, and the possible opportunity for long-term employment and advancement. Housing is available but not guaranteed. Once again, this is a great opportunity for someone with a passion and interest in flowers to learn about a financially successful organic production operation.
