Farm and Garden Assistant (San Diego)

About the role

We’re always accepting applications for Garden Maintenance Assistants, who help the team in maintaining a variety of residential and commercial fruit and vegetable gardens. This is the perfect opportunity for an individual interested in professional growth and stability while being part of the local and sustainable food movement.

We’ve created a workplace culture that attracts some of the finest people you’ll ever meet. Our pursuit is to attract and keep the best by investing in a culture that fosters passion, excitement, and achievement.

Responsibilities

• Fertilizing and amending the soil
• Treating gardens and orchards for pests and diseases
• Planting each client’s seasonal favorites
• Adjusting irrigation
• Pruning fruit trees
• Ensuring each farm and garden is both beautiful and productive

Requirements

Must have professional experience with gardening or farming fruits and vegetables using organic methods, including:

• Cultivating soil with fertilizers and amendments
• Planting
• Watering
• Pruning
• Identifying pests and diseases
• Weeding
• Harvesting

Skills

Must be proficient and comfortable:

• Using farm and garden tools such as shovel, pitchfork, wheelbarrow, sprayer, and other landscaping and gardening tools
• Lifting up to 50 lbs
• Working outside doing physical farming activity for up to 8 hours per day
• Regularly waking up early

Other must-have’s include:

• Valid driver’s license
• Reliable daily transportation
• Excellent customer service skills
• Positive attitude and a desire to expand knowledge
• Keen observational abilities and attention to detail

Beneficial if you have experience with Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Calendar.

Schedule

Both full-time and part-time positions exist, all Monday – Friday.

Pay

Pay is based on experience and competitive.

Benefits

• Health Insurance (full-time only)
• Retirement Account
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays (full-time only)
• Education Reimbursement
• Annual Reviews and Pay Examinations
• Annual Automatic Cost-of-Living Raises
• Friendly Office Dog
• Fun and Positive Culture