River and Sea Flowers in Vancouver/Ladner, BC is seeking a Farm Crew!
ABOUT River and Sea Flowers
River and Sea Flowers is a small family farm growing certified organic cut flowers on beautiful Westham Island in Delta BC, just 30 km from Vancouver. Established on shared family land in 2016, we grow a huge diversity of flowers on just over an acre, split between the field and a few stationary and rolling, heated and unheated hoop houses. Our harvest season goes from April right through to November.
We attend farmer’s markets in Vancouver, supply florists and a farm gate stand, run a CSA bouquet program and supply bulk buckets of flowers to special events. We are focused on growing high quality cut flowers in an efficient and ecologically responsible way, and use both tractors and hand tools to get the job done. Our team of 4 to 6 people work hard, get dirty and enjoy the reward of bringing beautiful organic flowers to the world.
We are committed to bringing local sustainable cut flowers to consumers. This means that we celebrate unique blooms that are naturally scented, freshly picked and grown with methods supporting local biodiversity over those grown and shipped from across the globe and treated with environmentally questionable practices. We are proud to be certified organic!
DESIRED QUALITIES
The ideal candidate will have some previous agricultural experience such as mixed vegetable production or diverse cut flower production. You will be trained in many aspects of sustainable cut flower production.
The ideal candidate will also:
- Have an interest in local sustainable cut flower production
- Be self-motivated and works efficiently
- Be hard working and able to work in all outside conditions: wind, rain, heat, cold, mud, dust as well as beautiful sunny days
- Be physically fit and capable of plenty of bending, lifting, kneeling, squatting and standing
- Be able to follow detailed instructions and complete tasks in a timely manner
- Be available to work weekends
JOB TASKS
Members of the farm team will have a hand in all aspects of crop production: weeding, seeding, planting, harvesting, packing and preparing cut flowers for sale as well as other
general farm tasks including the specific duties below:
- Accurately filling out detailed records which include planting and harvesting logs
- Ensuring relevant procedures regarding organic certification are being met
- Ensuring crops are handled and allocated correctly in post-harvest
- Upholding farm policies and procedures which include farm safety
- Being available to attend some Saturday or Sunday farmers markets as lead or in a support role
Please see the full job description here:
https://www.riverandseaflowers.com/_files/ugd/d69fea_e79f255a85ca4d45868c0b70f0593d7d.pdf
JOB DETAILS
Term: This is a full-time position, beginning in early May running through till late September, with the possibility of extending later into the fall.
Hours per week: This position is for 40-45 hours a week. Work days are expected to be Monday to Friday, though will include occasionally filling in at farmer’s markets in Vancouver on weekend days. While this position is seasonal, we would love to have the right candidate return the following season should they be a good fit.
Wage: Pay rate depends on experience, starting wages are $16.25-17.25 an hour plus 4% vacation pay.
We also offer a modest little staff veggie patch, a 45 minute lunch break and excess flowers to take home. Sorry, we are not able to offer any housing opportunities.
TO APPLY
Please apply via email to Rachel at riverandseaflowers@gmail.com with your resume and a cover letter outlining your previous experience, availability and any other relevant details.
Deadline to apply: Hiring is ongoing until the position is filled, we will begin interviewing mid to late January.
When applying, please mention you saw this posting at youngagrarians.org
LEARN MORE ABOUT River and Sea Flowers
Website: www.riverandseaflowers.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/riverandseaflowers
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/riverandseaflowers/
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