January 14, 2017

Join Our Crew

Crew Members

Positions open for 2024 nursery crew members. Mid-April to mid-June.  Read all about it…

Each season we hire 3-5 part-time crew members to help in all aspects of our expanding seedling business. We seek folks who are reliable, timely, pay attention to detail, can keep a positive attitude and work easily with others and individually. We appreciate high quality work/products, work hard and are able to lift 50 pounds repeatedly and otherwise have the stamina in body and mind to turn out products we are proud to put our name on. Hours vary a bit as schedules are flexible and can be rotated among crew members. In this time we seed, pot up, label and fill orders and occasionally need help for sales out of our on-farm nursery or during or pickup week.

If you have a demonstrated interest in agriculture and the desire to produce plants that start healthy gardens all over Maine, then we encourage you to apply for one of our positions.

To apply, please email a blurb about yourself, your relevant experience if any, and references to Ann at farmers@onedropfarm.com.

Crew Low Down

Overview
In the early spring we will be seeding, seeding, seeding! Includes all aspects of seeding, germinating, heat management, water management, air management, transplant techniques, scouting for issues, and pest and disease management if needed.  This includes reading planting charts and close record keeping. We work from a seeding plan to reach our goals and fulfill future orders each week. Soil management, moisture and germination management take precedent.
Mid Spring is when the baby plants get to stretch their roots and be transplanted into their sales containers.  We liberate a huge number of plugs this time of year. Organizing the propagation house and nursery for future market shipments and retail sales is priority. Pest and disease scouting and beneficial insect releases help us maintain beautiful plants.
Late Spring – we sell, sell, sell!  We allow customers to come to the farm and purchase plants each weekday from 10 am to 5 pm. Marketing crew members will learn how to assess what is ready to be marketed, keep close inventory, label pre-orders and sales plants, track health of plants and suitability for market and sales, and greeting and helping our customers. You will become a wealth of information for the folks who shop with us.

The crew position is from mid-April until early-June.  Pay is $14.25/hr hourly. Pay increases based on experience.

Time Off: Naturally, we appreciate knowing about any absences at the beginning of your stint so that we may plan to fill in. We rely on our crew and your commitment.

We expect you to come with a good work ethic, we do not plan on having to teach this.

Integrity of a Farmer
If it’s empty…fill it.
If it breaks…mend it.
If it’s left open…close it.
If it fell…pick it up.
If it’s left out…put it away.
If it’s dry…water it.
If it’s dirty…clean it.
Don’t just walk on by…leave it better than you found it.

We aim to have fun and take pride in what we do.

Love and dirt,
Annie