OUR SERVICES

Job Description
Position would be from the end of April - end of October Early November

Farm Maintenance:
- Covering beds with compost laying flower fabric
- Ensuring rows are cleaned and maintained for people to walk on. 
- Managing U-Pick events
- Deadheading, pinching/pruning, and watering
- Proper watering by drip irrigation valves when watering certain rows. 

Harvesting:
- Maintaining floral products (wedding, retail bouquets, etc.)
- Taking quality photos on your phone of blooms and what is being harvested.
- Harvest everyday or every other day and store fresh blooms in the cooler.

Planting:
- Know flowers by name, when we planted them, when they’ll be ready for harvest
- Planting seeds or plant plugs

Retail/Wholesale:
- Making market bouquets
- Elgin farmers market from 3-7pm (June-October)
- Willing to work occasional farmers markets (Saturdays from 7:00am-1:30)
- Preparing product for retail outlets, the farm stand and farmers market. 
- Washing flower buckets
- Driving to retail stores and delivering flowers

Farm work pay: $12/hr. 
Floral design/weddings: $12/+ with increasing design experience.