Company description

Growing Gardens’ mission is to cultivate community through sustainable urban agriculture. Our programs empower people of all ages, income levels, and abilities by connecting them with their local food system, each other, and the environment.  

Our organization values the diverse skills and individuals that come together to create a thriving community and workplace. We are committed to the work we do, and bring our best selves each day, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously, have fun, and enjoy the process of doing good in our community.  We take care of each other and put people at the center of everything we do.

Job description

We farm a total of 3 acres of vegetables and 2 acres of orchard crops, run two large greenhouses with an impressive nursery operation, and rotationally graze a small herd of dairy goats all in the heart of Boulder and Longmont, Colorado. We are always striving toward regenerative and ecologically sound growing practices and are constantly learning and evolving as land stewards. To see more about how we farm you can see our website here. We offer a variety of programs to get people of all ages, backgrounds, income levels, and abilities involved in growing and cooking their own food. These educational opportunities are paired with seed, plant start, and produce donations, as well as gardening space, to impart greater food security and hunger relief in our community.

The Farm Assistant  plays an important role in farm production and assisting with farm-based programming. This position will be working with a dynamic and well-established team of passionate and skilled farmers and educators. 

Job Title: Growing Gardens Farm Assistant

Job Status: Full Time, Hourly, Seasonal Employee

            20-40 hrs per week in March

            40 hours per week April- October 31, 2025

Job Term: This is a grant funded one year position, ending October 2025.  There is potential and desire of Growing Gardens to extend this to a multi-year position.

Reports To: Boulder Farm Manager
Pay:  $20.00 - $22.50  Depending on experience and Spanish language abilities

Preferred start date:  March 3, 2025

Benefits: 40 hrs of PTO for the season, in addition to 3 federal holidays (pick from Memorial Day, Juneteenth, July 4, Labor Day, Frances Xavier Cabrini Day) and 2 growing team shutdown days. Total of 80 hours of paid PTO and Holiday leave 

Full Description Can be Found Here

Compensation

this position is: hourly, $20/hr +

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Deadline

December 20, 2024