Company description

Zephyros is a certified organic cut flower and vegetable farm that has been serving the western slope of Colorado for over 20 years. Located in Paonia, in the beautiful and fertile North Fork Valley, we grow flowers for wholesale and retail markets in Aspen, Telluride, and Crested Butte. We provide a seasonal CSA of weekly bouquets to local supporters and wholesale vegetables to a local food hub. We are committed to cultivating soil health, agroecological diversity, and a robust local food and flower economy.

Quality of life, fulfillment at work, and compensation for employees are our top priorities. Most of our team members work four-day weeks on overlapping, fixed schedules so that we can meet the daily needs of the farm while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. We are unique in that we operate as a horizontally managed team, which helps us to create an environment that encourages innovation, critical engagement, and initiative. 

Job description

Job Description

This position will participate in all aspects of the farm, including but not limited to:

• Greenhouse seeding and maintenance
• Field transplanting, irrigation, and weeding
• Harvesting, processing, and floral design
• Market prep and sales

Tasks and workload will fluctuate throughout the season depending on harvest volume, weather, staffing, and other farm needs.

 

This is a 4 or 5 day-a-week position that runs from mid-April to mid-October with the potential for extended-season work for the right candidate. Starting times change throughout the season, but be ready to start at 6:00 AM each day and work for 8+ hours.  The ability to work longer days when necessary is required. We generally take a 30-minute lunch around noon.

Pay

$17-19 per hour. We value the skills and insights you bring to this farm and want to compensate accordingly.

Qualifications

• Experience in a physically-demanding job
• Farming experience preferred but not required
• Passion about sustainable agriculture and farming
• Ability to learn to identify and distinguish between specific characteristics of our 100 species of cut flowers
• An efficiency mindset
• Ability to work independently or in a group
• Ability to communicate clearly and frequently with teammates
• Attention to detail
• Ability give and receive critical feedback 
• Sense of humor and positive attitude 
• Dog-friendly

 

Benefits

• Paid sick leave based on hours worked
• Paid time off based on time worked after one year of full employment
• Employee access to the food, flowers, and plants on the farm
• Year-end bonus dependent on completion of the season and farm profit

Compensation

this position is: hourly, varies DOE, $16.00 - $20.00

Application instructions

Deadline

March 01, 2025