TOMORROW...

We spend so many of our present moments and hours and days thinking about what's next. Sometimes it's procrastination (I'll admit it!), sometimes it's excitement for or anticipation of something that hasn't arrived yet. Sometimes it's the thing you most want to do, but you're putting it off for something you feel that you have to do. And then there are the things that one must do now, in order to reap a benefit somewhere far down the road. That's what I love about gardening.

Fall is the time of year to plant bulbs, many of which I excitedly order in the preceding springtime and then promptly forget about until I wind up with 50 (50?!) in a bag on my doorstep, looking brown and plain yet still strangely beautiful and full of promise. So for the past few years, I've found myself on hands and knees, crawling across the earth, on cold, wet days and dry, sunny days, silently cursing the squirrels who will no doubt take advantage of my freshly buried treasure. I don't do it because I love the feel of soggy dirt caked into my kneecaps. I do it because: tomorrow. (Or more accurately, six months from now, but listen, I have a lot of bulbs to plant, so pipe down.)

Even after the bulbs are planted, and you've chased away the squirrels, and the snow has fallen and melted (and fallen and melted), you never quite know what you are going to get. But remaining open to possibility is another way of saying that you believe in tomorrow. There are far too many actions, changes, goals, hopes and dreams to do in a day, but each thing builds on other things and adds up to a body of work that is meaningful.

Here are a few of our works in progress that we hope you'll find useful in the days to come:

Compensation // Our job posting form now requires employers who post paid positions to choose a type of payment (hourly, salaried, etc.) and, if hourly or salaried are chosen, a subcategory specifying a wage range (you can pick from our wage ranges, or specify your own). It is still up to employers to detail the exact wage within their job description, if they so choose, but in order to post on GFJ you have to at least pick a ballpark. Our goal is to bring more clarity to the hiring process, for the benefit of job seekers and posters alike.

GFJ on Tablet // If you use an iPad or other tablet device, check out our new (smaller) frontier, offering many of the features that were only available on the desktop site, including posting a job. If you see anything wonky, please give us a shout.

Cheers,

Taylor & Dorothy
Co-Founders, Good Food Jobs