Raindance Farm Flowers— Open Positions

Updated Monday, June 1, 4pm

Farm Description

Since 2018 Raindance Farm has existed to serve our community in Washtenaw County by connecting children and adults with the beauty of nature and the gifts of wellness. We currently steward 44 acres of land and intensively cultivate only a few acres of cut flowers for local markets.

We are a small family farm run by a wife and husband who have three children at home. There are seven us working on the Raindance crew currently.

Our farm is expanding this year, and we are hiring for two positions— Wholesale Market & Florist Coordinator, and a Field Crew Member.

Raindance seeks to be a safe & welcoming space for all kinds of people. Please know that if you are a person of color, a woman, a friend in the LGBTQ+ community, an immigrant, a stay-at-home parent, a person of any age, you are welcome in this space and with the folks who work here.

It is a core value of the farm that we who work here feel safe, comfortable, supported, and are getting what we need from this job.

Job Title: Flower Farm Field Crew Member

Weekly Schedule, Hours, & Compensation

Season Dates: June through October

Hours: 12 to 20 hours/week- mutually decided at hiring

Rate of Pay: $20/hour

Schedule:

4-hour mornings

Sunday, Monday, and Friday

Other mornings of the week can be decided at hiring

Job Description

This farm crew member position focuses on harvesting, and can occasionally include seeding and transplanting. We grow four hoophouses of blooms fall through spring and about three acres of blooms outdoors in the warm season. We will train you on the harvest stage for each crop as it comes into season.

This position is ideal for someone who loves being outdoors and loves physical activity. It is important to know before you apply that harvesting and field work is not the most social job (though we are a friendly group!)— most of the work is done independently.

Mornings begin by washing and filling buckets and communicating about the crop list for the day Then you are off, harvesting an average of 200 stems each hour from the fields and/or hoophouses.

Job Requirements— Please read before applying

• Previous experience working on small farm for one or more seasons

• Early morning person with high morning energy

• Ability to independently move through a harvest list doing quality control as you harvest, tossing imperfect blooms quickly

• Have stamina for repetitive physical activity, such as cutting and stripping 200 stems per hour and carrying full buckets to field edges to be transported to the cooler