Position Overview
Work Activities
Tasks include seeding, greenhouse production, field preparation, planting, weeding, harvesting cut flowers and herbs, post-harvest processing, bouquet assembly, recordkeeping, and occasional market work.
Training Opportunities
Learn greenhouse production, irrigation, harvest timing, bouquet creation, business decision-making, marketing, and value-added production.
Minimum Qualifications
Collaborative attitude, strong communication, ability to work independently and in teams, and physical ability for repetitive labor and lifting 40–50 pounds in various weather conditions.
Desired Skills
No prior experience required; eagerness to learn is most important.
Other Benefits
Paid lunch and product discounts.
On-Farm Housing
Not Available
About the Trainers
Emma Barber
Trainer Experience: Emma has been farming specialty horticultural crops professionally for seven years. Her area of focus has been on cut flowers for local markets and herb cultivation for fresh and dried use. Prior to starting her own farm in 2022, Emma worked for two years as a farmhand at Northerly Flora, a multi-site farmer-florist company in Minneapolis, and at Keepsake Cidery, an organic orchard and cidery. She completed the Land Stewardship Project's Farm Beginning course in 2018.
About the Farm
We are a diversified organic farm growing cut flowers, medicinal and culinary herbs, and vegetables, and raising livestock. We are a low-till operation that is prioritizing restoring soil structure in our farming practices. We sell our cut flowers through our flower CSA, at our farm store and farmers markets, and wholesale to local grocery stores. Our herbs are crafted into value-added products such as tea blends, salt and spice blends, herbal salves and lip balms, and more. These products are sold online through our website, locally at independent retailers throughout the Midwest and at farmers markets in eastern Iowa.