Get Dirty, Have Fun, Eat
Well
Are you looking
for an exciting workplace, an opportunity to stimulate
your mind and exercise your body? Rock Spring Farm is at
the forefront of the organic market garden renaissance in
Northeast Iowa and Southeast Minnesota. Our diversified
organic vegetable and herb farm offers the chance for
motivated individuals to enjoy the outdoors and be a part
of developing a sustainable agriculture in the Upper
Midwest.
Rock Spring Farm
is currently hiring for the following
positions:
Farm Team Field
Workers (full season and summer
position)
Machinery
Coordinator
We hire our
largest work crews from June through August, but we are
always interested in talking to qualified individuals for
our year-round vegetable and herb growing and packing
operations.
When it comes to
farm work, we live by the motto, Eat Well, Get Dirty,
Have Fun. Rock Spring Farm enjoys a diverse workforce
with plenty of respect and a positive attitude. We
believe that good work, done mindfully and well, has the
ability to transform ourselves and our
world.
We seek
individuals who embody the following
characteristics:
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Hardworking
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Communicative
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Reliable and
responsible
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Punctual, and arrive for work
ready to work
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Able to follow
directions
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In good physical condition for
bending, squatting, lifting, and repetitive
motion
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Cooperative
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Supportive of and receptive to
organic principles
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Receptive to feedback and
adjustments for work processes
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Have reliable
transportation
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Able to work a flexible
schedule
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Nonsmoking individuals are
preferred (smoking is not allowed on the farm or during work
hours. Smokers can also spread viruses to
plants).
If this describes
you, we encourage you to browse around our website for
more information about our farm and our approach to the
world, and then follow the instructions for
applying.
If you are
applying from away, please note that we do not have
housing available on the farm. Rock Spring Farm is
located twenty minutes from Decorah, and ten minutes from
Mabel and Spring Grove.
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