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: 

        Hardworking 

        Communicative 

        Reliable and responsible 

        Punctual, and arrive for work ready to work 

        Able to follow directions 

        In good physical condition for bending, squatting, lifting, and repetitive motion 

        Cooperative 

        Supportive of and receptive to organic principles 

        Receptive to feedback and adjustments for work processes 

        Have reliable transportation 

        Able to work a flexible schedule 

        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. 

 

 
 

Organic Seal

Rock Spring Farm donates 1% of sales to Organic Farming Organizations.

Plus, farmer Chris Blanchard plays an extensive role in educating new and organic farmers throughout the Midwest, from teaching classes, to serving on the boards of eductional organizations, to organizing the presentations at the MOSES Organic Farming Conference.

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