Apprenticing with the Garden Team
Apprenticeship Information
Applications Open: December
Apprenticeship Begins: Early April
Who can apply?
This apprenticeship is for individuals interested in beginning or further enriching their cut flower or vegetable farming careers . Our Garden Team looks for passionate, coachable, curious people who are self-motivated learners willing to immerse themselves in all aspects of regenerative farming. If you are a team player who is excited to get involved in and practice speaking at our events, have the ability to work long hours outdoors, and are comfortable learning to operate machinery and tools, please apply to join the team!
Please note that Greenacres does not provide housing for this apprenticeship.
Greenacres offers medical and dental insurance, as well as 10 paid holidays.
What to Expect
From sowing seeds to managing irrigation, harvesting, and cover cropping, you will learn how to grow various vegetable crops and cut flowers. You will also learn the basics of flower design, participating in the creation and eventually design of market-style bouquets for sale in our Farm Market. You and one other First Year Apprentice will join a dedicated team full of people who are passionate about growing food and flowers for the community, teaching, learning, working together to solve problems, and honoring the Greenacres mission.
First Year
As a member of the Garden Crew, you will spend your first year immersing yourself in the farm and participating in versatile classroom time in the off season to supplement your field learning. The apprentices will also take field trips to other local farms throughout the season to gain a wider lens of farming systems and opportunities. You will help the team put on events such as Farm Tours, Ley Field Picnics, and Cultivation Club volunteer group days, honing your speaking skills and helping to educate the community about regenerative agriculture.
Second Year
In your second year on the team, you will have the opportunity to focus more deeply on your desired discipline of vegetable or cut flower production. You will plan, manage, and harvest from your own 50×100 sub-plot in our Ley Field with one other apprentice. During this year you will apply what you’ve learned and challenge yourself to grow your own produce or flowers to sell in our Farm Market and donate locally. You will also be tasked with taking on a leadership role with the new First Year Apprentices, assisting the full-time Garden Staff with mentoring, teaching, and delegating tasks.
As you wrap up your second year at Greenacres, the full-time Garden Crew team will mentor you and assist you in dialing your resume, preparing for interviews, and searching for your next farm job as you work toward your future farming career goals.
