Zephyros Farm and Garden is seeking to add to our crew for the 2025 growing season!
Over the last several years, we have grown into a cohesive and multifaceted team of dedicated farmers who together carry many decades of growing experience in the Colorado mountains. We are excited to continue to grow our team this year with a few additional positions.
About Zephyros:
Zephyros is a certified organic cut flower and vegetable farm that has been serving the western slope of Colorado for over 20 years. Located in Paonia, in the beautiful and fertile North Fork Valley, we grow flowers for wholesale and retail markets in Aspen, Telluride, and Crested Butte. We provide a seasonal CSA of weekly bouquets to local supporters and wholesale vegetables to a local food hub. We are committed to cultivating soil health, agroecological diversity, and a robust local food and flower economy.
Quality of life, fulfillment at work, and compensation for employees are our top priorities. Most of our team members work four-day weeks on overlapping, fixed schedules so that we can meet the daily needs of the farm while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. We are unique in that we operate as a horizontally managed team, which helps us to create an environment that encourages innovation, critical engagement, and initiative.
Job Description:
This position will participate in all aspects of the farm, including but not limited to:
Greenhouse seeding and maintenance
Field transplanting, irrigation, and weeding
Harvesting, processing, and floral design
Market prep and sales
Tasks and workload will fluctuate throughout the season depending on harvest volume, weather, staffing, and other farm needs.
This is a 4 or 5 day-a-week position that runs from mid-April to mid-October with the potential for extended-season work for the right candidate. Starting times change throughout the season, but be ready to start at 6:00 AM each day and work for 8+ hours. The ability to work longer days when necessary is required. We generally take a 30-minute lunch around noon.
Pay:
$17-20 per hour with a $16 per hour, 30-day training and learning period. After the training period, pay rate will be fairly evaluated based on experience, ability, and cohesion with the team. We value the skills and insights you bring to this farm and want to compensate accordingly.
Qualifications:
Experience in a physically-demanding job
Farming experience preferred but not required
Passion about sustainable agriculture and farming
Ability to learn to identify and distinguish between specific characteristics of our 100 species of cut flowers
An efficiency mindset
Ability to work independently or in a group
Ability to communicate clearly and frequently with teammates
Attention to detail
Ability give and receive critical feedback
Sense of humor and positive attitude
Dog-friendly
Benefits:
Paid sick leave based on hours worked
Paid time off based on time worked after one year of full employment
Employee access to the food, flowers, and plants on the farm
Year-end bonus dependent on completion of the season and farm profit
Application Instructions:
Please reply to this post with two things:
1) An updated resume that includes job experience, education, two professional references, an optional personal reference, and contact information.
2) In the body of your email or in a separate document, answers to the following questions:
Please describe yourself (250 words max).
Why are you interested in working at Zephyros?
What relevant work and/or management experience do you have?
What are your future goals in relation to farming?
What are your strengths in a team dynamic?
How does your ideal manager or supervisor behave?
What are your biggest concerns about the job?
There is so much to be excited about within this job opportunity: In addition to a strong sense of belonging to a unique, long-standing, and beautiful rural valley, you will have access to recreation in our mountains and vast open spaces as well as tons of community engagement in our small towns. Flowers are the life force of our farm, and they generate happiness across the region. It’s an honor to be a steward of the land and to create beauty every day. We look forward to hearing from you!