2 Birds Farm KC (Formerly Blue Door Farm)
Farmer(s): Laura Christensen
Location: Kansas City, KS
Contact: 2BirdsFarm@gmail.com or (816) 805-0362
Apprenticeship opportunities: Volunteer or 30+hr/week paid position
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Location: Kansas City, KS
Contact: 2BirdsFarm@gmail.com or (816) 805-0362
Apprenticeship opportunities: Volunteer or 30+hr/week paid position
Website, Facebook, Instagram
Two Birds Farm is hiring for the 2022 season! We are a small farm in Kansas City, KS. We raise vegetables and plants for sale at market, through a CSA and to restaurants. We also have a “You Pick” strawberry field, a small herd of goats and a flock of egg laying chickens. We have been farming since 2007. We are not currently certified organic, but use organic practices.
We are looking for a dependable vegetable field worker to assist with planting, weeding, harvesting and prep for market. Applicants should be up for working outdoors in a wide range of conditions, paying attention to the quality of crops and harvests, working with a crew or by themselves and helping to get tasks done by our many weekly deadlines. We will provide training and supervision and expect workers to grow into some independent responsibilities. This worker would work primarily in vegetable production areas, but working with the greenhouse, livestock or strawberries is also a possibility.
Expect about 30 to 37 hours per week during the main season (April through October) and lower hours in March and November. Workers must be able to work Wednesday through Friday. Monday and Tuesday schedules are more flexible – talk to us about what works for you. We encourage all our workers to work one Saturday market a month, as it really helps in understanding why we do things the way we do, but that is not mandatory.
No farming experience is necessary to apply, but experience working outdoors, with plants, with food, or in restaurants is a plus!
Starting pay is 12/hour, with the possibility of a raise after 6 weeks. Workers share in the bounty of the farm and there are many “seconds” veggies available every week.
We have worked with several Growing Growers apprentices over the years and would welcome another. We are happy to share info about our farm and want our farm crew to learn lots, but as a small farm that is expanding also need our workers to be dependable workers, not just students. By the end of the season our crew will have some experience or training with everything it takes to get through a season of market farming. GG apprentices who work the full season with us and who complete the GG program requirements will be reimbursed for their GG tuition.
Please email us with any questions, or apply by emailing a resume and at least 1 reference to 2birdsfarm {at] gmail.com. We usually conduct working interviews on the farm so applicants can get an idea of the farm itself and what working here is like.
We are looking for a dependable vegetable field worker to assist with planting, weeding, harvesting and prep for market. Applicants should be up for working outdoors in a wide range of conditions, paying attention to the quality of crops and harvests, working with a crew or by themselves and helping to get tasks done by our many weekly deadlines. We will provide training and supervision and expect workers to grow into some independent responsibilities. This worker would work primarily in vegetable production areas, but working with the greenhouse, livestock or strawberries is also a possibility.
Expect about 30 to 37 hours per week during the main season (April through October) and lower hours in March and November. Workers must be able to work Wednesday through Friday. Monday and Tuesday schedules are more flexible – talk to us about what works for you. We encourage all our workers to work one Saturday market a month, as it really helps in understanding why we do things the way we do, but that is not mandatory.
No farming experience is necessary to apply, but experience working outdoors, with plants, with food, or in restaurants is a plus!
Starting pay is 12/hour, with the possibility of a raise after 6 weeks. Workers share in the bounty of the farm and there are many “seconds” veggies available every week.
We have worked with several Growing Growers apprentices over the years and would welcome another. We are happy to share info about our farm and want our farm crew to learn lots, but as a small farm that is expanding also need our workers to be dependable workers, not just students. By the end of the season our crew will have some experience or training with everything it takes to get through a season of market farming. GG apprentices who work the full season with us and who complete the GG program requirements will be reimbursed for their GG tuition.
Please email us with any questions, or apply by emailing a resume and at least 1 reference to 2birdsfarm {at] gmail.com. We usually conduct working interviews on the farm so applicants can get an idea of the farm itself and what working here is like.
Photo Credits: KC Food Circle
