Cannabis Blueberry Cultivator Jobs

POSITION AVAILABLE: Blueberry Cultivator

START DATE: April 2020

STRONG AGRONOMY

Strong Agronomy is an innovative regenerative agricultural producer of certified organic blueberries, cannabis flower, and cannabis nursery stock in Watsonville, CA. We’re founded on the belief that Regenerative Agriculture and decentralized local food production is the only long-term viable alternative to our current agricultural ecosystem. Our mission is to grow healthy plants by making the most efficient use of the sun, air, water, and nutrients.

Job Description

The job as our blueberry cultivator is a full-time position. We are searching for someone to manage our current production area as well a new project on another ranch. This position would be focused on monitoring the plants and production zones, delegating tasks to be completed by our labor crew, facilitating harvests, and communicating with buyers to market the fruit. We have a solid team of workers that are available to complete basic plant maintenance tasks (i.e. weeding, hoop house maintenance, pruning, trellising). You would be working closely with them as well as our plant health team to ensure the well being of our cane bushes.

Site

At our primary ranch, we currently have a total of four and a half acres of blueberries in hydroponic production under hoop houses. This will increase up to a total of seven acres by the end of summer after we complete infrastructure build outs and move plants around. Our picking season begins roughly mid-February and extends all the way through mid-July. We are also taking on another 5-acre property with hydroponic blueberries in Aromas, CA. The fruiting season at this location begins a bit earlier around November and extends into February.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of plant health and maintenance
• Service irrigation weekly
• Leaf sampling for sap analysis monthly
• Formulate and adjust foliar & fertigation recipes in communication with our plant health team
• IPM scouting
• Manage harvest crews & quality control of fruit
• Coordinate with buyers & local CSA's to market fruit
• Delegate labor for daily as well as annual tasks (i.e. weeding, pruning, trellising, etc.)
• Planning and staying one step ahead of farm crew in carrying out daily tasks
• Cultivate weeds in hoop houses
• Record-keeping, suggesting, and implementing system improvements
• Manage our expansion to our new ranch

Experience & Education

• Must be able to speak Spanish proficiently
• Past experience working at an organic production farm
• Open-mined towards innovative regenerative practices
• Agriculture/Horticulture degree preferred but not necessary
• Ability to drive a tractor also useful
• Positive attitude and ability to motivate others
• Confidence and communication skills to lead large labor crews
• Physically fit (i.e. can lift at least 50 pounds) and able to work in variable climate conditions

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $15.00 to $20.00 /hour

Experience:

• Farming: 2 years (Preferred)

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Location:

• Watsonville, CA 95076 (Required)

License:

• Driver's License (Required)

Language:

• Spanish (Required)

Additional Compensation:

• Commission
• Bonuses

Work Location:

• Multiple locations

Benefits:

• None

This Job Is Ideal for Someone Who Is:

• Dependable -- more reliable than spontaneous
• People-oriented -- enjoys interacting with people and working on group projects
• Adaptable/flexible -- enjoys doing work that requires frequent shifts in direction
• Detail-oriented -- would rather focus on the details of work than the bigger picture
• Achievement-oriented -- enjoys taking on challenges, even if they might fail
• Autonomous/Independent -- enjoys working with little direction

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Day shift
• Overtime
• 10 hour shift

Company's website:

• https://www.coastalmoonfarm.com/

Work Remotely:

• No

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