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A little bit more about our farm…
Lost & Found Farm produces seedlings, cut flowers, low bush blueberries, blueberry products, dried flowers, and wreaths. The flower production side of our business is located in Dresden, Maine on one acre and our blueberry operation takes place in Dresden and Gray, Maine, totaling 40 acres. Each week, May- November, we attend three busy farmers markets. Our flowers and blueberries are MOFGA Certified Organic. Our operation is small, yet mighty! We seek active learners who want to work hard and produce beautiful flowers and delicious fruit during our short growing season.
Flower Field Position
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Flower Field Position 〰️
Lost & Found Farm is hiring dynamic team members to join our busy flower season! We grow hundreds of varieties of flowers for farmers markets and wholesale accounts. Individuals often work independently or at times with others. We are looking for someone who is willing to work through challenging weather conditions and still keep a positive attitude. Prior flower farming experience is a plus, but not a requirement. We can teach. Regardless of experience, the position requires someone willing to learn our systems and how we grow and handle crops. We truly care about the quality of our products and the wellbeing of our employees. We try to do things ergonomically so ensure the longevity of our bodies in a line of work that isn’t always easy. This is a part time position that provides most aspects of flower production. This is a flower field position and does not guarantee any floral design work. This would be a great position for someone interested in learning how we produce flowers, a plus if you can imagine returning for a second season. Candidates interested in working more than one season are encouraged to apply and can expect to be given greater responsibilities in time. There is the opportunity to combine this position with the farmers market position or blueberry position for additional hours.
What you can expect:
Greenhouse activities may including: flat filling, seeding, watering, organizing
Bed preparation: including but not limited to shoveling compost, laying landscape fabric, spreading organic fertilizer, raking
Transplanting flowers into field
Trellising, post pounding and stringing
Irrigation: working with drip tape and overhead irrigation systems
Weeding: using stand up and hand tools and hand weeding
Harvest! Learn all of the details of the perfect harvest stage of select flowers on our farm
Fall clean up
Flower field positions can have involvement in blueberry field projects, processing or field work
Other farm projects: bucket washing, organizing, etc.
Job Requirements:
Enjoys physical labor
Ability to lift 50 pounds repeatedly or comfortable asking for help/ finding a creative solution
Ability to perform repetitive tasks (planting, clipping flowers, weeding, etc.) and body movements (squatting, lifting, kneeling, standing, bending, etc.) for the whole day
Ability to work independently and as part of a small team
Receptive to education and feedback
Desire to learn
Ability to communicate clearly
Attention to detail
Ability to work in all weather conditions (rain, heat, humidity, cold, snow(!?), and beautiful weather)
Willingness to use power tools once trained (weed-wacker and mower)
Valid driver's license (necessary to drive flowers to and from field location to flower cooler)
Positions and Details:
Morning Crew- Field Position:
April- September
Monday and Thursday
Meets in Flower Field
7:30am - 12:30pm
* possibility for an additional morning shift
* possible early start during heat of summer
* Greenhouse work available before season start
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Field & Greenhouse Position:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday
April - October
7:30am -12:30pm
Works independently, must have strong attention to detail and be able to follow directions without oversight
Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to watering greenhouse, planting lilies, washing buckets, field harvest, and weeding
Must have farming/flower experience OR also work the Morning Crew- Field Position on Mondays and Thursdays
* possibility for early start during heat of summer
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Positions start at $17.50/hour or commensurates with experience
Farmers Market Position
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Farmers Market Position 〰️
Do you love farmers markets? Do you love flowers and fruit? Is customer service your jam (jam! We sell that too!)? We are looking for someone who wants to be the liaison between our farm and our customers. This position is fast paced, physical, dynamic, challenging, and a whole lot of fun. We are seeking someone who loves plants and people, and wants to both learn and educate others about the plants we grow. In the spring we bring lots of herb and flower seedlings to market along with early spring flowers. Blueberries come in strong mid July- mid August. We keep the beauty coming with late summer and fall flowers, dried flowers, garlic braids, and wreaths.
What you can expect:
Working independently, but surrounded by other great farms/businesses at market
Interfacing and building working relationships with customers
Tasks to keep you occupied: This is not a boring market position! There is almost always something to do, whether it is a side project (examples: sleeving flower bouquets, making small bouquets, stringing marigolds, stickering flower sleeves, labeling jam etc.) or re adjusting or restocking the display
Actively maintain market display during market (Flowers and produce hate sun, rain and wind- during a single market we often need to rearrange)
Bad weather- We intend to attend markets for the duration of the season. This means standing in the drizzle, wind, cold, hot, etc. However if it harms product or is miserable weather, we will re assess.
Requirements:
Experience with Customer Service, can be polite and confident
Comfortable using technology- smartphone, Square card reader for inventorying credit and cash transactions
Ability to work in all weather conditions (rain, heat, humidity, cold, snow(!?), and beautiful weather)
Enjoys physical labor
Ability to lift 50 pounds repeatedly or comfortable asking for help/ finding a creative solution
Ability to perform repetitive body movements (squatting, lifting, kneeling, standing, bending, pushing, pulling, etc.) for the whole day
Ability to work independently
Receptive to education and feedback
Desire to learn
Ability to communicate clearly
Attention to detail
Experience driving large vehicles or cargo van
Valid driver's license (necessary to drive from farm to market)
Availability/Details:
Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays
Beginning of May- end of October
Day begins and ends in Dresden, Maine
Tuesday and Friday 6 am - 2:30 pm
Saturday 5 am - 3:30 pm
In the case of extreme weather such as high winds, heavy heavy rain, extreme cold, etc. we may skip market and this will be communicated ahead of time. October and November are subject to a schedule changes base on weather.
Starting at $19/hour
HIRING for SUMMER 2026!
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HIRING for SUMMER 2026! 〰️
We strive to produce top quality fresh berries! Berries are harvested from the fields in Gray and Dresden, ME. We process all of the fruit that we grow in Gray, ME. We sell this fruit directly to consumers as ‘fresh pack’ fruit at farmers markets and to other farms. We work hard, we stay positive, and we get high quality fruit out the door during our short season! It’s challenging work, but very rewarding, beautiful, fruitful, and fun!
Processing/ Winnowing:
We have open positions for processing in Gray, Maine. Processing positions involve winnowing and sorting berries on a moving conveyor in a space with no AC. Shifts begin at 1pm and go until there is no more fruit. Priority given to individuals who can work the duration of the season from roughly July 9th- August 6th. If you have a couple of weeks free, please still reach out. We will need to call off work on heavy rain days due to harvest cancellations. Positions start at $17/hour
Job Requirements for blueberry processing:
Enjoys physical labor
Ability to work in hot climate- No AC in processing space
Ability to lift 50 pounds repeatedly or comfortable asking for help/ finding a creative solution
Ability to perform repetitive body movements (squatting, lifting, kneeling, standing, and bending) for the duration of shift
Ability to look at conveyor without getting motion sickness
Ability to work independently and part of a team
Receptive to education and feedback
Ability to communicate clearly and keep a positive attitude
Attention to detail
must be 16 years old
