Get Involved
Love & Carrots is a small company, but we are always looking for talented individuals who are incredibly passionate about gardening and local food. We employ a limited number of full season staff and interns. Love & Carrots is now hiring two seasonal garden interns and an installation manager.
Love & Carrots is in search of two enthusiastic and dedicated individuals to be our Garden Interns this summer and fall.
Love & Carrots designs, builds, and maintains organically grown vegetable gardens and urban farms in the DC region. Our goal is to re-introduce home grown food as a common cultural practice, and to give people the assistance and skills they need to do it! This internship offers the opportunity to grow with the company and lay claim to a permanent position in the near future.
The Internship requires a 3 month minimum commitment to work 3 days a week (no weekends). Compensation is $250/month stipend, and priority consideration for hire and $150 signing bonus upon successful completion of internship.
Successful applicants will demostrate the following:
- Prior work experience in a small farm or garden
- Exceptional organizational skills
- Proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite
Characteristics we are looking for include:
- A positive attitude is paramount! We all work hard, smart and rely on each other.
- Demonstrated ability to self start tasks and follow up on completion/evaluation
- Demonstrated ability to both follow and give directions, and seek assistance when needed
- Ability to manage or to help manage issues as they arise
- Ability to work successfully as part of a team
- Highly organized
- A passion for growing local food!
Your duties will include:
- Assisting Management and Gardeners with daily office tasks, supply management, scheduling
- Assisting with garden maintenance and installations
- Assistance with greenhouse management: seeding, transplanting…
- More…
The Garden interns will get a taste of all aspects of Love & Carrots operations. You will learn a lot and be part of a small, close-knit team that loves what we do.
Love & Carrots Seeks Installation Manager!
We are in search of an enthusiastic and dedicated individual to be a Garden Installation Manager and help with garden maintenance.
Successful applicants will demostrate the following:
- Prior work experience in simple woodworking and use of power tools
- Gardening/landscaping experience or general knowledge of growing vegetables
- Prior work experience in a small company
- Design and visual skills for detail
- Proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite
- Has own transportation
Characteristics we are looking for include:
- A positive attitude is paramount! We all work hard, smart and rely on eachother.
- Demonstrated ability to self start tasks and follow up on completion/evaluation
- Demonstrated ability to both follow and give directions, and seek assistance when needed
- Ability to manage or to help manage issues as they arise
- Ability to work successfully as part of a team
- Highly organized
- A passion for growing local food!
Your duties will include:
- Installing raised bed vegetable gardens working from a design
- Sequestering build materials
- Completing additional landscaping, double digging beds, some planting
- Building and installing simple structures like Pergolas, Arbors, compost bins, fencing, and trellises
- Some work with rocks and hardscapes
- Helping with garden maintenance
- More…
Compensations begins at $12/hr on site. Compensation will increase to appropriate level upon completion of a 3-month trial period and will depend on self-sufficiency, trust, and skill.
Volunteers
We could always use extra hands at community events and service days. If you’re interested, send us a message with your interest and availability.
Community Partnerships
We love living here and being involved in the DC urban agriculture movement. We are open to new ideas and projects. If you would like to partner with us, send us an email and let’s chat!
To get in touch, email getinvolved@loveandcarrots.com with your interest in the subject line.
