Cut Flower Harvester

Job Description

This position is open now!

We are seeking healthy, strong, hard workers who appreciate beauty, fun, learning, quality, & a job well-done!

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
We will close applications when we have found the right candidate.

This is a physically demanding position with a lot of variability in the type of work. Flowers are beautiful, but our work is not easy or glamorous: those without tolerance or love for dirt, bugs, certain stinky smells, or mosquito bites need not apply. You will never be bored: there is so much to learn about flowers & how to grow them. You will be part of an important agricultural hub at the Treehouse Farm Collective, which also houses Speedwell Farm & Gardens, Ver de Terre Vermicompost, and The Tool Library.

Candidates from minority or marginalized groups or with multicultural backgrounds or experience are especially encouraged to apply. Artemis Flower Farm is dedicated to the principles of equal employment opportunity.

Job Purpose:

Support the farm owners in the daily work of running the flower farm, primarily in harvesting flowers.

Duties:

  • Harvest flowers alongside owners and team members

  • Organize flowers in farm walk-in cooler

  • May include field work (transplanting, weeding) if harvest finishes early.

These tasks require bending, lifting, stooping, kneeling, cutting, digging, pushing, and pulling. Good physical condition and stamina is essential to this position.

Hours:

  • Up to 20 hours per week, 7am to 12pm, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. We can be flexible on these hours; please apply even if you have restrictions.

  • First week of June—last week of September, with potential for more work in October.

  • Note: Colorado is an “at will” employment state. The Employee or Employer may terminate employment at any time, for any reason.

Compensation:

  • $18-20/hr DOE

  • Flowers to take home

  • 1 hour of accrued paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked

  • 8 hours unpaid time off to be scheduled in advance

  • Attend any of our on-farm workshops free of charge.

  • Space on the farm to grow your own garden.

Required Qualifications:

  • Desire to learn and ability to remember plant names

  • Ability to follow detailed directions

  • Strong communication skills

  • Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions

  • Ability to engage in physically active work every day on uneven terrain

  • Ability to work independently and also collaborate with a team

  • Reliable transportation to and from the farm. There is a Park-n-Ride on the Diagonal Highway about 3 miles from the farm.

Preferred Qualifications

  • One full season or more working on a production farm

  • Knowledge of cut flower names

How to Apply:

Fill out our online form.

Read more about our farm on our website: www.artemisflowerfarm.com/about

APPLY HERE

Learning Opportunities

(Number 11 Will SHOCK YOU! 😄)

  1. Cultivate & harvest over 100 flower varieties, including flowers from seed, cuttings, tubers, bulbs, corms, & perennials.

  2. Design floral arrangements for events and retail.

  3. Learn what it takes behind the scenes to run a successful farm business: crop planning, marketing, logistics, sourcing, delivery, and so much more.

  4. Research, scout, & apply biological pest controls.

  5. Brew & apply compost tea.

  6. Operate a walk-behind tractor (BCS).

  7. Learn about implements used on a four-wheel tractor; potential operator training depending on aptitude.

  8. Set-up & maintain drip & overhead irrigation.

  9. Care for & move farm’s chicken flock; learn about other animals on the farm.

  10. Learn from other farm operations on the property.

  11. Get plugged into the local farm scene through events and organizations.

Interview Us First

Learn what it’s like to work for us by getting in touch with previous employees.

You can see Helen & Nelson’s bios here.

Woman holding a large bunch of pink and green snapdragons in a field, wearing glasses, a khaki shirt, and a black cap, with a cloudy sky overhead.
A young woman with brown hair in braids, smiling, holding a large bouquet of pink and purple flowers inside a rustic flower shop or workshop.
A smiling woman wearing sunglasses, a purple shirt, a patterned hat, and a flower necklace, holding a pouch filled with colorful dahlias flowers, with a background of a bright, sunny field of flowers.

  • Brett stuffing her pockets with dahlias.

    Email: brett.bidstrup22@gmail.com

Person holding a large colorful bouquet of flowers outdoors near a greenhouse

  • Kailey with a bush of celosia.

    Email: klittlehorn@gmail.com

Our Farm

Artemis Flower Farm is a specialty cut flower farm located at 8104 N 63rd St in Longmont. It is run by husband & wife Helen Skiba and Nelson Esseveld, who live on the farm with their toddler. We have been growing cut flowers for 11 seasons, and 2026 will be our 6th season at this property as part of the Treehouse Farm Collective. We sell our flowers to the Colorado Flower Collective and local florists, at our farm stand, at our on-farm workshops, and to wedding clients.

We also sell & ship dahlia tubers and dried flowers in the winter. We currently farm on about 2 acres, with 3 caterpillar tunnels, and we are actively expanding our footprint along with managing the farm’s collective space. We grow over 160,000 stems of flowers each season and we are continuously improving & refining our practices.

Aerial view of a farm with green fields, greenhouses, ponds, and trees under a sunny sky, with mountains in the distance.