Seasonal Flower Farm Crew: Moonrose Farm in Rehoboth

Moonrose Farm is hiring a full-time seasonal crew member for flower production in Rehoboth, Massachusetts. The Seasonal Flower Farm Crew role covers flower production, harvesting, and post-harvest handling. It is an entry-level position for a detail-oriented person with enthusiasm for flowers, and prior floral or farm experience may qualify an applicant for increased pay.

Moonrose Farm grows and sells flowers alongside other farm products through direct and wholesale channels. Flower growers supply farm stands, CSA programs, restaurant orders, and wholesale buyers across the trade, while seasonal farm roles keep production moving. Moonrose Farm runs the position from 88 Mason St, where training centers on the fundamentals of cut-flower cultivation and handling. Applicants who enjoy close crop work and careful routines match the entry-level scope.

Role:
Seasonal Flower Farm Crew

Employer:

Moonrose Farm

Location:

88 Mason St, Rehoboth, MA 02769

Employment type:

Full-time, seasonal

Commercial cut-flower work moves from crop establishment to harvest and handling. Production may include propagation, planting, irrigation, weed control, crop monitoring, and harvest timing. Post-harvest work protects stem quality through clean tools, careful sorting, hydration, bunching, and prompt movement to storage or sale.

Crop selection changes the work across the season because annuals, perennials, bulbs, corms, and other plant types do not share the same planting or harvest schedule. Commercial flower programs also track soil fertility, weeds, insects, disease, and crop condition. The NC State Extension program covers greenhouse and field production as well as cooling, storage, and preservative solutions.

• Crop work:
  Propagation, planting, irrigation, weed control, monitoring, and harvest.
• Post-harvest work:
  Sorting, hydration, bunching, cooling, and packing.
• Quality checks:
  Stem condition, cleanliness, labeling, and delivery timing.

Moonrose Farm's sales channels include a farm stand, online store, flower and farm CSAs, wholesale orders, restaurant orders, and Hope Street Market. Wedding and event florals, DIY flowers, bouquets, vegetables, plants, and bakery goods give the operation several product lines across the year.

Each channel changes the handling standard. Wholesale and restaurant orders depend on consistent bunches and reliable fulfillment, while wedding and event florals require accurate quantities and careful conditioning. A crew member who understands the route from crop to customer can keep harvest decisions connected to the sale that follows.

Specialty cut-flower production also requires records and crop planning because labor, equipment, harvest timing, and market choice affect the farm's costs and returns. Cornell Cooperative Extension treats crop planning, record keeping, marketing, harvest, and post-harvest handling as connected parts of the work.

The role's training focus is the foundation of cut-flower cultivation and handling. Plant names, growth stages, harvest condition, stem care, and clean work areas form the practical vocabulary of a flower farm. Repetition turns those observations into dependable daily decisions.

Attention to detail matters in crop work because a missed irrigation issue, damaged stem, or poorly cleaned container can affect later orders. Enthusiasm for flowers supports the learning process, while prior floral or farm experience gives an applicant a base for more advanced tasks and a possible pay increase.

A successful applicant is detail-oriented and interested in flowers. The position does not require a senior management background because its stated level is entry-level, but practical farm or floral experience can change the pay assessment.

Reliable routines matter in seasonal agriculture. Crop care, harvest, and handling depend on people who notice small changes, follow agreed procedures, and keep work areas ready for the next task. Those habits support both the growing work and the orders that leave the farm.

Moonrose Farm lists volunteering, workshare, workshops, and events among its programs. Its public community affiliations include the National Young Farmers Coalition and Boston Queers Community Partner.

The farm's website carries a 2016 copyright year, and Melissa is the named team contact for the seasonal crew. Those details place the open role within an established…