Careers
Fine Gardener
Spend time in some of the most beautiful places on the North Shore providing general garden maintenance and care for ornamental and kitchen gardens. Your role would be executing the maintenance plan in support of the Lead Gardener’s maintenance and enhancement objectives. You’d be doing all manner of weeding, water, edging, trimming, and fine detail work. Sometimes you’d get called in to support restoration work, masonry, mulching, team meetings, and other special projects.
Landcare Crew
You’d be doing all manner of weeding, watering, edging, trimming, and fine detail work alongside garden restoration, lawn reclamation, masonry, mulching, and other special projects. The most significant aspect of this work is the ability to repeatedly lift 50-75lbs throughout the work day.
Plant, Tree, and Soil Healthcare Specialist
Utilize your current and active pesticide license to support landcare planning and maintenance tasks as they relate to managing invasive species. Solve intricate pest, soil and plant health problems with practices consistent with NOFA’s Standards & Procedures for Organic Land Care. Participate in maintenance, with the opportunity for some product development.
Farm Manager
You’ll be doing the lion’s share of hand scale low-till farming at our market garden plots in Essex, with an emphasis on soil remediation, bed and row prep, and organizing the seed crops that we’re growing. The most significant aspect of this work is the ability to work long hours in the hot sun, do crop planning, and communicate effectively and collaboratively with the other members of the team.
Worker Testimonials
2022-2023 Fine Gardener
Working for Cape Ann Gardens was an enriching and formative experience. There was a healthy balance of creative expression, adopting new skills, and understanding more sustainable approaches in fine gardening. It was a refreshing and grounding work experience where you’ll establish a deeper understanding of gardening that’ll leave you better off.
2022 Fine Gardener
I worked with Cape Ann Gardens at a time in my life when I needed a change. Sophia was supportive and flexible. She understood what I needed as a parent and as someone who’s tended my own garden for decades. She provided the tools I needed and set me up for success at every turn.
2021 Fine Gardener
I worked with Sophia the first season she was operating as a business. She was kind, supportive, and clear with her instructions. I’m impressed how she’s built her clientele, selecting only the properties and jobs that align with the company’s mission and her values. She’s bootstrapping the whole thing from the ground up, and I’ve been really inspired by the part that I played in the business’s growth.