Yes, we are currently taking resumes for our 2021 & 2022 Growing season!

EXPERIENCED BARISTA FOR OUR NEW FARM CAFE & MARKET!

• Preparing to open the store
• Taking orders and ringing up payment
• Grinding coffee beans
• Preparing and serving light food and snacks
• Cleaning work areas, coffee machines, and equipment
• Creating stock displays
• Keeping track of inventory and placing new orders
• Preparing the store to close

• The origins and flavors of coffee to best answer customers' questions
• How to use and clean a coffee bean grinder and espresso machine
• How to add foam and texture to milk
• Knowledge of sourcing, roasting, extraction, milk temperatures, and different brewing methods
• How to prepare specialty coffee and tea drinks
• How to create a drink for a customer based on his individual preferences

Core Abilities and Attributes

• An extroverted and vivacious personality
• Top notch customer service skills
• Ability to work well under pressure with high customer traffic
• Taking initiative and working well independently
• Attention and an eye for detail
• Flexible and works well with a team
• Knowledge of health, safety, and hygiene in the retail food production environment
• Ability to multitask, juggling jobs such as taking orders, making drinks, ringing up customers, and answering product questions

Please email us at providencecsa@gmail.com if you are interested in joining us here!

• Competitive pay to commensurate with experience, knowledge, attitude and work ethic.  Options to leverage pay with farm produce and meats, and livestock if desired. Send your resume with three job references (who aren’t family) to providencecsa@gmail.com 

Read this to get an idea of what you'd be getting into before you apply...

This is our 16th year owning our own farm business.  We grow over 200 different varieties of vegetables on 30 acres (~ 200,000 pounds of produce and growing...), 1.5 acres strawberries, 60 acres certified organic hay, 30 pastured pork, and small herds of Belted Galloway cattle and Katahdin sheep.  

We have 350 CSA Farm Boxes / shares, passed out over a 24-week period, 5 farm markets from June-October, two food co-ops, a food-hub, and some restaurants.  We have a year-round farm and CSA. 

There is enough work to keep you busy at least 20 and upto 40 hours a week during the Winter/Spring, depending on the time of Winter//Spring.

Best perks?  We are located in gorgeous northwest lower Michigan, a tourist destination due to our many gorgeous lakes, rolling landscapes, wine country and fruit orchards.  Our farm is located 1.5 miles from Barnes County Park and campground on Lake Michigan, and .5 miles from a small beach and boat access on beautiful Torch Lake (as you can see a bit in the above picture). 

We are a 20 minute drive from two picturesque lakeside communities (Charlevoix and Elk Rapids) as well as 20 minutes from Bellaire, known for Grass River Natural Area, Glacier Hills mountain bike paths, and Short’s Brewery.  Furthermore, you are a mere 45 minutes from Traverse City to the south and Petoskey to the north.  Both larger cities for this region, located on Lake Michigan and known for great food, beverage and music among other attractions. 

FIELD HARVEST, WASH/PACK CREW (FILLED)

We are looking for individuals with the following traits:  

• Passion for Real. Good. Food.
• Love of land and growing food as sustainable as possible. 
• Ability to learn from reading, watching and doing
• Willingness to become more efficient over time
• A good physical report from a doctor
• Ability to adapt to a variety of work conditions, including a diversity of people
• Self-motivation
• Positive attitude
• Efficiency & productivity
• Good communication skills
• Ability to work in all kinds of weather doing mundane or repetitive tasks at times

Competitive pay to commensurate with experience, knowledge, attitude and work ethic.

Please send a resume with three unrelated references to

providencecsa@gmail.com