We design, install, and build for small- and large-scale projects including rain gardens, cisterns, public garden spaces, urban chicken coops, fencing, creative carpentry, children's play features, and rockeries in Seattle.
We teach ongoing classes for chicken rearing, seasonal vegetable growth, rain gardens, greywater, at-home mushroom cultivation, and more.
We install rain gardens and cisterns through Seattle Public Utilities' & King County's RainWise program.
Connect with us to see how we can help make your space come to life!
Exciting News:
WE ARE HIRING!
We are hiring for 1-2 positions in our installation crew! The successful candidate will have construction experience, organizational skills, be an excellent communicator, have a sense of humor, and be a team player. Candidates will have 2 years experience in one or all of the following: landscape maintenance, carpentry, masonry, plumbing, or digging. Please include relevant experiences on your resume.
Primary Roles and Responsibilities:
Experience:
Pay and Benefits: $22-$30 DOE. Full time applicants only (32 or 40 hour work week).
To apply, please send your cover letter and resume to Jake at gardenergnome@gmail.com!
Primary Roles and Responsibilities:
- Work hard through all kinds of weather throughout the year
- Be willing to build and learn to build any of our custom garden solutions
- Communication: Ability to clearly and professionally interact with a variety of clients and team members to ensure project is running efficiently, on budget, and within contracted time
- Supply and Inventory: Daily management of company equipment, tools, and necessary job materials, including purchasing materials and updating inventory
Experience:
- Minimum 2 years experience in the landscape trades (plumbing, masonry, carpentry, habitat restoration, farming, etc.)
- Experience leading a team to produce professional results while managing client and company expectations
- Self Direction: Experience working independently, managing own time and commitments to ensure best results
- Excellent communication, organization, and problem solving skills
- Ability to lift 75 lbs repeatedly on a regular basis
- Reliable personal transportation and willingness to travel throughout greater Seattle
- Honest, dependable, flexible, and hardworking
- Basic computer skills
- Comfortable using hand tools and power tools safely and efficiently
Pay and Benefits: $22-$30 DOE. Full time applicants only (32 or 40 hour work week).
- Paid Holidays
- 2 weeks Paid Time Off
- Monthly Health Stipend (UBI)
- Paid Family and Medical Leave
- Monthly Team Education opportunities
- Annual Education Stipend
- Flexible time off
- Collaborative working environment in a company that is regional leader in sustainability
To apply, please send your cover letter and resume to Jake at gardenergnome@gmail.com!
Community Partnerships
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We've been honored to collaborate with many wonderful organizations in the Seattle area on projects promoting sustainable urban agriculture, rainwater infrastructure, and community engagement with the natural world. See the links below for more information on these organizations, and some highlights from the community projects that stem from these partnerships!
RainWise ~ ongoing cistern and rain garden projects Seattle Public Schools ~ Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School garden World Relief ~ Paradise Parking Plots Green Infrastructure Partnership (GrIP) ~ ongoing education The Common Acre ~ Wetmore Community Farm The BLOCK Project ~ Potable rainwater catchment Dirt Corps ~ Carleton Avenue Grocery Weed Warriors & Highline United Methodist Church ~ Hazel Community Farm Lakewood Seward Park Community Club ~ cistern installation Seattle Farm Co-op ~ Joy of Chickens Beacon Food Forest Garden Hotline Tilth Alliance |
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