Skilled, self taught, gardener/urban farmer with over 27 years of experience in back yard vegetable gardening and various small scale, diversified farm applications throughout San Diego county
Experience in various facets of the agriculture/horticulture sector.
Commitment and work ethic that is driven by passion.
Proven energetic, personable, productive, hardworking, and detail oriented in the work place.
Equally reliable in a professional office environment, or outdoors in the field.
Aspiring future farmer and agricultural entrepreneur.
Work History
03/2016 to Current
Interim nursery manager, propagation techHelix Environmental Construction – City, STATE,
Maintain a 30.000, 1 gallon native plant nursery
Collect seeds and cuttings from restoration sites
Propagate plant material into various mediums
make soil mixes
Order nursery supplies
Operate a Kubota front loader three point hitch tractor
Perform Hand, and automated irrigation
Sterilize and maintain propagation mediums
Measure sea water and fresh water ratios using a salinity meter to acclimate and harden marsh plants to restore native marshland
Coordinate nursery stock availability with project managers through Microsoft outlook, smart phones, and company portal
Track nursery expenditures and separate billable hours to clients and to over head
Use excel spread sheets to track inventory
Supervise and delegate tasks to work crews
Create a daily log to track tasks and hours spent
08/2015 to Current
Agricultural AideCalifornia Ddpartment Of Food And Agriculture – City, STATE,
Perform the Detection that leads to the eradication of exotic, invasive insects, that are detrimental to California food crops.
Survey and and navigate residential areas for susceptible plant hosts.
Drawing maps, using Thomas Guides and GPS tracking devices to illustrate location of plant hosts.
Installing and servicing insect traps.
submitting insect samples.
Identify and handle target insect pests.
Maintain state vehicle and trapping records.
Strong and effective communication with the public.
Defensive driver certification
Ethical handling of state records.
04/2015 to 07/2015
Sales Coordinator / General AdminHome Town Farms LLC – City, STATE,
Coordinate availability of product with buyers and lead grower
Product quality control
packaging and labeling product
Generate invoices and deliver
product
Harvesting product and general horticultural labor
Operate a small store front selection of produce for customer walk in
General admin and customer service
06/2012 to 02/2015
Farmer/ Childcare worker aideDragon Organics San Pasqual Academy – City, STATE,
Oversaw 14 acres of certified organic land in San Diego County.
Operated heavy machinery for field preparation.
Managed and ordered seed stock.
Propagated plant material for field transplant.
Manually applied organic pesticides as a licensed applicator through the county of San Diego and reported applications.
Conducted irrigation construction, repairs and monitoring
Planted, harvested and delivered products to local businesses
Manage a 64 member C.S.A.
community supported agriculture)
Trained and supervised volunteer laborers and student workers.
Taught Agriculture to high school foster kids in a class room and field setting.
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