Seasonal Farmhand

Summers Farm is hiring for the Seasonal Farmhand position in Middletown, MD. This hands-on role supports the operation's day-to-day production and care work. Reliable execution and early communication matter because the work directly affects plants, animals, equipment, coworkers, customers, or the surrounding property. What you will do • Prepare the assigned farm attraction, guest area, produce display, equipment, or supplies before opening and keep the area orderly through the shift. • Welcome visitors, explain the assigned activity or farm procedure clearly, and follow the employer's rules for safe guest movement and participation. • Communicate crowd, weather, equipment, product, safety, or customer-service concerns to the farm lead promptly. • Prepare and staff assigned festival areas, checking paths, gates, signs, supplies, guest spaces, and farm activity equipment before opening and resetting the area throughout the shift. • Welcome and direct visitors, explain activity rules, monitor safe participation around fields and farm features, and elevate guest, weather, equipment, traffic, or security concerns to the lead. • Help with end-of-day cleanup, waste and supply movement, closing checks, and other farmhand assignments needed to keep the sunflower and fall-festival operation orderly. How the work fits together Agritourism work connects visitors with a working farm during a concentrated seasonal window. The team prepares before opening, checks the assigned area and supplies, welcomes and directs guests, resets the space throughout service, and completes an orderly close. Employees must balance warmth and efficiency with clear boundaries around farm equipment, animals, crops, traffic, food, and weather. At Summers Farm, the employer also makes these role-specific priorities clear: Prepare and staff assigned festival areas, checking paths, gates, signs, supplies, guest spaces, and farm activity equipment before opening and resetting the area throughout the shift. Welcome and direct visitors, explain activity rules, monitor safe participation around fields and farm features, and elevate guest, weather, equipment, traffic, or security concerns to the lead. Help with end-of-day cleanup, waste and supply movement, closing checks, and other farmhand assignments needed to keep the sunflower and fall-festival operation orderly. What the employer is looking for • Friendly and dependable customer service, willingness to work as part of a busy seasonal team, and availability for the Friday-night and weekend periods when the farm needs most of its staff. • Ability to remain active outdoors, communicate instructions clearly, handle changing weather and visitor volume, follow farm safety rules, and complete physical setup, reset, and cleanup work. • Dependable attendance, direct communication, and willingness to follow the employer's safety, quality, and customer- or production-care procedures. • Ability to complete the role's active, in-person work and to ask for instruction before using unfamiliar tools, equipment, products, or animal-handling methods. Schedule, conditions, and compensation Farmhand hours are generally Friday nights, Saturdays during the day and evening, and Sundays, with some weekday hours available. The 2026 Sunflower Festival runs August 22, 23, 29, and 30 and September 5, 6, and 7. The Fall Festival runs September 26 through November 1 and is closed Mondays and Tuesdays, plus Wednesdays in September. The employer does not publish a numeric wage, guaranteed weekly hours, paid leave, housing, insurance, or other conventional benefits. The employer does not publish a numeric wage range on this page, so no compensation has been estimated. Applicants should confirm the final hours, overtime treatment, starting assignment, travel or reporting point, supplied equipment, and benefit eligibility directly with the employer before accepting an offer. This is an in-person horticulture and outdoor position with a small operation. Daily priorities can change with weather, plant or animal condition, equipment availability, customer schedules, and the season. The successful person should arrive ready to work, communicate early when a task or condition is unclear, follow the employer's safety and quality procedures, and leave tools, vehicles, production areas, and job sites secure and ready for the next shift. Applicants should expect active work that may include long periods of standing or walking, bending, lifting, repetitive hand tasks, noise, dust, mud, pollen, heat, cold, rain, or work around moving equipment. The exact physical demands differ by assignment. Candidates should discuss any accommodation needs with the employer and confirm the final schedule, overtime treatment, training period, travel expectations, and benefit eligibility before accepting an offer. Only compensation and benefits expressly published by the employer are included here; unpublished terms have not been estimated. How to apply Complete the employment form on Summers Farm's website. Provide work and reference history, explain why you want to join the farmhand team, and list the exact festival days and hours you can work.