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Garden Installation Foreman- Full Time
Position Title: Garden Installation Team Member
Hours: Full-Time, year round, Generally 8-4pm but largely dependent on jobs
Overview:
As the Foreman on the Backyard Eats Installation Team, you’re not just filling a role—you’re stepping into an opportunity to build something and directly control your earning potential. This position is designed for a driven, self-starting leader who takes ownership of outcomes, thrives on responsibility, and wants their performance to translate into real financial upside.
You’ll operate at the center of our installation operation, partnering closely with Sales, Design, and Production to bring high-end edible gardens to life efficiently and profitably. You’ll lead crews in the field, make real-time decisions, manage site logistics, and ensure projects are executed to our exacting standards—on time and on budget. The better you plan, lead, and execute, the more value you create for the company and the more you earn.
This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who wants autonomy, accountability, and growth. You’ll be building edible garden spaces, training and mentoring team members, and solving challenges as they arise—all while developing the skills to run projects like a business. If you’re the type of person who wants control over your results, enjoys improving systems, and sees leadership as a pathway to long-term upside, this role offers a clear track to grow your responsibility, influence, and income inside a fast-growing company built on craftsmanship, sustainability, and trust.
Requirements
- 2 years experience combined in landscaping, construction or similar outdoor work
- 2 years experience crew management
- Ability to perform consistent heavy lifting
- Ability to work in all weather
- Valid drivers license
Pay & Benefits:
- Full pay salary potential at $70,000+
- $24/hour base pay, full time, year round
- Significant performance bonuses based on per job performance and additional sales
- $150/person/month health insurance subsidy
- 401k with 4% employer match
- Accumulated time off (2 weeks year one, 3 weeks thereafter)
- Cell phone reimbursement – $60/month (will use phone for work)
- Personal vehicle mileage reimbursement if needed (we have our own trucks)
- Employee run garden & food forest at our shop
- Quarterly community service, team building & off sight learning days
Schedule:
This is a full-time, year round and all weather role. Our normal schedule is Monday-Friday, 8 hour days. The day to day schedule is largely dependent on the job being performed and how you as Foreman decide to approach its completion. Overtime is available at certain times of year and weekend work is required a couple times of year during planting seasons.
Responsibilities:
- Lead a team of garden installers to compete builds and renovations
- Communicate with clients and Operations Manager regarding job timelines
- Supervise, train and organize installation team on site
- Maintain inventory by checking and ordering
- Supervise & review installation crews time and attendance
- Maintain vehicles & equipment needs by checking fluids and servicing
- Clean and sharpen tools and clean sprayers and other equipment
- Meet with Operations Manager for performance reviews and growth opportunitie
Apply via the instructions below
Edible Garden Field Apprentice - Full Time Seasonal
Position Title: Edible Garden Field Apprenticeship
Season: Flexible Full-Time, March/May – August/September
Overview:
This seasonal apprenticeship provides hands-on exposure to the edible landscaping industry. Apprentices rotate through installation, maintenance, and shop/office support, gaining practical skills in all aspects of food gardening. It’s a great stepping stone toward a full-time role on Backyard Eats’ installation and maintenance teams.
Requirements
- Heavy lifting (+50lbs) and physical work in hot & cold conditions
- Valid driver’s license & ability to get to shop
- Passion for sharing the homegrown food experience with others
Pay: $20-22/hr depending on experience, $60/month cell phone reimbursement
Perks: Access to employee run garden & food forest enjoyment & harvest
Responsibilities:
-Assist with garden installations, including site prep, construction, and planting.
• Support ongoing maintenance of client gardens: weeding, pruning, harvesting, and seasonal care.
• Rotate through the shop and warehouse to learn materials prep and equipment handling.
• Gain exposure to scheduling, logistics, and light office/administrative support.
• Learn organic gardening practices and safe tool/equipment use.
• Work closely with experienced team members in a fast-paced, outdoor environment.
• Contribute to the success of client gardens while learning the business side of edible landscaping.
Apply via the instructions below
Edible Gardener Sub/Volunteer
Position Title: Edible Garden Sub/Volunteer
Season: Flexible March-September
Overview:
Are you interested in getting your hands in the dirt with professional gardeners from time to time? We have seasonal and short term demands sometimes and are always looking for folks willing to fill in during busy planting times or with other seasonal support. Please reach out if you are interested in getting involved!
Perks: Access to employee run garden & food forest enjoyment & harvest
Responsibilities:
-Support ongoing planting & maintenance of client gardens: weeding, pruning, harvesting, and seasonal care.
-Help in the shop & warehouse care for plants and pulling orders
Apply via the instructions below
To be considered for any current openings or future positions please send your resume & a video to mike@backyard-eats.com meeting these specifications:
– Less than 3 minutes in length
– What position are you applying for and why?
– What does “sharing the MAGIC of homegrown food” mean to you?
– What relevant work experience do you have?
– Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
Share the Magic of Homegrown Food
Join our team of professionals creating a new industry in Philadelphia. We design, install, and maintain attractive and functional gardens that yield high-quality fruit & produce in our clients backyards. We are a fast paced & growing business looking for long term employees to help continue to build Backyard Eats into a key driver in broadening the participation in the homegrown food movement for our employees, clients & communities.
Our install crews build the gardens, and our maintenance team plants and maintains them. We call it full service food gardening, and it has allowed us to deliver successful gardening experiences and change lives for hundreds of clients in the Philadelphia area over the last 8 years. We are looking to add to our team of gardeners and professionals.
Each position is an opportunity to work alongside skilled craftsmen, designers, horticulturalists, and professional staff and management to aid in building a custom, high end product for appreciative clientele. You will learn a lot about working in a small, growing business, with all its associated fun & challenges, as you help co-invent Backyard Eats. Employees that have worked out well at Backyard Eats are ones that are able to stick to the proven systems of our offerings and core values, while embracing change and co-creating improvements to our standards through a team and client-centric approach.
When considering seasonal roles, keep in mind that many of the passionate gardeners that occupy full time positions started as seasonal employees who were offered full time positions after their seasonal employment. Things change fast, and if you are a good fit, we will certainly do what we can to find a spot for you.
Pay & Benefits
- Pay varies per position and experience
- Paid vacation (varies based on tenure)
- Health insurance match (full time positions only)
- Retirement plans (full time positions only)
- Cell phone reimbursement
- Employee shop garden & food forest
- Personal vehicle mileage reimbursement if needed (we have our own trucks)
- Tools other than cell phone provided
Location
Our shop is located in Flourtown, PA. All employees arrive at the shop each morning and depart to work sites from here.
Trial Period
For every role, we include a 30-day trial period to get to know each other and decide if we are a good fit for each other.
Core Values
Our core values define the culture at Backyard Eats. They define how we behave as leaders and team members, and are a filter for how we make decisions. We keep the core values relevant by discussing them in weekly meetings, calling on our work and personal lives to demonstrate their importance, implementation, and impact. The core values are also baked into the expectations for each role at Backyard Eats.
They also spell out the word MAGIC:
Make a lasting Impression
- Project our value
- Always be professional
- Engage deeply
- Exceed expectation
Appreciate others and yourself
- Listen to hear, not to speak
- Appreciate your ability to effect change
- Respect everyone’s time
- Communicate and respect boundaries
Get ahead of the problem
- Set proper expectations
- Make a plan
- Identify, discuss, and solve the problem
- Communicate proactively
Inspire Openness
- Create an inclusive and accepting environment
- Seek out and absorb honest feedback
- Provide honest feedback thoughtfully
- Demonstrate extreme ownership
Continually Evolve
- Actively seek personal growth
- Master your craft
- Embrace change
- Have an opportunistic mindset