Farmworkers and Laborers
Sebastian J Garcia
About this opportunity
Plastic and Drip Irrigation: Workers will help install black plastic and drip irrigation on rows in the field being careful to cover all of the exposed edges of plastic cover with soil and being careful not to tear or punch holes in plastic. Berry Planting: Workers will plant berry plants in pre-punches holes on the plastic covered rows being careful to place the berry plants at the same depth in the soil as they grew in the nursery.
- Dates
- Nov 1, 2026 – Apr 30, 2027
- Duration
- ~6 months
- Experience
- 2 month(s)
- Category
- agriculture
Requirements
- Experience: 2 month(s)
- Employer may conduct criminal background checks post-employment and at the employer's expense.
- Employer may conduct drug/alcohol testing post-employment and at the employer's expense.
- Sebastian Garcia dba Garcia's Crop Harvesting will be utilizing staggered entry on this request. The employer is requesting 150 workers to start on November 1, 2026 and end on April 30, 2027. The employer is requesting 125 workers to start on December 1, 2026 and end on April 30, 2027.
- The farm work position includes duties associated with the planting, cultivating, harvesting, distribution and packing of berries and melons. This work can require standing, walking, stooping, bending, and lifting up to 25 pounds for long periods of time outdoors in all weather conditions. It also includes making important decisions based on size, coloring, and ripeness according to prescribed standards. This work requires adherence to important food safety and quality standard operating procedures and the ability to work quickly and consistently alongside fellow workers with a positive, professional, team-based attitude and a consideration for the safety and health of fellow workers and of the consumers who will purchase and consume the fresh produce grown, harvested, packed, and shipped from the farm.
- Workers may be asked to utilize implements associated with the installation of the plastic row covers incidental to performing required tasks on the ground.
- Depending on market demand, workers may also be required to pick berries in cups, clamshells and/or flats. Berries harvested specifically for sale at roadside stand as fresh market specialty basket containers must be field graded. For berries harvested for sale at roadside stands, extra care must be used to ensure that each strawberry is undamaged and perfect. All berries must be handled carefully to prevent bruising or fingernail cuts. Pickers will take extreme care not to damage the delicate berries. Quality and workmanship is of the utmost importance.
- Pre and Post-Harvest Activities: Pre-harvest activities for berries may include weeding, transplanting and frost protection.
- Workers may be required to perform other tasks maintenance activities in the berry operation.
- Strawberry Field Maintenance: Removing weeds, cutting runners, cutting leaves, fixing row beds, removing plastic and drip tape, Etc.
Work authorization
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- Work authorization
- H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker
- International candidates
- Yes
- Employer sponsorship
- Required
- Confirmation
- Confirmed by source
- Official source
- U.S. Department of Labor
Benefits & conditions
- Housing
- Employer-provided (including mobile or range) — Leased from Sigfrido Cisneros. Permit #14-52-00071 2346 N Cisneros - 18 Workers 2347 N Cisneros - 9 Workers 2364 N Cisneros - 9 Workers 2365 N Cisneros - 9 Workers 2367 N Cisneros - 9 Workers 2366 N Cisneros - 9 Workers 2338 NE Luis Drive 2362 Luis Drive
- Transportation
- The employer will provide free transportation between the employer?s housing and the worksite for any worker who is provided housing. The use of transportation by the worker is voluntary, and no worker will be required as a condition of employment to utilize the transportation offered by the employer. Pick-up location is housing 2345 Goolsby Street, Arcadia, FL 34266.
How to apply
- garciasmobd@icloud.com
- Phone
- +18134408338
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- Case number
- JO-A-300-26239-198302
- Verification
- Last verified: September 20, 2026
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