u/zychicmoi

Hey friends, let me know if this isn't the right group for this question... I figured y'all have good experience and advice.

I'm on year 3 of building out my produce and herb garden. I have a booth at the farmer's market. Things are going well. BUT, I am at the point where my limited experience is limiting what I can accomplish. I am looking at opening a small restaurant and the goal is to supplement the menu with as much food grown locally as possible.

For this to work, I need someone to maintain the garden and work on building some hoop houses, plan out starters and get them in the ground, probably work the farmers market booth weekly. Once restaurant renovations begin, that will have me on site all day.

What questions would you ask in interviewing someone for this role?

What would you consider a good wage for a full time role like this in the Midwest?

If I offered housing (off grid RV on the farm) would that attract a better applicant?

Any other advice??

Thanks y'all.

There's a well on my property that currently doesn't have a working pump, has not been tested since I moved here, and I don't know it's viability other than the fact there is water about 30 ft down. I don't know anything about wells, I've never lived in a farm that had one before. I've done plenty of rain water capture and irrigation setup.

Any advice on how to not get rolled on if I have to contact a "Well guy" to come out?

Also does anyone have resources to learn more terminology and knowledge base on function and repair?

It's sort of embarrassing to just not know sh*t about this when I'm like 80% off grid and the rest of the farm is solid. Thanks in advance y'all. 🙏

There's a well on my property that currently doesn't have a working pump, has not been tested since I moved here, and I don't know it's viability other than the fact there is water about 30 ft down. I don't know anything about wells, I've never lived in a farm that had one before. I've done plenty of rain water capture and irrigation setup.

Any advice on how to not get rolled on if I have to contact a "Well guy" to come out?

Also does anyone have resources to learn more terminology and knowledge base on function and repair?

It's sort of embarrassing to just not know sh*t about this when I'm like 80% off grid and the rest of the farm is solid. Thanks in advance y'all. 🙏