Halle Reissner

Awesome Blossom Orchards is my family owned business where we grow and maintain both a U-pick and a high density orchard.

• Grafting apple varieties using V-cut top, T-bud, and Chip budding methods.
• Planting and growing numerous varieties of apple trees.
• Weeding and fertilizing, pinching flower buds when the trees are still small.
• Assembling a commercial orchard, such as planting, trellising, and maintaining.
• Maintaining the till, handling both cash and debit/credit.
• Greeted customers, helped locate merchandise, and suggested suitable options.
• Manages business social media account, website and payroll.
• Stocked merchandise, clearly labeling items, and arranging according to size or color.
• Led a diverse team in building a 10 acre high density orchard.
• Supported ongoing orchard maintenance efforts through pruning, thinning, and other essential tasks as needed.
• Preserved general hive health by inspecting for mites and providing ample food for bees.
• Loading and unloading hives for blueberry and cranberry pollination.
• Honey extraction and production for selling.

Seasonal Spring/Summer Job for 2021,2022,2023.

• Unloaded plants and nursery items from delivery trucks.
• Planted, cultivated and harvested various types of trees, shrubs, and plants.
• Assisted customers with finding requested plants and flowers.
• Opening and closing shifts.
• Harvested fruits and vegetables and prepared for sale or shipping. Tomatoes, Cucumbers and Haskaps.
• Plant maintenance, such as weeding, suckering, de-leafing, and watering.
• Rearranging and organizing plants to new locations, filling in and making new displays.
• Maintaining a till, completing electronic invoices, and taking custom planting orders.