Your wife is too busy?

She'll be out of town. Cmon bboy, you must have to hire a brute every now and then.

Why not try the hort department at Lake Washington Voc Tech? Most students wouldn't mind a few extra bucks.

Ggal, I called and left a message with a prof at the hort dept. Do you have any other ideas on how to contact the students?

I have also contacted Labor Ready. They are $19.95 an hour. Not bad, but I'd rather pay it to someone that knew a bit and was learning more.

Thanks,
jb

JB, my only experience with these types of contacts is that they post them on an jobs/employment board in the departmental office - at least that's what they do at EdCC. We have had fairly decent results looking for seasonal nursery help this way. Of course not all interested are sufficiently qualified but it should be easier to come up with a laborer than someone with lots of plant knowledge AND sales skills while still a student.

Try calling the student employment center/ or whatever name they use similar to that.
Edmonds community College postings at the hort department used to come from that department, I think.

You can go to the Home Depot on Utah Street in Seattle, and there are plenty of Migrant Laborers there you can hire for $10 or so an hour. They are just hanging out looking for work.
Mostly Hispanic, I know people that have had great luck, and many are very skilled, just don't have the proper documentation to get traditional work.

The hort dept called back and was more than happy to post my job request on their board. Hopefully someone will call. I am having some back trouble so it could be a fair amount of work this spring and summer.

Thanks,
jb

You might try CASA. I don't have personal experience using the labor, but know someone who had a good experience.
From the website:
CASA Latina is dedicated to empowering Latino immigrants through educational and economic opportunities, helping many immigrants learn the skills and get the jobs that they need to lift themselves and their families out of poverty

Our vision is that the Latino community participate fully in the economy and democracy of this country.

Our values are social justice, community, respect, democracy, integrity, and learning

Here is a link that might be useful: CASA Latina Workers' Center

>> I'd rather pay it to someone that knew a bit and was learning moreDo any of your neighbors use a gardener that may be interested?
I often call the one that used to do my yard and he's happy to bring his workers by for extra pay. I'm referring to the independents..........not the 'big guys'.