If anyone watching this can help me out, I would really like to a "intern" on a farm in New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, or Utah. I am not from the "privileged class" I can work harder than anyone.If you want to know about me. Youtube Page...
I'm really interested in working for this program. i grew up on a very small family farm and have gotten away from that life for a long time now. I really want to get back into it and a friend told me about this program. any advice on how to get involved? im 23 and such a hard worker. while most kids spent their summers at the mall with daddy's credit card i spend them in a field with daddy's ho.
wow jacqueline - you are a true teacher - i have encouraged several young people to pursue this program - i hope they wind up with a mentor like you - you saved this video & the image of the wwoof program at least in my eyes. we are not "privliged upper middle class people with spoiled kids - we get by during the growing season on my city hen eggs & my organic yard grown vegs/fruit. which are shared with neighbors/friends.some wanted to experience a real farm so i found wwoof & passed it on ..
@swoop1111 i hope the wwoof program screens their farmers AS WELL as their applicants as was suggested by the first gentleman farmer to make sure the experience is truly beneficial to all involved & not just free labor. i am sorry if that last statement offended but the first man speaking came across so negatively - i mean- hot tubs really? i would think those that wanted spring break in virginia bch wouldn't apply - but during screening of applicants this should be addressed.
@swoop1111 the only way my kids ever got to ride a horse was a coop program that we could afford only because they had to work at the stable - muck out the stalls - learn to groom the horses - clean the equip & other chores & we still had to pay. there were kids there who just attended to ride - their parents could afford it. my beat up van always stuck out like a sore thumb & i was always late because i drove straight from work in my uniform. a great teacher loves their work - work = students
@Phyle9 Not so much, the intern exchanges labour for knowledge and practical experience (+ room and board). Here's a personal anecdote: Coming out of high school, I spent 4 months apprenticing with an airbrush artist. It was a lean, hungry time but I learned more in that studio than I did in any of my formal college courses. The reason why is simple, it was a real life learning environment, not a classroom. I think that is a fair exchange.
In other professions, one thing that defines an 'internship' is the intern has personal responsibility for a single project, that takes about half their time. Choosing a project together, and making it clear that they also share in workaday tasks, can be a good way to set clear expectations. The best projects fit the intern's skills and interests, and success offers real benefits (but failure doesn't compromise urgent needs) for the farm.
Great advice. The interns tend to be connected and communicate among themselves so if they have a bad experience at a farm the word will get out and soon the best, most aware, people will apply elsewhere, leaving the clueless to apply at your farm.
Doug is probably right about the demographic of who his interns may be, but I like how Jaqueline emphasizes how the farmer should reciprocate the help by teaching them the skills they want to or should know about.
Thanks for teaching us some great things!
worldpeacegardens 3 months ago
You two are great! Wonderful, educational clip.
maggies88 6 months ago
If anyone watching this can help me out, I would really like to a "intern" on a farm in New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, or Utah. I am not from the "privileged class" I can work harder than anyone.If you want to know about me. Youtube Page...
gregorybrandt 6 months ago
Awesome Video.
deathfalk 6 months ago
I'm really interested in working for this program. i grew up on a very small family farm and have gotten away from that life for a long time now. I really want to get back into it and a friend told me about this program. any advice on how to get involved? im 23 and such a hard worker. while most kids spent their summers at the mall with daddy's credit card i spend them in a field with daddy's ho.
crazyreefer 6 months ago
wow jacqueline - you are a true teacher - i have encouraged several young people to pursue this program - i hope they wind up with a mentor like you - you saved this video & the image of the wwoof program at least in my eyes. we are not "privliged upper middle class people with spoiled kids - we get by during the growing season on my city hen eggs & my organic yard grown vegs/fruit. which are shared with neighbors/friends.some wanted to experience a real farm so i found wwoof & passed it on ..
swoop1111 7 months ago 2
@swoop1111 i hope the wwoof program screens their farmers AS WELL as their applicants as was suggested by the first gentleman farmer to make sure the experience is truly beneficial to all involved & not just free labor. i am sorry if that last statement offended but the first man speaking came across so negatively - i mean- hot tubs really? i would think those that wanted spring break in virginia bch wouldn't apply - but during screening of applicants this should be addressed.
swoop1111 7 months ago
@swoop1111 the only way my kids ever got to ride a horse was a coop program that we could afford only because they had to work at the stable - muck out the stalls - learn to groom the horses - clean the equip & other chores & we still had to pay. there were kids there who just attended to ride - their parents could afford it. my beat up van always stuck out like a sore thumb & i was always late because i drove straight from work in my uniform. a great teacher loves their work - work = students
swoop1111 7 months ago
I can't wait to get out there and start wwoofing! only thing i need to do now is turn 18 :)
wardy2294 8 months ago 2
I bet she is an incredibly wonderful farmer to work with.
SuzyB1988 10 months ago 2
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This could not have been more revealing.
It's confirmed: Without free labor, there would be no "organic" farming.
That the first farmer refers to the workers as "spoiled" is very telling.
TheProphetNabob 11 months ago
This could not have been more revealing.
It's not confirmed: Without free labor, there would be no "organic" farming.
That the first farmer refers to the workers as "spoiled" is very telling.
TheProphetNabob 11 months ago
great advice and check out those big hands...wouldn't mind being an intern for him. sign me up!
sookiestackhouse2u 1 year ago
I been checking this WWOOFing out recently. Tho it still seems a bit like exploitation to me...
Phyle9 1 year ago
@Phyle9 Not so much, the intern exchanges labour for knowledge and practical experience (+ room and board). Here's a personal anecdote: Coming out of high school, I spent 4 months apprenticing with an airbrush artist. It was a lean, hungry time but I learned more in that studio than I did in any of my formal college courses. The reason why is simple, it was a real life learning environment, not a classroom. I think that is a fair exchange.
canuckartist 1 year ago
@canuckartist When you say it was "a lean, hungry time" you're telling us all we need to know about how the "interns" are treated.
TheProphetNabob 11 months ago
Definitely sounds like good advice.
In other professions, one thing that defines an 'internship' is the intern has personal responsibility for a single project, that takes about half their time. Choosing a project together, and making it clear that they also share in workaday tasks, can be a good way to set clear expectations. The best projects fit the intern's skills and interests, and success offers real benefits (but failure doesn't compromise urgent needs) for the farm.
EKWisner 1 year ago
this movie has a very rich value
vutEwa 1 year ago
can i drive a tractor or b a doctor
DanOlooney 1 year ago
Great advice. The interns tend to be connected and communicate among themselves so if they have a bad experience at a farm the word will get out and soon the best, most aware, people will apply elsewhere, leaving the clueless to apply at your farm.
vention4wh 1 year ago
Thank you, good insights, good hints.
NewHeritageFarms 1 year ago 2
One of the most important skills of the future will be knowing how to grow your food. Good video and insight towards small farm operations.
denali525 1 year ago
Doug is probably right about the demographic of who his interns may be, but I like how Jaqueline emphasizes how the farmer should reciprocate the help by teaching them the skills they want to or should know about.
denali525 1 year ago 2
Sounds like good advice for any employer!
valorie1111 1 year ago
Excellent advice.
Cannibalriot 1 year ago