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Organic farm internship
Posted on 12/30/16 at 1:44 pm
Posted on 12/30/16 at 1:44 pm
One of my sons is considering interning at an organic farm for 6-12 months. After 3 college semesters, he's uncertain of what he wants to do for a career and thinks this may be a productive use of time while he figures it out. Great work ethic, enjoys working outdoors, very conscientious about what he eats, non-materialistic type. I can envision him eventually owning/operating his own small farm.
Anyone have experience with volunteering/interning on an organic farm or know someone who has?
Anyone have experience with volunteering/interning on an organic farm or know someone who has?
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Posted on 12/30/16 at 1:46 pm to purpngold
Your kid is a pothead
Posted on 12/30/16 at 1:46 pm to purpngold
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Anyone have experience with volunteering/interning on an organic farm or know someone who has?
That's how I started off on my farming career after dropping out of Alabama.
Tell him not to WWOOF unless he's just trying to travel - it's not going to be what he wants if he truly wants to learn farming.
Here is where he needs to look.
Posted on 12/30/16 at 1:46 pm to purpngold
Is he going to work for HempHead?
Posted on 12/30/16 at 1:46 pm to upgrayedd
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Your kid is a pothead
^^^
Posted on 12/30/16 at 1:47 pm to SabiDojo
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Is he going to work for HempHead?
He'll have to wait for me to drop out of school again.
Posted on 12/30/16 at 1:48 pm to purpngold
Your post reminded me of this article about former Gamecock Kalimba Edwards. Don't know if it's completely relevant, but you and your son might find it interesting.
Kalimba Edwards Organic Horticulture
Kalimba Edwards Organic Horticulture
Posted on 12/30/16 at 1:50 pm to SCLibertarian
Posted on 12/30/16 at 1:52 pm to purpngold
I believe there are different levels of organic/green farming (for example, some will use chemical fertilizers but no pesticides), but if there was any common denominator it's that they all take a hefty amount of hard labor. If he's okay with that then by all means.
As far as starting one himself....I won't say it's impossible, but it's really hard. As I said before, it takes lots of labor and time. Regulation can be strict. He'd be better served to get his degree in ag business or the like and go try to work as a farm manager for one of the major corporate farms.
As far as starting one himself....I won't say it's impossible, but it's really hard. As I said before, it takes lots of labor and time. Regulation can be strict. He'd be better served to get his degree in ag business or the like and go try to work as a farm manager for one of the major corporate farms.
Posted on 12/30/16 at 1:54 pm to purpngold
he needs to come here and ask
Posted on 12/30/16 at 1:58 pm to purpngold
I remember my first pot plant
Posted on 12/30/16 at 2:01 pm to djangochained
Y'all would be surprised by the amount of sober farmers. How they do it, I don't know.
Posted on 12/30/16 at 2:02 pm to purpngold
If in BR, tell him to go by Fullness Organic. Off Nicholson.
Great people, and I think they just lost thier help recently.
Great people, and I think they just lost thier help recently.
Posted on 12/30/16 at 2:12 pm to purpngold
Tell him to stay away from Schrute Farms.
The guy that runs it is crazy and there's something weird going on with his brother.
The guy that runs it is crazy and there's something weird going on with his brother.
Posted on 12/30/16 at 2:20 pm to HempHead
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Y'all would be surprised by the amount of sober farmers. How they do it, I don't know.
What do you mean? Stress?Posted on 12/30/16 at 2:23 pm to prostyleoffensetime
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What do you mean? Stress?
There are parts of the year - usually the winter - that require a lot of planning, forethought, and ingenuity. That's fine to do sober.
But some of the day-to-day weeding, irrigation, and general upkeep? I'll take a beer and a bowl, thank you.
Posted on 12/30/16 at 2:26 pm to HempHead
Can I come work for you?
Posted on 12/30/16 at 2:26 pm to HempHead
Yeah, I don't smoke, but the drive to the farm is about 45 minutes so I use the drive and a couple of beers when I get home to decompress.
Posted on 12/30/16 at 2:39 pm to purpngold
To answer the OP, I can't really comment on organic, but he's on the right track. The biggest factors to becoming a farmer without having a family farm to go back to is like anything else... Getting hooked up with the right people that already have something stable and will recognize your work if you're doing a good job. These kind of people will usually throw you a bone after a few years of proving yourself. If you're lucky and can time it and jump in at the right time, you can ride a wave and set yourself up if you're smart about it and know that the wave will recede at some point.
Posted on 12/30/16 at 3:34 pm to prostyleoffensetime
Tell him to plant some corn so he can pick up that fat federal subsidy check.
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