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[VAN DELL JORDAN <vdjor AT yahoo.com>]

in a recent copy of "countryside" there was an article
about a couple of older ladies if I remember right. 
They wanted a younger person to assist the harder work
in return for a learning experiance and access to
resourses.
I've also noticed there is a small movement toward
allowing young people to work with and eventually
aquire ownership of conventional farms when farmers
don't have any family wanting to continue.
Van Dell
 
--- "Lisa K.V. Perry" <lisakvperry AT gmail.com> wrote:

> Lynn,
> 
> This might sound kind of wacky, but what about
> starting your own IC, of
> sorts, on your own farm? I don't know if you have
> extra bedrooms or not, but
> you could have a married or partnered couple or
> singles live with you. If
> you browse the IC website, you'll see that an IC is
> as varied as the day is
> long. You could define what you expected and how
> much you would charge for
> room & board, or if you charged. If a couple, you
> could expect one to work x
> hours per week w/ you on the farm in exchange for
> r&b and the other person
> would be free to work in town for spending money. Or
> something like that.
> 
> You could put up an "IC forming" ad on the IC
> website and say you're looking
> for a couple and see if you get any credible
> responses and take it from
> there.
> 
> Friends of ours have a big farm with a huge garden.
> Every year they have two
> 'apprentices' stay in a nearby cabin on their land.
> The apprentices stay for
> at least one year, some have stayed for as long as
> three. If the owners need
> to go away to visit family, the apprentices take
> care of the animals. A
> former apprentice has even decided to live in our
> county.
> 
> Let us know how this progresses, my husband and I
> have thought several times
> of selling our farm and joining one of the two
> largest communities here in
> Floyd--the one that is the least restrictive!
> 
> Lisa
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