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["Regina M. Kreger" <regina@kreger.net>]

Thanks for the note, Sonja.  Do you have a website?  I've never been to 
Vancouver, but my dad visited and he seems to think it's heaven on earth.

Regina

Sonja & Raymond Barker wrote:
> <div class="moz-text-flowed" style="font-family: -moz-fixed">hi 
> regina; just read your request for a farm...we probably fit in with 
> almost everything you are looking for, blessed quiet, no honeybees but 
> mason bees. chickens, fruit,veg only 1tractor value added farmers 
> markets and onfarm sales..but no spreadsheets here, fast speed but 
> only for personal use, in case of virus. only thing we are in the 
> vancouver area of b.c.canada and we cant really pay someone full 
> time...also our problem is good food; cooking etc and enjoying the 
> fruits of mother nature....also catholic..so we may have met at some 
> other time...good luck with your quest.. the 'apple lady'
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Regina M. Kreger" <regina@kreger.net>
> To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 12:06 PM
> Subject: [NAFEX] City woman seeks farm job/mentor
>
>
> > Friends,
> >
> > I am a 40-year-old woman who has left a longtime bureaucratic job
> > (budget management, contracting, human resources) with that fine old
> > "back to the land" dream. I plan to have my house in shape to put it on
> > the market within the month, and then I will be free -- and looking for
> > some learning opportunities. The ideal situation is described below, but
> > I am open to compromise if some of the elements don't exactly fit.  I
> > currently live near Washington, D.C., and I am open to going anywhere in
> > the region from Southern Appalachia to New England.
> >
> > I would like to find a job for a full year or more, on a diversified
> > farm, not necessarily organic but biased toward ecological
> > sustainability. The dream job would involve a variety of livestock, a
> > veggie garden more for home consumption than for market, some fruit and
> > maybe some value-added processing. Honeybees, the whole shebang.  I'd
> > like to work for a woman, or for someone who genuinely thinks women can
> > do anything men can do, and who will sometimes challenge me to do things
> > I didn't know I was capable of. The dream farm would not be sworn off of
> > tractors and machines, but might choose hand work or animal labor more
> > than is typical (blessed quiet!). Also maybe exploring other ways to
> > reduce dependence on fossil fuels, e.g. photovoltaics or biodiesel. I
> > hope the farmer will come to trust me enough to let me see spreadsheets,
> > tax returns, business plans, grant applications -- whatever will help me
> > understand how farm finances work so I won't go broke when I eventually
> > strike out on my own.
> >
> > I would prefer to live on-site rather than drive back and forth, and to
> > take part of my pay in farm produce. But I can't afford not to also have
> > some cash income, especially since I hope to someday buy my own little
> > piece of land (and especially if my house doesn't sell right away). My
> > agricultural experience is limited to a few years with a vegetable
> > garden and a few backyard chickens. On the other hand, I have plenty of
> > experience being your market -- the well-paid urban consumer who seeks
> > out locally and sustainably grown food -- maybe my perspective will be
> > useful to you in marketing. I am smart and creative, learn fast, love
> > animals, love food, have no fear of shoveling manure or cutting the
> > heads off of chickens, I'm tall and pretty strong, I speak (and read and
> > write) fluent Spanish and adequate Portuguese, and I don't like TV. Oh
> > ... on the other hand, having so very, very much to learn, I do rely on
> > the Internet, and I don't know what I'd do without high-speed access.
> >
> > Um ... what else? I feel like I'm writing a personals ad.... I worked 19
> > years in my last job so I'm a little rusty at this. I am looking for a
> > mentor, not just a boss, so the "chemistry" is important. I am very
> > Catholic without being dogmatic nor judgmental, I love my family
> > fiercely (I mean parents, siblings, & beyond -- no husband or kids of my
> > own), love singing, and did I say I am passionate about good food?
> > Raising it, preparing it, eating it, sharing it. I am quiet and like to
> > spend some time alone each day, nonetheless I think I'm pretty easy to
> > get along with most of the time.
> >
> > Please reply if you think you might have a place for me on your farm.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Regina
> >
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