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Dripping Springs Garden
Huntsville, Arkansas
MESA Notes – Public |
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Website : |
http://drippingspringsgarden.com | |
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Public Contact Information: |
[email protected] | |
Private Host Information
Name: |
Mark W. Cain |
E-mail: |
[email protected] |
Phone: |
870-545-3658 |
Address: |
1558 CR 548, Huntsville, , 72740 |
Mailing Address(if diff. as abov) |
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About the Placement:
Detailed Placement Description
Production Acreage : #3, intensive
This placement is owned and operated by two male partners.
Number of Full-time Employees: 4 in summer
My farm/organization is: Certified Organic
I am an active member of : Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (conference presenter most years);
volunteer, Winrock International Farmer-to-Farmer program (India, Nepal, Senegal); Board of Directors, Fayetteville Farmers Market.
Educational Activities :
daily yoga practice with instruction;
periodic on-farm classes on select topics (irrigation, propagation, etc.); farm visits to other farms in area
Number and Type of livestock : no livestock
My farm/organization is: Certified Organic
Primary Production :
Berries, Flowers, Herbs, Vegetables, mushroom
About the Internship:
Training Hours:
40 hours / week plus optional assistance at Farmers Market on Saturday
Training Expectations :
Timeline: Seasonal training, ideally between April and November / Sales/Marketing operations: Stewards participate in most Saturday morning Farmers Markets in Fayetteville (leave farm 4:15 a.m., set-up 5:30 a.m. to 7:00 a.m., sell from 7:00 to 1 p.m.–rest of day free for town activities. Our farm strongly prefers the steward who prefers the quiet beauty of Nature to the excitement of city life; loves to work outside with crops (and has enough experience in the field to know whether this is true);is athletic and enjoys physical work and its challenges; is tolerant of heat, cold, and insects; has an open mind and tolerance of others with different religious beliefs, race, or sexual orientation; has a sense of humor; is interested in learning yoga or meditation.
On-Site Training, Steward’s primary activities :
greenhouse propagation of seedlings; field bed preparation,transplanting,weeding; harvesting and post-harvest handling;
marketing of vegetables and cut flowers (farmers market and CSA)
Climate and Location Description
Average temperature/Typical weather :
April-May: 45-80 F.
June-Aug: 65-95 F.
Proximity to nearest town/city: Berryville, 15 mi / Fayetteville, 50 mi
Sept-Nov: 25-70 F.
No public transportation available in the area.
Compensation :
nice student room in new building, Free, daily food, Center for AR Food and Farming monthly field trips of local farms
Accommodations and amenities provided :
Room in upstairs of big timber frame barn or new guesthouse. Private room, shared bathroom, shared kitchen and common areas. Wi-Fi available.
Preferred start date :
April 1
Preferred length of internship :
7 months
User ID:
drippingsprings
Mesa Notes – Internal:
Status:
Accepted
Admin Only – No Notification:
No Notifications
Your Job Title:
Co-Owner
Do you have separate mailing address? :
No
City:
State :
Zip Code:
Host Fees. $175 Steward assignment confirmation, plus $225/month/Steward.:
Got it, we’re good to go!
Other Placement Activities:
Bio-intensive, Farm business planning/ record keeping, Greenhouse management, Organic certification
How many Stewards would you like to host:
one or two
Placement description:
Production Acreage : #3, intensive
This placement is owned and operated by two male partners.
Number of Full-time Employees: 4 in summer
My farm/organization is: Certified Organic
I am an active member of : Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (conference presenter most years);
volunteer, Winrock International Farmer-to-Farmer program (India, Nepal, Senegal); Board of Directors, Fayetteville Farmers Market.
Educational Activities :
daily yoga practice with instruction;
periodic on-farm classes on select topics (irrigation, propagation, etc.); farm visits to other farms in area
Number and Type of livestock : no livestock
My farm/organization is: Certified Organic
Average training hours/week:
40 hours / week plus optional assistance at Farmers Market on Saturday
Climate and Location description:
Average temperature/Typical weather :
April-May: 45-80 F.
June-Aug: 65-95 F.
Proximity to nearest town/city: Berryville, 15 mi / Fayetteville, 50 mi
Sept-Nov: 25-70 F.
No public transportation available in the area.
Are you willing to host a Steward whose English proficiency is below 30%?:
Yes
Please list your two nearest airports, and approx. driving distance to/from the training site.:
Tulsa OK, Northwest Arkansas Regional (preferred)
We have previously hosted a MESA Steward(s):
Yes
We have hosted or currently host J-1 interns/trainees in another program:
Yes
Reference 1:
Teresa Maurer, FFM Vendor Coordinator
Reference 2:
Chris Hiryak 501-791-4008
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