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Sublime Organics LLC
| Name | Gregory J. Wilt | [email protected] | |
| Steward(s) Selected | Sayed Mohammed Abu Khaled – | ||
| Training Start Date | 05/01/2023 | Training End Date | 04/30/2024 |
| Steward Training Hours per Week | 40 | ||
| Compensation (Stipend or Wage) | Regular SAGE Stipend – $700/mo. (MESA sends to Steward via our monthly Host fee, minus fed. taxes) | If Yes, how much/how often? | [1156] |
| Non-Monetary Compensation and Estimated Value | $1,950 |
| Name of your Workers’ Compensation Carrier | None |
| Will your Workers’ Compensation policy cover the Steward? | No, exempt |
| Number of Employees at training location | 2 |
| Number of Interns/Trainees/Apprentices at training location | 1 |
| Annual Revenue | $0 to $3 Million |
[Phase 1]
| Phase Name | Orientation to our farm | ||
| Start Date of Phase | 05/01/2023 | End Date of Phase | 05/15/2023 |
| Primary Supervisor during this phase | Gregory J. Wilt | Supervisor Title | Owner |
| [email protected] | Phone Number | 9073064342 | |
| 1. Describe the Trainee/Steward’s role for this phase |
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Learn, ask questions, take an active role in activities |
| 2. Specific goals and objectives for this phase |
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Familiarize self with locations of livestock and daily livestock care routine, learn about general operations, familiarize self with safety protocols, prepare for vegetable planting season including seedling care, up-potting, bed preparation, soil nutrition evaluation, and follow-up treatments, learning rotational grazing basics |
| 3. Primary Supervisor’s qualifications |
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Gregory J. Wilt has owned and operated Sublime Organics since its inception in 2014. He has a Master of Science degree in Management Technology. He has been an aspiring farmer taking on various roles from the time he was nine helping with farm chores and started working on an organic dairy and vegetable farm at age twelve. He took on other paths at age eighteen, but managed a small family farm for seven years from 1991 until 1998, before founding Sublime Organics with his wife, Ellen in 2014. |
| 4. What plans are in place for the Trainee/Steward to participate in cultural activities while in the United States? |
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April 29, 2023, attend the Oregon Ag festival in Salem. |
| 5. Specific knowledge, skills, or techniques to be learned during this phase? |
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animal husbandry with emphasis on goat and sheep hygiene, biodynamic, and certified organic farming, which includes record keeping, introduction to cover cropping, Mulching for moisture conservation, assessing ESA endangered plant on the property, and reporting to US Fish and Wildlife Service |
| 6. How specifically will this knowledge, skills, or techniques be taught? Include methodology of training and chronology/syllabus. |
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Assist training during daily animal care chores with verbal and hands-on instruction; |
| 7. How will the Trainee/Steward’s acquisition of new skills and competencies be measured? |
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trainees’ skills will be measured by Greg and Ellen Wilt who will assess the trainee’s ability to perform duties proficiently and without much supervision. |
| 8. Additional Phase Remarks (optional) |
[Phase 2]
| Phase Name | Planting Season | ||
| Start Date of Phase | 05/15/2023 | End Date of Phase | 06/30/2023 |
| Primary Supervisor during this phase | Gregory J Wilt | Supervisor Title | Owner |
| [email protected] | Phone Number | 9073064342 | |
| 1. Describe the Trainee/Steward’s role for this phase |
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Play an active role in daily chores |
| 2. Specific goals and objectives for this phase |
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Independently completing daily chores; |
| 3. Primary Supervisor’s qualifications |
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Gregory J. Wilt has owned and operated Sublime Organics since its inception in 2015. He has a Master of Science degree in Management Technology. |
| 4. What plans are in place for the Trainee/Steward to participate in cultural activities while in the United States? |
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June 30, 2023, attend St. Paul Rodeo |
| 5. Specific knowledge, skills, or techniques to be learned during this phase? |
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Independence and confidence in caring for livestock; |
| 6. How specifically will this knowledge, skills, or techniques be taught? Include methodology of training and chronology/syllabus. |
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Ellen and Greg Wilt teach the trainee about planting and pruning techniques. |
| 7. How will the Trainee/Steward’s acquisition of new skills and competencies be measured? |
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Trainees’ skills will be measured by Greg and Ellen Wilt who will assess the trainee’s ability to perform duties proficiently and without much supervision. |
| 8. Additional Phase Remarks (optional) |
[Phase 3]
| Phase Name | Production | ||
| Start Date of Phase | 06/30/2023 | End Date of Phase | 10/30/2023 |
| Primary Supervisor during this phase | Gregory J. Wilt | Supervisor Title | Owner |
| [email protected] | Phone Number | 9073064342 | |
| 1. Describe the Trainee/Steward’s role for this phase |
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Trainee will perform tasks alongside Ellen & Greg Wilt including animal care; the harvest of fruits and vegetables which will entail picking, packaging, marketing fresh produce, and processing into canned and frozen goods; berry picking, and processing into jams, jellies, and syrups; installing tomato and cucumber supports, irrigating, cultivating, mowing, Invasive weed management |
| 2. Specific goals and objectives for this phase |
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Learn about organic farm operations during the busiest season of the year |
| 3. Primary Supervisor’s qualifications |
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Gregory J. Wilt has owned and operated Sublime Organics since its inception in 2014. He has a Master of Science degree in Management Technology. He has been an aspiring farmer taking on various roles from the time he was nine helping with farm chores and started working on an organic dairy and vegetable farm at age twelve. He took on other paths at age eighteen, but managed a small family farm for seven years from 1991 until 1998, before founding Sublime Organics with his wife, Ellen in 2014. |
| 4. What plans are in place for the Trainee/Steward to participate in cultural activities while in the United States? |
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July 7-9: Oregon Country Fair |
| 5. Specific knowledge, skills, or techniques to be learned during this phase? |
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harvest procedures, packaging for market procedures, canning and freezing techniques, crop care including staking, pruning, fertilizing, pest control, cultivating, irrigating, marketing, haymaking |
| 6. How specifically will this knowledge, skills, or techniques be taught? Include methodology of training and chronology/syllabus. |
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Ellen and Greg Wilt will teach the trainee about marketing, organic pest control, handling of produce for market, cultivating for weed control, and irrigating. The majority of training will be verbal with supporting hands-on practice. Further details will be provided through written text and the internet. The trainee will also be encouraged to participate in webinars on the subjects through various sources, i.e., USDA, NRSC, OSU Extension Services, FACT, Rodale Institute, Friends of Family Farmers, etc. When available, training will have the opportunity to visit other farm operations. |
| 7. How will the Trainee/Steward’s acquisition of new skills and competencies be measured? |
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Trainees’ skills will be measured by Greg and Ellen Wilt who will assess the trainee’s ability to perform duties proficiently and without much supervision. |
| 8. Additional Phase Remarks (optional) |
[Phase 4]
| Phase Name | Fall/Winter | ||
| Start Date of Phase | 10/30/2023 | End Date of Phase | 01/30/2024 |
| Primary Supervisor during this phase | Gregory J. Wilt | Supervisor Title | Owner |
| [email protected] | Phone Number | 9073064342 | |
| 1. Describe the Trainee/Steward’s role for this phase |
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Assist in all aspects of fall tasks |
| 2. Specific goals and objectives for this phase |
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Livestock breeding |
| 3. Primary Supervisor’s qualifications |
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Gregory J. Wilt has owned and operated Sublime Organics since its inception in 2014. He has a Master of Science degree in Management Technology. He has been an aspiring farmer taking on various roles from the time he was nine helping with farm chores and started working on an organic dairy and vegetable farm at age twelve. He took on other paths at age eighteen, but managed a small family farm for seven years from 1991 until 1998, before founding Sublime Organics with his wife, Ellen in 2014. |
| 4. What plans are in place for the Trainee/Steward to participate in cultural activities while in the United States? |
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Holloween Ghost Tour in Stayton, OR |
| 5. Specific knowledge, skills, or techniques to be learned during this phase? |
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Timing of livestock breeding and preparatory care of animals. |
| 6. How specifically will this knowledge, skills, or techniques be taught? Include methodology of training and chronology/syllabus. |
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Teachings will always be discussed verbally and sometimes supplemented with written text or off of the internet. This will be followed by hands-on practicum led by the instructor. |
| 7. How will the Trainee/Steward’s acquisition of new skills and competencies be measured? |
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All tasks will be reviewed by the instructor through all aspects of phases. Critical feedback will be given on performance, with suggested improvements or further more in-depth discussion on the task. |
| 8. Additional Phase Remarks (optional) |
[Phase 5]
| Phase Name | Early Spring Garden Preparations | ||
| Start Date of Phase | 01/30/2024 | End Date of Phase | 04/30/2024 |
| Primary Supervisor during this phase | Gregory J. Wilt | Supervisor Title | Owner |
| [email protected] | Phone Number | 9073064342 | |
| 1. Describe the Trainee/Steward’s role for this phase |
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Assists with all aspects of spring preparations and plantings. |
| 2. Specific goals and objectives for this phase |
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Greenhouse and high-tunnel preparations for planting |
| 3. Primary Supervisor’s name and qualifications |
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Gregory J. Wilt has owned and operated Sublime Organics since its inception in 2014. He has a Master of Science degree in Management Technology. He has been an aspiring farmer taking on various roles from the time he was nine helping with farm chores and started working on an organic dairy and vegetable farm at age twelve. He took on other paths at age eighteen, but managed a small family farm for seven years from 1991 until 1998, before founding Sublime Organics with his wife, Ellen in 2014. |
| 4. What plans are in place for the Trainee/Steward to participate in cultural activities while in the United States? |
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2/27 Mid Valley Winter Ag Festival, Independence, OR |
| 5. Specific knowledge, skills, or techniques to be learned during this phase? |
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Preparing greenhouse and high-tunnel by cleaning, sterilizing |
| 6. How specifically will this knowledge, skills, or techniques be taught? Include methodology of training and chronology/syllabus. |
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Teachings will always be discussed verbally and sometimes supplemented with written text or off of the internet. This will be followed by hands-on practicum led by the instructor. |
| 7. How will the Trainee/Steward’s acquisition of new skills and competencies be measured? |
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All tasks will be reviewed by the instructor through all aspects of phases. Critical feedback will be given on performance, with suggested improvements or further more in-depth discussion on the task. |
| 8. Additional Phase Remarks (optional) |
