Re: Fwd: showing interns/wwoof'ers a path to their own farms

Advice from two farmers that have wwoofers/interns

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_a8b9ekHSaA

On Sat, Aug 18, 2012 at 12:19 PM, Lawrence F. London, Jr.
<lflj@...> wrote:
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: showing interns/wwoof'ers a path to their
> own farms
> Date:   Sat, 18 Aug 2012 11:27:17 -0400
> From:   Eric & Melissa Brown <milkandhoneyfarm@...>
> Reply-To:       Eric & Melissa Brown <milkandhoneyfarm@...>
>
> We've had several WWOOF'ers/interns stay with us over the last few years
> whose interest in alternative/direct-market farming has seemed very
> limited by their lack of vision for any way to get from where they are
> now to making a living farming. Many seem to really enjoy it and some
> seem to even believe strongly in the value of it, but it still doesn't
> seem to them like any kind of option for a livelihood to begin pursuing
> in their foreseeable futures. I'm considering collecting 10 or 20
> stories to show them that it can be. I'd like to especially help young
> 20-somethings connect the dots from where they are now to the early
> stages of making a living with their own farming operations. So I'd like
> to communicate with other organic (unofficially or officially) farmers
> that have relatively recently completed a transition from 20-something
> non-farmers to farmers meeting all their present living expenses from
> their own farming activity and that are willing to share their stories.
>
> If you're one of those farmers and might be willing to share your story,
> please get in touch with me.