Rock & Roll Farm

Wednesday! Mar 15 2006 // 10:00 pm //

Round 2

I never did know when to quit.

The past few months working indoors has made it absolutely beyond a shadow of a doubt clear to me that farming has me by the throat. So Rock & Roll Farm is back. For now.

Here’s the update. I’ve applied for 15 apprenticeships across the US, and have done a few phone interviews so far. I expect to know in the next week or so where I’ll be for the rest of the summer. Here’s a few of the options: Maine, Wisconsin, Ohio, Alaska.

My criteria for choosing the next farm I’ll work at is pretty simple. I’d like to learn more about how to integrate my interest in community development into farming. The CSA is a seemingly perfect framework for that, and I’d like to see some of the methods being used across the country. More than one of the farms to which I’ve applied have some kind of youth program, and those are the farms I’m most excited about.

It’s likely that I’ll be gone from Southeast Michigan by late April, not to return until September or October (or November!). So if you wanted to hang out with me, you’d better make plans.

As for Rock & Roll Farm, I’ll be back to posting information about sustainable farming, food systems, food security, and community development. Comments are welcome!