Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 09:10:05 -0700
From: Jen Ambrose <jambrose@herb-pharm.com>

Subject: herb pharm work study program


 Perhaps it may be posted on a bulletin board or made available to anyone who may take an interest.  This is a free work trade program and offers a great blending of hands-on work and classroom learning experiences. If you have any questions feel free to contact me at (541) 846-9121
or by email: jambrose@herb-pharm.com
 

Many thanks for your time,

Jen Ambrose
HerbaCulture Program Coordinator
 
 
 

INFO SHEET:

YEAR 2002
HERBACULTURE WORK/STUDY PROGRAM
 

             Herb Pharm is proud to offer our HerbaCulture Work/Study Program on our certified organic herb farm nestled in the Siskiyou Mountains of southern Oregon.

The program runs from March 25th through July 19th.  Approximately 30 hours per week (Monday through Friday) are spent working and learning farming techniques in fields, greenhouses, educational display garden, landscapes and barn areas, and 10-12 hours per week are in the classroom.  Work involves participation in the cultivation and harvest of the over 85 medicinal herb crops grown on our farm.  Students also assist in the maintenance of our 1.5 acre Herbal Education Garden and other landscaped areas.  The work is hard and physical, often repetitive, and the weather can be cold and wet, or very hot.  It is essential that applicants be in good physical condition and mentally prepared for hard work.

Classroom training involves many aspects of organic farming and herbalism.  Topics include: organic farming techniques, permaculture, plant identification, plant spirit medicine and the cultivation, harvesting and therapeutic uses of medicinal herbs. Occasional overnight trips are scheduled, including a seaweed harvesting foray. There will also be local farm tours, and wild herb identification walks.

Teachers include: herbalists "Herbal Ed" Smith, Deborah Frances, N.D., Richo Cech, Sara Katz, Christopher Hobbs, David Bunting, James Jungwirth, and Thorin Halvorson; permaculture consultants Randy Carey and Tom Ward; as well as local farmers and other guest herbalists.

There is no monetary fee for this program. We provide communal housing with shared rooms in a large modern house on the farm.  Participants will be responsible for their own food, consumable household items, transportation and maintenance of our guesthouse. There is no space for pets or children.
 

If you foresee that you might be visiting this area, please contact Jen Ambrose for a personal interview and tour.  The deadline for applications is Jan. 7th 2002.  Please send requests for application forms to: Work/Study, Herb Pharm, PO Box 116, Williams, OR 97544. Contact Jen with further questions at 541-846-9121, (fax) 541-846-9259, or e-mail at WorkStudy@Herb-Pharm.com