Just how young would you suggest? Some day isn't good enough for the younger set. I seems that they want instant results, and farming isn't instant. I all boils down to you gotta have heart, mind, body and soul into it. Because when the sun sets, and your day is done, you'll stand back and look at your orchard and say to yourself "It's been a good day and some day it will be better."
As we all know; every day is a good day, just some are better than others. Justeen Judson Gilly Station Orchard Calhan, CO ----- Original Message ----- From: Ken Hall To: Apple-Crop Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 6:56 AM Subject: RE: Apple-Crop: position available This position should be of interest to a younger individual who thinks he might want a farm of his own some day, but doesn't have the capital to dive straight in. It's a decent living and an unmatched learning opportunity. If I were younger and single, I would be all over this (of course, I also like Maine a lot, and would spend a lot of weekends either hiking the hills or haunting the Maritime Museum in Bath). Important caveat, though--I got interested in farming, and there isn't, relatively speaking, as much of that around as there once was. This is an issue my employers are wrestling with (as am I personally, through my work with our training and development committee) too. One can always make more money in the Fortune 100 in some other industry, so how do we get people interested in ag, and therefore willing to make certain tradeoffs? Ken D. Hall Business Manager MeisterPro Information Resources Meister Media Worldwide ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Con.Traas Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 4:42 AM To: Apple-Crop Subject: RE: Apple-Crop: position available I must say that I think any employer would be very lucky to get a good manager to work those hours, with the extra flexibility required, for the salary offered (even though I would love such a job myself, if I did not have my own farm). Perhaps there are too many attractive alternative careers available to young people these days, but I don't think we would find many takers here. Mind you, it is good to see that the farm has the prospect of making a profit of $100,000, 10% of which could go to the manager. Any farm making a decent profit is a beacon to all of us. Con Traas ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----- Original Message ----- From: Renae Moran To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 2:25 PM Subject: Apple-Crop: position available Apple Orchard Manager Position We currently have an opening for a farm manager in our operation. We are Ricker Hill Orchards, a family farm in Turner, Maine, started in 1803. Our apple orchards are located in seven towns in Maine's western foot hills. (snip)
