Leigh, Could you tell us how much you pay and how much you charge?
thanks, daniel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leigh Hauter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 6:26 AM Subject: Re: Leigh: What makes a successful CSA operator? > > > > > >I still don't understand why you feel that the intern system is > >exploitive? (Oops! Maybe you, like I sometime do, feel that it is > >exploitive of the farm and the farmer!) Don't you think there is a > >fair exchange when you actually pay someone to demonstrate to them > >for a season how to get into the good life that you have outlined > >above? > > > You know, Allan, you are probably right. It's just not a model I > enjoy. I've seen CSA's who have their interns out there living in > tents, expecting 60 hours a week from them, and then not fairly > paying them for their labor. But then, on the other hand, when we > had interns on our farm, I could never work our interns like that and > while the interns were generally good people (some weren't) the > amount and quality of work I got wasn't satisfactory. I guess I'm > just locked into the concept and model of a fair day's pay for a fair > day's work. I want workers who come to work expecting to work, and > expecting to get paid fairly for their work. > > >