Michigan
Tillers International, Richard Roosenberg,
Director, 10515 E OP Avenue, Scotts, MI 49088, 800-498-2700
,
www.tillersinternational.org
Training center focused on applied low-capital techniques for farm communities
in the United States and overseas. We promote farming systems using local
renewable resources, including animals as a power source. We host classes on
related topics 10 months of the year.
- Source of power: oxen, horses
- Draft animals are used for: all aspects of farming, including
manure hauling, tilling, cultivating, road maintenance, and harvesting of
timber, hay, oats, wheat, corn, and edible beans
- Acreage: 460; 9 in crop rotation, the remainder in hay, pasture,
and woodlot.
- Skills offered in: sustainable agriculture, international rural
development, historical interpretation, blacksmithing, hand tool woodworking;
basic skills for advancing the farming capabilities of others. Some interns
receive credit toward university degrees.
Work hours: vary according
to needs.
- Terms: 3-6 interns at a time, early March to December; 12 weeks
minimum, no maximum.
- Stipend: yes.
- Accommodations: on-farm rooms with shared facilities (including
full kitchen) available for a nominal fee; meals not provided; garden produce
and eggs available in season.
- Apprentice must: be able to communicate ideas, willing to work with
public and groups, work without close supervision, and cooperate with others; do
farm work (plant, cultivate, harvest crops, woodworking, metal working,
blacksmithing). Agricultural experience is a plus, but not required.
- Visit first: no.
- Trial period: 6 weeks.
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