Once the interns are assembled and staff has reviewed the plan of the day, Luke leads the group to one of the intern kitchens, where bread dough, started the night before, has risen and will be kneaded by the interns, to rise again. This is the formal plan, though I soon witness there's so much that happens informally, with smallerassignments to individual interns and interactions between interns and staff, that the learning environment is almost palpable. On this day, the morning's assignment for everyone is: 1) Instruction in bread baking, 2) "The Great Flat Clean-up," and 3) Grain and bean processing. for both the six 6-month and two 2-month interns. Assignments are posted in the barn at 8:00 a.m. Rachel told me the pattern of delegation for the day remains the same, rain or shine. The garden was soaked, and it was still drizzling. The June day I came to visit happened to be the last day of an unusual weather system that brought about 2 inches of rain to this mini-farm south of Willits. Between 7:30 and 8:00 a.m., you'll find staff people Ellen Bartholomew, Luke Howerter and Rachel Britten planning the shape of the day and the tasks to be accomplished by the EA interns. ![]() Most mornings between April and November when you visit the Golden Rule Mini-Farm, you'll observe pretty much the same routine. Back row, from left: Luke, N'famara, Don, Clement, Rachel. ![]() Staff and Interns at the Golden Rule Mini-Farm.įront row, from left:Mina, Louis, Jack, Lucy, Isa. These latter will be introduced in the next newsletter. There are an additional 5 interns at EAH Mini-Farm and 5 more at Green Belt Mini-Farm. Golden Rule Mini-Farm is the living and working environment for 8 of the international and US interns being trained by Ecology Action in 2013. A Day in the Life of Golden Rule Mini-Farm
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