future farmer
- October 20, 2003
NYS Cheese Guild
Last week--Wednesday, I think--I sent an e-mail in response to a help-wanted ad listed in a newsletter published by the Regional Farm & Food Project (RFFP). The position is Marketing Coordinator for the newly formed (I think, not sure how new it actually is) New York State Cheese Guild. Basically, the job is a 10 month long, part-time deal. They're looking for someone to write, design, and produce a newsletter, create website content, coordinate promotions, do research, etc. I'm pretty sure that this is all stuff that I could do--and do well--from home in Brooklyn. Given my writing and web and print production past, I don't think I'd have any problem at all with the tangible skill-based aspects of the job. With my project management background, the planning, coordinating, and networking portions of the job shouldn't present much problem either. I could see them wanting someone with a more farmy background, or someone local (the RFFP is located in Troy, NY, near Albany and I'm not sure where the Cheese Guild is headquartered), but from my admittedly biased point of view, I don't think either is necessary. My main reason for wanting this job is the exposure it would give me to the world of artisanal cheesemaking. I could create contacts, work with and promote actual cheese producing farms, etc. Plus, I'd make a little money--always good in these times of unemployment and freelance work. Of course, I haven't heard back from them yet, so I'm certainly not getting my hopes up. I should mention that I was given the RFFP newsletter by my friend Jenna, who passed it along from her sister Rachel. Rachel's husband Eric is an organic farmer in NY State (Troy, actually). He works for the RFFP and is, I believe, in the process of finding a farm to buy and work. Jenna told them about my cheese aspirations and they seem to have taken an interest in me. I've traded a few e-mails with Rachel and will likely be in touch with Eric for some real-world advice soon. It's wonderful having help from the field! No pun intended.
NYS Cheese Guild
Last week--Wednesday, I think--I sent an e-mail in response to a help-wanted ad listed in a newsletter published by the Regional Farm & Food Project (RFFP). The position is Marketing Coordinator for the newly formed (I think, not sure how new it actually is) New York State Cheese Guild. Basically, the job is a 10 month long, part-time deal. They're looking for someone to write, design, and produce a newsletter, create website content, coordinate promotions, do research, etc. I'm pretty sure that this is all stuff that I could do--and do well--from home in Brooklyn. Given my writing and web and print production past, I don't think I'd have any problem at all with the tangible skill-based aspects of the job. With my project management background, the planning, coordinating, and networking portions of the job shouldn't present much problem either. I could see them wanting someone with a more farmy background, or someone local (the RFFP is located in Troy, NY, near Albany and I'm not sure where the Cheese Guild is headquartered), but from my admittedly biased point of view, I don't think either is necessary. My main reason for wanting this job is the exposure it would give me to the world of artisanal cheesemaking. I could create contacts, work with and promote actual cheese producing farms, etc. Plus, I'd make a little money--always good in these times of unemployment and freelance work. Of course, I haven't heard back from them yet, so I'm certainly not getting my hopes up. I should mention that I was given the RFFP newsletter by my friend Jenna, who passed it along from her sister Rachel. Rachel's husband Eric is an organic farmer in NY State (Troy, actually). He works for the RFFP and is, I believe, in the process of finding a farm to buy and work. Jenna told them about my cheese aspirations and they seem to have taken an interest in me. I've traded a few e-mails with Rachel and will likely be in touch with Eric for some real-world advice soon. It's wonderful having help from the field! No pun intended.
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Hi Iain. Thanks for the glory. We are looking for a house on 25-60 acres in the Greenville (Greeene County) NY area to do organic produce farming, in case anyone has any leads...
Posted by: Rachel de Long on October 21, 2003 07:28 PMPost a comment