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Employment Opportunities with Pennsylvania Certified Organic, Spring Mills, PA. Pennsylvania Certified Organic announces the following employment opportunities: Organic Certification Specialist, Assistant Certification Director, Organic Inspector / Inspection Coordinator and Organic Inspector. All positions include benefits and are based in our Spring Mills (Centre County), PA, office.  Please see the PCO website, www.paorganic.org, for job descriptions for the positions. For more information, please contact Beckie Lease at 814-422-0251 or pco@paorganic.org.

Intern(s) wanted: To help with the day-to-day operation of a 50-member CSA on a 132-acre farm in northwestern Carroll County, Maryland. Farmer raises mixed vegetables, fruits and flowers and pasture-grazed hogs,turkeys and chickens using natural and biodynamic practices. Members come tothe farm to pick their own produce and to participate in volunteer and educational programs, full-moon celebrations, and seasonal events. Interns will interact with farm club members. Situation may be ideal for young couple wanting experience. Room, fresh produce, and small stipend(s)offered. Interns may market extra produce to restaurants, local whole food stores, or farmers markets. Call 410-756-9303 or visit www.whiterosefarm.com.

Part-Time Milking Help Needed: We milk 70 cows in a clean, well ventilated tie stall barn.  We have a new carrier rail system with automatic takeoffs that makes milking much easier than normal tie stall setups.  Experience is nice, however, the main quality looking we're looking for is gentleness with animals.  Scheduling is open at this point.  This could be a summer job, but it would be nice to find someone local wants to do it steady.  Contact David Griffiths at Seven Statr Farm ( svenstrs@gmail.com) for 610-933-1222 for further information.

Experienced cheesemaker is looking for farmer who wishes to discuss possiblities for a handmade value-added enterprise. Needs high quality milk. Micro-dairy encouraged to be in touch. Contact Kristie email or phone 484-302-6643.

Opportunities

Need Health Care? A program at Sacred Heart Hospital in the Lehigh Valley provides free pap smears and mammograms for un-insured or under-insured women. They also offer a free health clinic twice a month (by appointmen only). For more information, call Diane Maalouf at 610-417-0981 or e-mail dianechn@yahoo.com.

Market Growers Wanted

Village Green Market - Vendors Wanted! Huston Township's new Village Green Market is looking for Vendors.  If you are interested, call Ann Wilken, 355-8026 (or abwilken@verizon.net).  If you know someone else who might be interested, please pass this along!  We hope to see you at the Market this summer! Market will run June through October, 2008, on the first Saturday of every month, 10am – 4pm (except June 7 - Noon to 6pm). The market will be held on the grounds of the Huston Township Community Building. Vendor spaces are available FREE the first visit, and $8/day for return visits. (Junior and Senior Vendors are discounted). Vendors must bring their own set-up equipment. There may be a few spaces available to vendors selling from their vehicle. The Village Green Market organizers reserve the right to reject a vendor based on the guidelines stated above. Village Green Market is supported, in part, by a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture

Natural Dairy Products is looking for growers to supply produce for their new farmers' market. Natural Dairy Products operates a retail outlet in Avondale , PA where they market Natural By Nature organic dairy products, as well as meats from local farmers and other organic offerings. This year they are adding a farmers' market in a shaded grassy glade just outside of the store. They are in search of local producers of organic produce, fruits, bedding plants, etc. who may be interested in setting up a table once a week. The store is located in a well traveled area, amd they expect a good turnout. If you are interested or know someone who might be, please contact them at (610) 268-6962 Mon-Fri from 8:30am - 4:30 pm.

A New Farmers' Market is starting at the Brews ‘n Bytes Restaurant (www.brewsnbytes.com) in Danville (Montour County / 20 Lower MulberryStreet). The market will be located behind the restaurant on Saturdays from 8am-1pm. The first weekend will be May 12. They are looking for those interested in selling produce, meats and other locally produced goods.
Anyone interested in this opportunity may contact Jason Perez, 570-275-8666, bnb123@ptd.net.

Products and Services Available

New Farm Product for Sale: Handmade Knitting Needles, handcrafted of renewable native birch from Pennsylvania. Birch is the wood of choice for knitting needles because of its tight grain and flexibility. These needles have a natural oil finish that is hand applied and sanded between four coats of finish. Double-point needles, five in a pack, 7 inches long. Sizes 4-10 are $11.60 and sizes 10.5-17 are $13.75 per set. Straight needles, 2 per set, 12 inches long. Sizes 4-10 are $6.30 and sizes 10.5-17 are $7.95 per set. Wholesale pricing is also available. Please allow two-three weeks for processing on large orders. Contact Ed and Kallie Shaw, 201 Sugar Branch Lake Road, Troy, PA. 16947. (570-549-2476 or e-mail kallie@npacc.net).

Farm for Sale: Ready for Organic certification.  90 tillable acres. Excellent soils and water.  Nice barn, buildings and house.  Scenic mountain valley, woods, stream, level fields.  Near Grover, Bradford County , PA.   $550K.  Call Earl Dalrymple. 570-673-5214.

Just Released: A Guide to Serving Local Food on Your Menu.
The Guide is a primer to help foodservice managers and directors, caterers, chefs, restaurateurs and others consider creative ways to incorporate local food products into almost any foodservice setting. Topics include where to begin, identifying sources of supply, developing relationships with farmers, working through existing distributors, and things to consider about the regional food system.  Chefs, institutional purchasing agents, and others share their experience in short case studies within the 32-page guide. Click here <http://www.glynwood .org/resource/ guidelocalmenu. pdf>  to view the Guide in PDF form.  Printed copies will  be provided with a charge for postage and handling.   For more information, please e-mail info@glynwood. org  or call 845-265-3338.    
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