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--- LOOKING FOR FARMERS/OPPORTUNITIES

Position available: Farm manager for 265-acre farm in central Alabama. Housing available, salary negotiable. Experience with large-scale vegetable production and organic farming methods a plus. Send resume and salary needs to tim522@charter.net.

Farmland, Huntsville, Alabama. I have a 20 acre farm that is transitioning to organic production. Would like to have an organic farmer rent the land and practice organic/sustainable crop production. Would be open to a partnership with me providing land, equipment, inputs. Must have experience in sustainable farming. Land available spring of 2010. Please contact for further information. Terry H. Martin, 256-682-2201 or Thmartin51@gmail.com.

Community Farm Manager Position at Hampstead Farms, Montgomery, Alabama. Download job description.

Vine and Fig Tree Farm/Community (east-central Alabama- Lanett) seeking people interested in engaging in sustainable/organic farming as members of a land trust community (about 60 acres) in east-central Alabama – the Vine & Fig Tree Farm/Community. We have in mind a small (8-12 individuals or families) ecovillage planned according to permaculture principles, with members holding 99-year renewable leases on lots where they build their own low-impact housing (either individual or multi-person/family units). Those who come in first will help determine details of the community structure and process. In addition to individual and/or community-organized farming (CSA and/or market gardening) we hope to see development of other land-based enterprises to provide cash income. We prefer consensus decision making and assume members will be enthusiastically committed to cooperative living and mutual support in work and play. We think it is important for us to be good citizens of the surrounding unintentional community and find opportunities to develop cooperative relationships with our neighbors. We also hope our community will to some extent become a model learning and service center for others.  http://directory.ic.org/1454/Vine_Fig_Tree_Community.

Visit www.southernfarmlink.org for other land, farming, and internship opportunities and information.

Looking for an internship? Visit http://www.attrainternships.ncat.org/  or www.wwoofusa.org for internship listings or call the ASAN office to find an opportunity in Alabama at 256-751-3925.

-- MORE JOB OPPORTUNITIES

ASAN will soon be advertising for an Executive Director - stay tuned for more information or contact ASAN at info@asanonline.org to request more information.

Auburn University has a graduate research assistantship available in rural sociology to work on organic and sustainable agriculture issues. For more information contact Dr. Joe Molnar at molnajj@auburn.edu.

ASAN needs volunteers and sometimes has paid positions for a variety of projects! Call 256-751-3925 for information.

--- GRANTS and other funding opportunities