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           Healthy Soil, Healthy Food, Healthy People

                       Rodale Institute
            611 Siegfriedale Rd., Kutztown, PA 19530
            Tel: (610) 683-1400  Fax: (610) 683-8548
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POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
Promoting Organic Apple Production in Vermont



Position:    Six month Internship


Merck Forest & Farmland Center is a nonprofit environmental education 
organization on 2,800 acres in the Taconic Range in southwestern 
Vermont. We are seeking an Intern for an Apple Project to research the 
status of apple production in the region, develop a farmer to farmer 
program to promote organic methods, plant an orchard and create 
educational materials and programs.

The Intern will assist in: collecting and analyzing data from farmer and 
other interviews, publicizing and coordinating on-farm field days and 
demonstrations, conducting information searches, planning and planting 
an on-site orchard, and developing educational materials.


Applicants should have a background in orchard management, with some 
experience in apple production. Experience in journalism is desirable, 
computer experience is required.  $6.50/hour, full-time. Start date May 
15-25, 1996. Send cover letter, resume, 3 references to: 

Farm Coordinator
Merck Forest & Farmland Center
PO Box 86
Rte. 315
Rupert, VT 05768.  (802) 394-7836