> Does anyone have any suggestions who I can contact about getting
> some practical experience on organic dairy farms (preferably cattle)
> in the States. I've just finished a PhD on small scale dairying in
> Mexico and would like to milk some cows and make cheese, just for a
> change. I have experience on intensive dairy farms in the UK and
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> Rosie Boden
>
Rosie, I don't have specific recommendations for you, but see below for
several sources of information about internship opportunities. Also, if
you have WWW access, try searching the sanet-mg archives for internship
postings (http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/san/).
The Alternative Farming Systems Information Center (AFSIC) at the
National Agricultural Library (NAL) in Beltsville, MD, USA, compiles
*Educational and Training Opportunities in Sustainable Agriculture*,
which contains internship opportunities as well as university-type
programs in sustainable agriculture. The most recent edition was
released in December 1996. You can request it in print, or it is posted
on the WWW (see information below).
Other lists of internships are maintained
by ATTRA (Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas)
1-800-346-9140; P.O. Box 3657, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 72702;
http://www.attra.org/
and by The Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association (610-935-7797);
P.O. Box 550, Kimberton, PA 19442.
Below is contact information for AFSIC (e-mail requests are encouraged):
Alternative Farming Systems Information Center
http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic
This and other similar publications (See the List of Publications)
are available free of charge from:
Orders for publications can be made by e-mail: afsic@nal.usda.gov
Phone : (301) 504-6559
FAX : (301) 504-6409
Snail-mail:
Alternative Farming Systems Information Center
National Agricultural Library
10301 Baltimore Boulevard
Beltsville, MD 20705-2351
There's a wealth of information available at these sites!
Andy Clark, Ph.D.
SAN Coordinator
c/o AFSIC, Room 304
National Agricultural Library
10301 Baltimore Ave.
Beltsville, MD 20705-2351
PH: 301-504-6425
FAX: 301-504-6409
san@nal.usda.gov
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/san/
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