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MESA Internship/J. Nye



This definately takes some money, but the info maybe useful to others...

Jeanne

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>From: "Erin Rice" <lerin71@hotmail.com>
>To: BuyGreen
>Subject: MESA Internship/J. Nye
>Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 18:36:16 PDT
>
>Hello Jeanne:
>

>I talked with the Director, Lauren Augusta, and she gave me the URL to 
>the website.  It is http://www.wenet.net/~mesa/  
>It is a really thorough website and has all the information that a 
>potential intern or farm sponsor would need to know.
>
>Some basic details of the program are:
>1) The farm sponsor would need to provide room, board and $725/mo
>  ($850/mo w/out food)--the fee would be paid to MESA
>2) MESA provides $300-$400/mo to the intern plus medical insurance, 
>domestic travel, J-1 visa, and administrative support
>
>To small farmers, the fee may seem exorbitant, but the interns are 
>farmers from their own country and have a lot of experience.  They know 
>farming is hard work and are here to learn and share.
>
>I had the chance to work with MESA volunteers while I was a farm intern 
>in California and I found them to be integral to the farm life in the 
>valley where I worked.
>
>I really appreciate the help that you have given me.  If you have any 
>questions about this program or if anyone is interested please let me 
>know.
>
>L.Erin Rice
>lerin71@hotmail.com
>703-330-2580
>
>Lauren Augusta, Director of MESA(Multinational Exchange for Sustainable 
>Agriculture)
>510-654-8858
> 
>
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Jeanne A. Nye
VABF Project Coordinator
BuyGreen Virginia Partnership
1715 Blair Street
Christiansburg VA  24073
540 633-6633 w & fax
540 633-0089 h
BuyGreen@vt.edu
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