From Miller Farm

Miller Farm May Term and Summer Housing Application

Summer 2006

Students living at Miller Farm are required to participate fully in farm chores and cooperate to the best of their ability with those they are sharing the living space with. Chores include the maintenance of all gardens and greenhouse, communication with community gardeners, care for chickens and cats and other projects the group has interest in starting or continuing from previous semesters. Miller Farm residents are expected to be respectful of the farm property and follow Earlham College guidelines. Students living at Miller Farm are solely responsible for the care of the grounds, animals and buildings. Students who are unable to meet these requirements and complete the application process will not be accepted as residents of Miller Farm for the May term or Summer Semester.

After all of the written applications are submitted and reviewed by the current residents of Miller Farm, those who are eligible will be notified of the consensus process date as soon as possible. Please fill out the following questions and hand in this questionnaire to Kate Branson or e-mail your answers to branska@earlham.edu. If you have any questions please use the above e-mail address or call x 2982.

1. What dates are you applying to live on the farm for? Please attach your schedule for the summer and/or May Term. How much time will you be able to devote to working on the farm on a weekly basis?

2. Why are you interested in living at Miller Farm?

3. What previous experience have you had that makes you a good candidate for living at Miller Farm?

4. How much more training do you feel that you would need in order to fulfill the expectations of Miller Farm? For example, a lesson in caring for chickens, a class in weeding and harvesting vegetables, etc.

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