J. Henry Harris

Anything going on out in Bakersfield these days? I'll be in town on the 18th and 19th. Going to try and check out Quail Springs but there don't seem to be any events or tours at that time.

Sam Barber wrote:Gappers will be expected to work around 6 hours a day and have two days off a week. Hours will vary for several reasons though if someone is staying for a short period thing may be different hours are also dependent upon what is going on the property at the time but in general we gappers will work around 30 hours a week of bread labor. On your day off there are any number of things for a person to do you could have your own side projects that you are interested in, we call that soul labor. There are plenty of things that could be soul labor for people to do it alll depends on what you are interested in. We have a ton of materials and equipment here that people are welcome to use for there own projects and experiments as well as Paul's vast knowledge to help you and give you advice.

I sincerely appreciate the offer, Mr. Johnson. Maybe we'll take you up on the offer when the time comes around

That looks great. Unfortunately we are in Arizona at the moment and won't even be up to the Northwest until July.

Our pleasure, Ann. Looking forward to the future stages of your orchard. Thanks for the info, Jennifer--looking forward to meeting you this week! Would've been cool to help out with that project in Tucson, but we're busy here in Phoenix and planning to head down there anyways next week.

I will be leaving Washington state come October after a year on the road, heading to a more permanent gig at a fledgling community in Georgia. My friend and I have been WWOOFing since September. As my fellow traveler and I are really, really interested in working with you, I decided to research the possible existence and see if you had an internship program--it seems we're in luck and out of luck at the same time! $100 each is quite a lot for the budget we're working with. Any chance we could work out something where we tent, feed ourselves, and put in workweeks of at least 40 hours? Maybe a reduced fee? We're interested in staying for around two weeks.

We've got a ton of passionate energy and then some. Minds open for shaping, too. We'd be incredibly excited for the opportunity to work with you guys at the lab--we're fans of the podcasts and dig the style. It would be great if we could work something out.

Great! Just got in touch with Ann, we'll be planting some trees with her today. Appreciate the info about forest gardens-it'll be interesting to see how a planned desert forest garden looks compared to the natural systems we've seen.

I'm traveling through southern Utah and throughout Arizona over the next couple weeks. We're interested in visiting forest gardens or permaculture designs. Anyone willing to let a couple kids come and check out what you're doing? We'd be very grateful for the learning opportunity.

I'll be traveling through southern Utah and all throughout Arizona over the next couple weeks. Is anyone in those areas forest gardening? My friend and I would love the opportunity to visit and learn about what you're doing. We haven't had much luck yet! Thanks