Application

Factor e Farm/Open Source Ecology

• Farm and Global Village Construction Set Apprentice Program
• (206) 202-3387 (voice), Skype: marcin_ose
• email: opensourceecology at gmail dot com
• web: www.openfarmtech.org/

Apprentice Application

Please fill in the following:

1. Name, Age, M/F
2. Address
3. Local phone, Skype, Email
4. Best time to be reached
5. Your picture (attach or embed)
6. How did you hear about the program?
7. What is the time period during which you will be available to apprentice?
8. What are your goals in becoming an apprentice? Afterwards?
9. Describe the type of farm experience and village building skills in which you are most interested. Please mention at least three specific areas of interest. Describe the farm and Global Village building skills that you already have.
10. Please view the Product Ecologies, pick one of the ~40 technologies, and discribe briefly how you could help us complete the development of the item in terms of taking it to product release by year-end 2010.
11. Please list schools you have attended, degrees and/or major areas of study or training.
12. Please attach a resume or provide a list of work experience, both paid and volunteer.
13. What do you perceive will be your reaction to living and learning with new and unknown people in a rural area?
14. Can you pay for any food that you need that is not provided on the farm?
15. Will you be able to visit and interview with us prior to your stay?
16. Do you smoke?
17. Do you have any dietary restrictions?
18. Will you eat meat raised at our farm?
19. Do you have transportation?
20. Do you have any relevant medical conditions or physical limitations that will affect your ability to do physical work, or any emotional or psychological issues that will affect your ability to do work in general? If yes, please explain:
21. Other considerations:
22. Special Interests:
23. Do you have strong ideological views (political, religious, feminist, etc.)?
24. Please share three interesting things about yourself.
25. Please share three things you think people should know about living with you.
26. Are you considering other farms or communities, and if so, which ones?

References

1. Work reference, email, phone
2. Second work reference email phone
3. Personal reference, email, phone

Return your completed application and any attachments:

1. Either by emailing answers and any attachments to opensourceecology at gmail dot com
2. Or preferably: by starting a new wiki page, titled with your name. Copy the above fields, and write the responses. Please see the Instructions for editing this wiki, and email us to let us know that you submitted the application.

Email at the above address or call Marcin at marcin_ose on Skype with any questions. Thank you.