FoodCorps Recruiting Next ‘Class’ to Connect School Kids to Real Food and Help Them Grow Up Healthy

MISSOULA, MONT. — This week FoodCorps, a national organization that addresses childhood obesity and food insecurity in underserved communities, opens applications for its third annual class of service members.

The selected emerging leaders will dedicate one year of full-time public service in school food systems – expanding hands-on nutrition education programs, building and tending school gardens, and bringing high quality local foods into school cafeterias.

Apply Now for Range Camp

Caliente, Nev., Mar. 22 — Applications are being accepted until May 2 from high school students for the 51st Nevada Youth Range Camp. Range Camp will be held June 19-25 at the U.S. Forest Service’s Big Creek Campground in central Nevada.

Head Wrangler position needed at Girl Scouts summer camp in Salmon

Girl Scouts of Silver Sage Council is looking for a qualified Head Wrangler for summer camps! Starts Soon!!!!
Wrangler must have extensive knowledge and ability to instruct children on horse basics and trail riding. Background in 4-H or Horse Club strongly preferred. Will also include horse related maintenance such as: tack maintenance, feeding and watering of animals, and ground and trail maintenance.

Minimum age- 21
Employment Dates- June 7th – July 11th, 2010 in beautiful Salmon, Idaho.
• Location: Salmon Idaho
• Compensation: $500-575 per week + room/board and meals included
• This is at a non-profit organization.
• Please send resume and contact information to KC Driscoll at kdriscoll@girlscouts-ssc.org

You Don't Owe Your Kid A Job

We don' often think of our cows as our employees, and whether they should have a job description, or if we should continue their employment.  Likewise, we often assume that our children should work on the ranch until they inherit it.  Here is a provocative article about employing family and ranch succession.  I was a farm consultant in Solano and Yolo Counties when Dave was a Farm Advisor (county agent) there many years ago.  His California Grazing Academy, developed with Roger Ingram, has provided some inspiration for our Lost Rivers Grazing Academy.  Dave currently runs the Ranching for Profit schools...Chad

by Dave Pratt, Ranch Management Consultants, Inc. (reproduced with permission.)
http://www.ranchmanagement.com/index.html
Additional contact information at the end of the article.

How do you select employees for your ranch? If your ranch is like most ranches your candidate pool consists of your gene pool. That may work for the royal family, but if you want to make a profit, it's no way to pick an employee.

Lemhi Begins "Lemhi Link"

LEMHI LINK: FIRST EDITION FEBRUARY, 2010

Welcome to the first edition of the Lemhi Link. This newsletter is brought to you by the Lemhi
County Extension Team and is meant to give you the latest and greatest news.

CONTENTS
Section 1 AFTER SCHOOL YOUTH HELP ENDANGERED SPECIES  page 1
Section 2 4-H ENROLLMENT page 2
Section 3 MARRIAGE DINNER PARTNERS WITH HORIZONS page 3
Section 4 “GET YOUR SLED ON” AT FAMILY FUN NIGHT, WINTER OLYMPICS page 3
Section 5 LEMHI LEADERSHIP page 4
Section 6 NOXIOUS WEED WORKSHOP page 4
Section 7 GEARING UP FOR 4-H IN 2010 page 4
section 8 4-H RECORD BOOK REQUIREMENTS page 5
Section 9 FUN 4-H PROJECTS YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IN NOW!!! page 6
Section 10 COLOSTRUM IS KEY page 7
section 11 TRY THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX IN 2010 page 8
Section 12 ABUNDANT. AFFORDABLE. AMAZING. page 8
Section 13 IMAGINATION AT WORK page 9
Section 14 UPCOMING EVENTS. page 10
Additional Information page 11
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