Administration Introduction

March 31st, 2011 | Posted by miker in Administration - (1 Comments)

Administration – Introduction

Office Orientation:

Workspaces:

Systems Management Desk
Computer and Projects Desk
Farm Managers Desk
Filing Drawers and System
Postings, Messages and Chalk Board

Time Tracking: (See Time Sheet by Element) Record hours by element, (form on Systems Desk). HalfDay; is any day where you work 4 hours or less. FullDay; if you work 6 hours or more, you are entitled to a total of one hour “personal time” that is paid, (usually we take 1 hour lunch breaks, but you are free to structure your break time to meet your needs.) Record your “lunch hour” with the days, primary activity.

Systems Data Management:

Bookkeeping

Bills and Receipts
Master Data Form File
Harvest Records
Planting and Seed Records

Office Equipment:

Computer
Printer / Copier / Fax
Telephone
Message access #: ____ , Passcode: ____
Heater / Air Conditioner

Notes and Questions:

Computer Use and Codes: Access Email, WordPress and Flickr. “ WEB” Folder in Filing Cabinet

The Email, WordPress and Flickr gateways are located on desktop and in the favorites dropdown list.

Security Statement: To promote easy access by our Guild Community, you have full privileges of editing pictures, text and content in these programs. Always LOG OUT before closing these web sites and you will help protect our system. Do not change your username or password without notifying the farm manager, the farm will always need to maintain management of your access. Do not jeopardize our computer system by accessing web sites that may not be safe. Only download material whose origin you know and trust. Your actions on this computer are noted and tracked, protect our on-line reputation by acting responsibly.

Your UserName:

Your Password:

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Stewardship Capital

January 8th, 2011 | Posted by miker in Administration - (Comments Off)

Stewardship Capital

Stewardship Guild Mission

January 8th, 2011 | Posted by miker in Administration | Training - (Comments Off)

Stewardship Guild

Established 2006

Mission

The Goals of the Stewardship Guild are:

To define and test concepts of Stewardship
To define and promote stewardship of Valuable Resources
To train individuals in Stewardship practices
To support Stewardship Activities

Stewardship:

Active involvement in basic community affairs with the intent to identify valuable resources and promote strategies to foster regenerative management of them.
Current Project: North Slope Farm is a fifty acre property located in Central Western New Jersey. There is intensive pressure on land owners to utilize their development rights or lose them. There are multiple pressures that discourage investment in sound land management practices, (cost w/o market value, and municipal/State imminent domain seizures). The challenge is how much to invest in agriculture in an economic and cultural environment that does not support it? How to direct resources into a project that might not yield cash return but could achieve stewardship of valuable resources. In this case, the valuable resources include; worker housing, property rights, small scale business enterprises, public access to government process and community development.

Valuable Resources:

Resources, existing or potential, that are valuable, as defined by their function, accessibility and future projections.

Training in Stewardship Practices:

The guild will focus on identifying and promoting opportunities for individuals and groups to participate in Stewardship Activities.
See training opportunities at North Slope Farm.

Stewardship Activities:

Activities that promote and foster regenerative management of valuable resources.

Stewardship Guild

Administration

September 28th, 2010 | Posted by miker in Administration - (Comments Off)

Farm Manager, Mike Rassweiler seeks to keep the Administration simple and accessable. Primary data collection is all pen and paper, transfered to summary format at the end of the season. Administration is the back drop for all other activities, the better we do here, the better our business will be.