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a new spin on farmer recruitment

Posted: July 7 2010

our friend Noah clued us in to this:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/24/colbert-immigrant-farm-wo_n_624875.html

In a tongue-in-cheek call for immigration reform, farm workers are teaming up with comedian Stephen Colbert to challenge unemployed Americans: Come on, take our jobs.
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All applicants need to do is fill out an online form under the banner "I want to be a farm worker", and experienced field hands will train them and connect them to farms. http://www.takeourjobs.org
A little different approach than GrowFood.org, eh?