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8 <br /> Page 1 of 2 Jane Saiers <br /> Volunteer Application <br /> Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br /> Name: Dr. Jane Saiers <br /> Name Called: <br /> Home Address: 913 Arthur Minnis Road <br /> Hillsborough NC 27278 <br /> Phone (Day): 919-618-6067 <br /> Phone (Evening): 919-618-6067 <br /> Phone (Cell): 919-618-6067 <br /> Email: Jane@RambleRillFarm.com <br /> Place of Employment: RambleRill Farm <br /> Job Title: farmer/grower <br /> Year of OC Residence: 1992 <br /> Township of Residence: Hillsborough <br /> Zone of Residence: <br /> Sex: Female <br /> Ethnic Background: Caucasian <br /> Community Activities/Organizational Memberships: <br /> Board member, American Horticultural Therapy Association; member, Carolina Farm <br /> Stewardship Association; Horticultural Therapy Advisory Committee member, North <br /> Carolina Botanical Garden; member, Voices, The Chapel Hill Chorus <br /> Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br /> none <br /> Boards/Commissions applied for: <br /> Agricultural Preservation Board <br /> Background, education and experience relevant to this board: <br /> I have been operating a small farm in Hillsborough, North Carolina, since 2009/2010. We grow <br /> fruits, vegetables, and mushrooms year round. The farm has been certified organic since 2013. <br /> We sell our produce at local farmers markets, including the Hillsborough Farmers Market; <br /> through a weekly order-by-email program; and through Farmer Foodshare s wholesale Pennies <br /> on the Pound (POP) program. In 2013, 1 completed the Associate of Applied Science degree in <br /> Sustainable Agriculture at Central Carolina Community College. (I m 50 years old. My pre- <br /> farming education includes a doctorate in Neuroscience and Psychology. I spent most of my pre- <br /> farm working years in the medical communications field.) <br /> Reasons for wanting to serve on this board: <br /> As a farmer and sustainable agriculture advocate, I am motivated to help work at the county <br /> level to preserve farmland, to build and enhance farm-based communities, and to assist growers <br /> in farming endeavors that are both economically viable and environmentally sound. <br /> Conflict of Interest: <br /> Supplemental Questions: <br />