First-generation farmer David Retsky, the son of a Beverly Hills doctor, grew up with an interest in, but no exposure to, agriculture.1 As a slightly lazy twenty-year-old who was "barely able to discern a carrot from a beet," he opted to learn the trade by participating in an internship program at a small organic farm in Santa Barbara called Fairview Gardens.2 Education occurred in the fields rather than classrooms, through both observation and performance of repetitive and laborious tasks, often forlong hours.3 Compensation for labor came in the form of free, rustic, housing; abundant seasonal, organic food; and a hands-on education in how to run a successful organic agricultural operation.4 Until recently, Retsky continued this tradition by sharing his knowledge with interns of his own at his Sonoma County, California farm, County Line Harvest.5 Retsky's interns received room and board along with a small stipend in exchange for staffing his farmers' market booths and assisting his crew of farm laborers.6 About half of the fifty-six organic farms in neighboring Marin County have also utilized intern labor to keep their operating costs manageable and educate new farmers.7
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机译：第一代农场主戴维·雷茨基（David Retsky）是比佛利山庄（Beverly Hills）医生的儿子，他长大后对农业感兴趣，但对农业没有兴趣。1作为一个略微懒散的二十岁男孩，他“几乎无法分辨胡萝卜是什么。甜菜，”他选择参加圣塔芭芭拉（Santa Barbara）一个名为Fairview Gardens的小型有机农场的实习计划来学习贸易。2教育是通过观察和执行重复而费力的任务（通常是长期的）而不是教室进行的3。劳动报酬以免费，简陋的住房的形式出现。丰富的季节性有机食品; 4直到最近，Retsky仍通过与自己在加利福尼亚州索诺玛县农场County County Harvest的实习生分享自己的知识来延续这一传统。5Retsky的实习生得到了接待和一小笔津贴，以换取为他的农民的市场摊位配备人员和协助他的农场劳动者的工作。6邻近马林县的五十六个有机农场中，约有一半还利用了实习劳动力，以保持其经营成本可管理和教育新农民。7
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