Sustainable Settings Learning Center, Carbondale, Colorado
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What is Sustainable Settings? - This is a learning center committed to teaching land-based sustainable practices to people of all ages. It is also a working “beyond organic” farm and ranch, situated in the high country of Pitkin County, Colorado. A “work-in-progress” site offers some of the most interesting examples of green and sustainable living with gardens, solar energy, raw-milk dairy, composting toilets, small scale natural and heritage buildings, run by a committed family of Rose and Brook Le Van living on premises and walking the talk.
Logistics: there is a full kitchen where wholesome simple meals will be prepared by rotating teams of students. Most food is grown on site and will be harvested by students with direction by staff. Simple campground is free of charge. Bring your creature comforts. There are solar showers and composting toilets near the camp ground. Camping is easy and fun at time of the year. You don’t need a car while at Sustainable Setting.
Getting There see driving map and details for trip planning if flying here
Tuition: visit Registration Portal for enrollment, deadlines, costs and all other relevant information.
More About It - visit Sustainable Settings website
Permaculture in Albuquerque: Center for Action and Contemplation
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What is CAC? This is a center for spiritually-based activism for people interested in social service ministries, social spirituality and peaceful, non-violent social change. We rent the center’s classroom for our classes. CAC is located in the South Valley of Albuquerque, a place rich in agricultural tradition and land-based life-style. A residential-scale compound of buildings wraps around a beautiful large courtyard, where many of our classes take place in the shade of mature cottonwoods. A rich herb garden and beeyard next door offer additional learning opportunities. This class combines permaculture concepts useful for urban, sub-urban and rural settings, due to the unique location of CAC, bordering Albuquerque metropolitan area, large traditional farms and land-based villages that surround it.
Logistics:Out of town students can rent a guest room at the center. Full kitchen is available.
Getting There - Map to CAC
Tuition: visit Registration Portal for enrollment, deadlines, costs and all other relevant information.
More About It - visit CAC website
Seeds of Change Farm in San Juan Pueblo/El Guique
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What is Seeds of Change Farm? A ten acre organic farm located in the Rio Grande Valley was started with a simple mission: to help preserve biodiversity and promote sustainable, organic agriculture. The farm is the headquarters of the international seed business with focus in
in cultivating and disseminating an extensive range of open-pollinated, organically grown, heirloom and traditional vegetable, flower and herb seeds. Seeds of Change is on the front line of preservation of traditional varieties from the Americas and treasured heirlooms from abroad, many of which are in danger of being lost due to the rapid consolidation within the seed industry and the decline of indigenous agriculture and seed-saving knowledge.
Logistics: There is no camping on the grounds of Seeds of Change; students can camp at an organic farm next door ($7 per person per day (paid directly to Seeds of Change upon arrival)). Other options include renting a room at several local hotels (Comfort Inn ; Days Inn, or Inn at the Delta), or Ohkay Owinge Casino. In addition, there is a modest RV parking & camp ground in Espanola (20 min. drive), Ohkay RV Park and Fishing Lakes tel. 505-753-5067 Please contact us to discuss your needs & options. In the interests of community building and group dynamics and in the spirit of this class, we encourage people to camp and use the guest house option instead of hotels, which are not environmentally friendly. Read Seeds of Change Farm Student Handbook to get detailed information on all other pertinent logistics.
Getting There - Directions to Seeds of Change Research Farm”. Out of state participants can fly to Albuquerque International Airport, and then travel using Twin Hearts Shuttle Service (1-800-654-9456, 505-751-1201), $40 one way, $75 roundtrip to Espanola. Please contact us once you arranged your flight and we will pick you up. Please do not arrange shuttle trip to Santa Fe, you need to be using Twin Hearts shuttle if possible, which goes to Espanola. Shuttle leaves 11.30am, 1.30pm, 3.30pm and 5.30pm - check with them on any schedule updates. It takes about 1 3/4 hr of travel time to Espanola.
What to Bring - download your list here
More About It - visit Seeds of Change website