Ashevillage Eco-Urban Program

Work Site: Ashevillage Sanctuary, Asheville, NC
Dates: March 23 – October 23, 2015 (with roughly 40 hours of preliminary online permaculture homework)
Schedule: Monday-Thursday (full days) + special workshops two weeks in the season — details below.
Room & board: Apprentices will live off site and make their own living arrangements. Leads on affordable housing will be provided.
Fee: Includes Permaculture certification, water retention landscape & natural building workshops, primitive skills gathering, weekly hands-on mentorship, field trips, and more. Apply by March 15th for the Early Bird discount.

ECO-URBAN HOMESTEAD & BUILDING APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM
A small group of apprentices will work together in a mentored team environment. The majority of your 32 hour week will be working on hands-on site projects with roughly three hours of structured learning ‘classes’. There will be several field trips over the course of the season. You will receive a Permaculture Design Certification, 1-week Water Retention Landscape Course, 1-week Natural Building Workshop, and a free pass to the annual Firefly Gathering. Free time generally includes three days per week (Fri – Sun), plus two weeks off over the course of the season. Applications will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis. We expect spots to fill, so apply soon.

WHO SHOULD APPLY
This apprenticeship might be for you if you are eager to: Learn with your hands. Understand, trouble shoot, and help establish a living water system. Engage in some natural building projects. Be an active member of a small team. Work hard. Show up each day with enthusiasm. Design as a systems thinker. Bring your positive attitude. Enjoy nature’s wonder while living in a small, vibrant, progressive city. Carry this work and knowledge into your own life and out into the world. Practice being a land listener, steward and partner….in a backyard neighborhood setting….with a mission of modeling an organic, integrated way of life.