Lost Valley Education Center - Global Ecovillage Network

We are a multigenerational intentional community and nonprofit education center located on 87 acres of diverse forest ecosystems. Lost Valley is also a community land trust and federally-recognized low-income housing facility, providing access to land for sustainable community living. We have 40 full-time residents ranging from ages 3-78, and actively build a culture of equity, inclusion, compassion, and reverence for the more-than-human world. We use consent decision-making inspired by Sociocracy, practice Nonviolent Communication (NVC), regenerative farming, and steward this land for increased biodiversity, oak savanna restoration, and ecological health. Lost Valley offers education in permaculture, organic farming, ecovillage design, restoration forestry, natural building, NVC, conflict resolution, and equitable community governance for social and ecological resilience.

Lost Valley is seeking 6 interns to join our 35-year-old intentional community for a 3-month immersive learning opportunity

This opportunity offers skill development in the areas of regenerative farming, land stewardship, marketing, maintenance and administration, while having the chance to live at Lost Valley and observe the processes of our sociocracy-inspired governance systems. The internship is an unpaid position that involves 20 hours of work per week in a department of one’s choosing, in exchange for meals and either camping or single-occupancy dormitory-style housing. If accepted into the program, interns will learn about Nonviolent Communication, Sociocracy, and observe how the principles of Permaculture permeate all areas of our community.

For more information or to apply, please visit: https://www.lostvalley.org/internship-opportunity

Available Internship Positions:

1 – Social Media Intern

3 – Administrative Interns in fundraising, education, and site coordination

1 – Maintenance Intern

1 – Kitchen Intern (summer only)