Registration requires a deposit of one half of the registration fee, which is refundable if the application is not accepted. Payment in full is due on your arrival. Program participants will need to set up their own temporary housing at Earthaven during the program. Please bring your own tent and bedding. Summer weather is warm with daytime temperatures to about 90 degrees F. and overnight temperatures in the 60's.
Rain is common and can be heavy.
Facilities, including composting toilets and showers, are rustic. The program consists of an intensive introduction to the principles and practices of permaculture, beginning with the Permaculture Fundamentals workshop from July 7-15. Projects may include waste treatment systems, animal and aquaculture management, gardens, roads and pathways, buildings, water supply, cooperative economic systems, self-governance and conflict resolution. A second workshop, the Permaculture Design Practicum, from August 10-18, will challenge participants to create an actual design for an area or system within the village, and will introduce more advanced subjects in permaculture, leading to the Permaculture Design Certificate of Apprenticeship. Apart from the two workshops, most of the program will be based on learning by doing.