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Aprovecho Facilitates Permaculture Design Course with the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
This winter, we embarked on an exciting and unique collaboration with the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde. Tao Orion and Abel Kloster, Lead Instructors in Aprovecho’s Permaculture Design Certification Program, are facilitating a PDC in Grand Ronde. The Grand … Continue reading
Turning Problems into Solutions for the Green-Collar Economy
Here in the Coast Range of Western Oregon, signs of the economy of bygone days are imprinted on the landscape in a checkerboard mosaic of clear cuts and Douglas fir plantations. A once prosperous logging and mining town, Cottage Grove, … Continue reading
Exploring Building Materials Test Engineering
This program served as an introduction and primer to the applied science of green engineering. Students from Cottage Grove High School’s Enigineering Technology Class worked directly with Aprovecho and other industry professionals to implement hands-on projects and testing both in the classroom and in their community. Continue reading
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Summer Experience in Green Jobs for Youth
This program employed ten youth, ages 17 -21, for two months during the summer. They were paid hourly and worked a four day week at Aprovecho and focused on four seperate projects. They gained valuable skills and experience in a variety of disciplines both inside and outside of the “traditional” trade occupations. This program was nationally recognized by the US Department of Labor as an exemplary program. Continue reading
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Tagged Aquaculture, Green Jobs, Kids, natural building, rainwater harvesting
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