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Earn money towards school while working at Aprovecho!

Pay off student debt or put money away for future schooling. Educational awards are available through the Americorps "Links" program for volunteering at Aprovecho
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Come to our monthly Open House for a tour of the campus
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We are looking for donations of books for our library. Click here to see a list of books we are looking for.

Interested in community radio? KSOW is a LPFM station serving the greater Cottage Grove community.
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PROGRAMS 2008

Our programs bring the classroom into the field. Courses are taught with a focus on experiencing your education "hands-on".

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Fall Internship

Building local food networks, and the 100 Mile Diet

Sept. 1 - October 13

Learn to create a local food economy through the gathering and cultivation of food, forest, and fuel crops produced within 100 miles of the Aprovecho campus. arrow More Info...

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Summer Internship

Sustainable Living Skills and Permaculture Design Certification

June 16 - August 8, 2008
-IN SESSION-

Focusing on the core subjects of creating and teaching sustainability: Organic gardening, Sustainable forestry, Appropriate technology, and Permaculture design.
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Spring Internship

Sustainable Ecological Systems

April 28 - June 1, 2008
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Learn how to audit food, energy, water, and waste systems for their potential sustainability. You will get hands-on experience in determining ecological footprints, and designing systems for sustainable use. arrow More Info...

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Learn more:

Appropriate Technology

Sustainable Forestry

Organic Agriculture


 

 

Visitors to aprovecho.net

Seed and Plant Faire

Sunday, May 18 2008 @ Aprovecho | Click here for directions

Featuring:

10:30 am- Free Workshops
   • Seed Saving with Andrew Still of Seed Ambassadors Project and Taylor Zeigler of Unity Seeds
   • Gardening for Year Round Harvest with Nick Routledge 1:00 pm Potluck

2:00 pm-
Seed and Plant Exchange (feel free to come empty- handed)

3:00 pm-
Open meeting to plan a local seed bank initiative
Facilitated by the Seed Ambassadors Project and Aprovecho

Feel free to stay into the evening to converse, make connections, and play music.