Education Centers
Aprovecho Research Center
80574 Hazelton Road
Cottage Grove, OR 97429
541-942-8198
Website: www.aprovecho.net
"Aprovecho" is a Spanish word meaning, "I make best use of." On-site staff study and teach the elements of one approach to a more eco-centered lifestyle: sustainable forestry, organic gardening, and appropriate technology. Up to fourteen interns study with the staff, sharing a life based on voluntary simplicity.
ATTRA Sustainable Farming Internships & Apprentices
PO Box 3657
Fayetteville, AR 72702
800-346-9140
Fax: 479-442-9842
Website: www.attrainternships.ncat.org/
This directory of on-the-job learning opportunities in sustainable and organic agriculture in the U.S. (and some in Canada) has been published since 1989 as a tool to help farmers and apprentices connect with each other. The listed farms are primarily seeking interns/apprentices from North America.
JEAN's Farm
SE 4005 Johnson Creek Blvd.
Portland, OR 97222
The goal of JEAN's Farm is to serve as a learning and demonstration farm for K-12 Portland Public Schools and Portland State University students.
Lost Valley Educational Center
81868 Lost Valley Lane
Dexter, OR 97431
541-937-3351
Website: www.lostvalley.org
Lost Valley Educational Center is an intentional community and nonprofit educational center dedicated to learning, living, and teaching sustainable, ecologically-based culture.
Michael Fields Agricultural Institute
Po Box 990
East Troy, WI 53120
262-642-3303
Fax: 262-642-4028
Website: www.michaelfieldsaginst.org
Since 1984, Michael Fields Agricultural Institute has been devoted to developing an agriculture that can sustain the land and its resources. As a public, non-profit learning center, we seek to revitalize farming with research, education, technical assistance and public policy.
Oregon Tilth Organic Education Center (OEC)
Historic Luscher Farm & Community Gardens
135 Rosemont Road
West Linn, OR 97068
503-638-0735
Website: www.tilth.org/Research/OEC/oec.htm
The OEC teaches youth and adults about the source of their food and the ease of organic gardening. We also offer education regarding the social, economic, and ecological implications of our food choices; nutrition planning in the garden/landscape; and the role of farms in our regional food economy and natural resource conservation.
The Rodale Institute
611 Siegfriedale Road
Kutztown, PA 19530
610-683-1400
Fax: 610-683-8548
Website: www.rodaleinstitute.org
Working with people worldwide to achieve a regenerative food system that renews environmental human health working with the philosophy that “Healthy Soil= Healthy Food=Healthy People”
Try/on Life Community Farm
11640 SW Boone's Ferry Road
Portland, OR 97219
503-245-3847
Website: www.tryonfarm.org
Try/on Life Community Farm grows community learning in Portland while preserving common green space, restoring native ecosystems, and demonstrating sustainable urban density living.
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