Perennial Agriculture Immersion  Dates: August 3-28, 2014

Location: Ashevillage Sanctuary’s beautiful guest house and one-acre eco-urban demonstration site, and the surrounding area in and around Asheville, North Carolina

Schedule: Mondays thru Wednesdays + weekly electives. Long weekends allow for personal time, group excursions and exploration of the surrounding area.

Perennial Agriculture Immersion

Come experience a month of community and eco-living at the Ashevillage Sanctuary, headquarters of the Ashevillage Institute. Participate in a month of the Urban Farm School, and learn about Perennial Agriculture, gain real life skills and meet other amazing people who are passionate about creating the world they want to live in….Now!

Location: Ashevillage Sanctuary’s beautiful guest house and one-acre eco-urban demonstration site, and the surrounding area in and around Asheville, North Carolina

Schedule: Mondays thru Wednesdays + weekly electives. Long weekends allow for personal time, group excursions and exploration of the surrounding area.

TOPICS & TECHNIQUES

• Silvopasture

• Rotational grazing

• Forest gardening

• Layered habitats • Perennial plant families

• Pest & disease management

• Woody plant propagation

• Grafting fruit trees • Fruit orcharding

• Beekeeping

• Raising chickens

• Raising & processing rabbits

LIVE IT: ENGAGE, EXPERIENCE & LEARN!

Experience community living and permaculture practices through living it firsthand.

• Participate in a full month of the Urban Farm School, brought to you by leading instructors. 

• Delve into community living with others at the Sanctuary’s gorgeous, eco-renovated guest house.

• Prepare delicious group meals, enjoy nature outings, and share conviviality with others of like mind.

THE PERKS

• Explore the oldest mountains and one of the most diverse bioregions on the planet.

• Enjoy some spacious free time to deepen your study and practice of your life’s passions.

• Experience living a short walk from one of the most thriving downtowns in America. Details below.

• Select from a menu of creative community activities three days a week, including your choice of: transformational culture salons, yoga, dance, meditation, movie nights, game nights, kirtan and more.

LIFE IN ASHEVILLE, NC

Asheville, North Carolina is based in an ecological lush bioregion, surrounded by the oldest mountains on the planet, including the Blue Ridge, Smokey and Pisgah National Forests, as well as the Appalachian Trail. The food-centric downtown is hoppin! It’s full of local artisans, organic restaurants, farmer’s markets, street performers, yoga studios, and local everything. Asheville just became the first Bee City, USA, and is the #1 Beer City in the country, four years running. There’s tons to do in this loveable town!

LODGING AT THE BEAUTIFUL ASHEVILLAGE SANCTUARY

Ashevillage Institute’s headquarters is based at the beautiful Ashevillage Sanctuary LLC. This site will be your living and learning laboratory for the month. The beautifully renovated eco-guest house will be your home. The shared house includes a spacious kitchen, common room, office, 1.5 bathrooms, wifi, laundry facilities and four bedrooms. You will be sharing a bedroom with one or two other participants. Other guests may also be staying at the house. The property is smoke-free, and alcohol is minimally used on site.