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June 1-25 and July 7-31. The Farm, Summertown, TN
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<ecovillage@thefarm.org> 931.964.4474. Education and
Ecovillage Coordination. Natural Building Internship. Intentional Community, Baltimore County, Maryland. Gain experience while exploring sustainable community living. Work with natural plasters, strawbale, earthen floor, cob, natural paint. 30 hpw in exchange for room/board. Beginning dates: June 8, July 13, August 10, September 7. Apply to <info@heathcote.org> or 21300 Heathcote Rd., Freeland MD 21053 www.heathcote.org/internships.shtml Summer 2008. Lopez Island, WA. Internship Opportunity for strawbale and natural plasters. Seeking limited number of interns to lead straw-bale and plaster teams. Our staff will train interns in straw-bale and plaster techniques; interns will lead and train others on site. Experience with natural building methods is not necessary. Requirement: minimum six-week commitment and four days per week on site. $100 per week stipend for food and expenses. Housing and/or tenting available; may require day of labor in exchange. Lopez Community Land Trust (LCLT) is building eleven affordable homes as part of sustainable building project. For more information, see www.lopezclt.org or contact LCLT, 360.468.3723 <lcltadmin@rockisland.com> Summer Apprenticeship, Lawrenceburg TN. Hands-on workshop and training while building and plastering straw-bale house. For information and to register: Diane Sealy, 678.447.4169. September 1-25 and October 1-25. The Farm, Summertown, TN www.thefarm.org/etc <ecovillage@thefarm.org> 931.964.4474. Natural Building. This year we are continuing work on our 11,000 sq.ft. constructed wetlands, our cob visitors center, our cob, strawbale and earthbag sauna, unique "hipitats" and compost toilets, our 3-story fidobe brick office building, Mexican styles of bamboo/earthen walls, plaster, and thatch, and many other interesting projects. $500. Apprentices may take courses within their session at no additional cost if they can arrange it with their project leader. September 1-25 and October 1-25. The Farm, Summertown, TN www.thefarm.org/etc <ecovillage@thefarm.org> 931.964.4474. Organic Gardening. The Organic Gardening program includes production from seed through harvest, biodynamic and permaculture methodologies, and soil building. A practical gardening experience with minimal "classroom" setting. $500. Apprentices may take courses within their session at no additional cost if they can arrange it with their project leader. Apprenticeship Course. Three-month apprenticeship course offered (regrow, rebuild and rethink our way of living) at Kibbutz-Lotan, Israel. More information available at www.birdingisrael.com or <lotalbuild@lotan.ardom.co.il> Organic Farm Manager(s), The Sandpoint Institute, Sandpoint
ID. Timber Framing. Looking for short and long term assistance
in custom timber framing shop in Eastern NC. In business
15 years; all types of timber work. Prefer prior experience and tools. Sacramento Valley, CA. Natural Building Intern(s) Wanted. Straw-bale house and earthen outbuildings. Timeframe, pay, room & board negotiable. Long-term accommodation possible for the right person(s). Natural and conventional building experience a major plus but not necessary. Ability to deal with 100-degree plus temperatures important (the creek saves us)! Contact Patty and Brien <alvannan@sbcglobal.net> Straw-bale Construction Certification. New distance learning program enables students to start at any time and work at their own pace. Now available through the Geiger Research Institute for Sustainable Building. Director Owen Geiger is a correspondent for TLS. www.grisb.org <strawhouses@yahoo.org> Blue Heron Natural Builders Guild (BHNBG), Madison, WI. Gain natural building work experience in the 2007. Earthen plaster, lime plaster, natural paints, natural remodeling, strawbale, straw-clay, stone, tile, hardscaping, timberframing, additions. To learn more about learning opportunities in the southern Wisconsin, contact Eric Nelson <blueheron@naturalbuildersguild.com> www.naturalbuildersguild.com Spaces available for WOOFERS or Permies (or others
who live sustainably) willing to do work exchange on rural permaculture
site in Tucson, AZ. Living space available in exchange for finishing
up outdoor kitchen, water harvesting systems and gardens, earth plasters,
natural paints and garden walls made of straw bales, cob and adobe.
Latest project is finishing two water harvesting cisterns with an
adobe "cladding" to keep them cool. Contact J. Joyce,
DAWN June through November, Cumberland Valley, Tennessee. Looking for building-focused interns to work on projects from cob-ovens to a ferro-cement living roof retrofit, and building a natural building exhibit and doing presentations at a local festival. Work in July will be focused exclusively on framing in a three-story meeting hall of sustainably home-harvested timber, and milled on a woodmizer sawmill. For more information about site and life Sequatchie Valley Institute (research and education in sustainable living), visit www.svionline.org Contact <quasiperiodic@gmail.com> if you're interested in the internships. Labor Classifieds Bulletin Board at: Apprenticeship. Six-month (May 1 through November 1), two semi-experience people wanting to learn more about natural building (cob, SB, wood, plasters, earthen floors. Construction work and working farm and community responsibilities. White oak farm & Education Center, Box 450, Williams OR 97544 <info@whitoakfarmscsa.org> www.whiteoakfarmcsa.org Apprenticeship. Emerald Earth International Community,
Northern California. All phases of work with local natural materials.
www.emeraldearth.org
<workshops@emeraldearth.org> Kleiwerks Internship. If you want to get more experience
in the organization of a nonprofit, or in
earth building and sustainability, and if you want to get into workshops
for free, contact <West@Kleiwerks.org> Founded in 1998, Kleiwerks International
is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that promotes social transformation and ecological regeneration
by leading natural building and
whole-systems training that results in community-based sustainable
living centers. By invitation only, we collaborate with community-based people,
projects and programs. Through hands-on
educational trainings and building projects we construct activist
centers, permaculture sites, orphanages, schools and villages. Significant
results of our work nclude both the generation of regional activist networks,
and the construction of public demonstration centers that serve community
needs. Kleiwerks International is part of a worldwide movement that is reviving
and refining the art and joy of natural building and living. This listing of internships, apprenticeships, job opportunities is compiled from information sent to The Last Straw Journal by individuals, groups and organizations. Send information about events, conferences, tours, workshops and hands-on training to: The Last Straw, PO Box 22706, Lincoln NE 68542-2706; <thelaststraw@thelaststraw.org> or call 402.483.5135. updated 6/16/2008 |
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