Ecology Action Offers:
4- 6- and 8-Month Onsite Internships 2023

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Courses Offerings:

4-Month Onsite Summer Internship

Not offered in 2024


6-Month Onsite Internship

Ecology Action offers this 6-month Onsite Internship for individuals to live onsite at one of Ecology Action's Biointensive Mini-Farm sites and learn both the essential components that make sustainable agriculture and a highly productive, closed-loop food production system possible in your back yard, using the GROW BIOINTENSIVE Sustainable Mini-Farming technique and a low-technology lifestyle AND learn more about designing a complete diet and planning a sustainable vegetable garden or mini-farm using biointensive techniques. During the course you will learn the eight principles of biointensive gardening that will increase your yields, grow your soil and conserve resources for the whole planet, as well as personal diet design and sustainable garden planning.

The 6-Month internship is of particular benefit to those who have already participated in an Ecology Action Workshop. The internship covers the basics, and goes into depth of understanding and experiential learning. The internship follows the same coursework as the Garden Corps Program and 4-month Internship, but includes additional instruction accompanying the 8-month interns in the spring, as well as onsite accomodations and a combination of:

• Lecture and demonstrations,
• Study,
• Field work, and
• Living the method.

This combination is designed is so that participants learn Ecology Action's processes both theoretically and practically, and can understand the processes that are involved in starting this type of work (GROW BIOINTENSIVE farming, low-tech living, teaching the method to others) as well as performing these activities over the long-term. The internships are an opportunity to assist Ecology Action in accomplishing its mission to teach people to grow food and soil fertility while conserving resources, with both direct and indirect learning occurring in the process.

Applications for this internship are now being accepted (US and International participants).

Cost: US$6,470 (US participants)/ US$16,890 (international participants) per person, including room, board, and all course materials. Not included: personal travel to and from the site (which will vary per participant), medical insurance, or money for incidental expenses or entertainment. All participants are responsible for travel, medical, and incidental/entertainment expenses associated with their participation in this program.

2023 Season:
Application Deadline:
January 5, 2023
Participant Notification
by Feb 5, 2023
Arrive Onsite No Later Than: April 7, 2023 - Program Runs April 8 - October 7, 2024

Applicants should note that this is an unpaid, fee-based internship program. Program interns will be placed at the Victory Gardens for Peace Mini-Farm in Mendocino, California. Internship fees are non-refundable. A $2,250 deposit is due within one week of acceptance. Partial Scholarships available to those who qualify. Proof of medical insurance must be supplied by US participants; international participants must work with Ecology Action to arrange appropriate medical insurance for their time in the United States.

Click here to download a sample course description, including curriculum and program expenses (description from 2021; 2023 course description in development, check here soon for updates).

Click here to apply


8-Month Onsite Internship

Ecology Action offers an 8-month Onsite Internship (April-November) at Victory Gardens for Peace and as well as an 8-Month Online Internship. For a full description including cost and application information for both of these programs, click here.


Course Location:
Ecology Action's Victory Gardens for Peace Mini-Farm

Ecology Action's Victory Gardens for Peace Mini-Farm, Mendocino, CA

Victory Gardens for Peace (Mendocino, CA)

Ecology Action's Victory Gardens for Peace (https://victorygardensforpeace.com/) site in the town of Mendocino, California is situated on the grounds of the Stanford Inn-by-the-Sea, an eco-resort nestled on the cliffs overlooking the confluence of the Big River and the Pacific Ocean. Our program is focused on: developing the GROW BIOINTENSIVE model for our coastal, cool, foggy climate, improving the soil and teaching the GROW BIOINTENSIVE method. There are many challenges at the site that create opportunities to demonstrate practical and effective ways of maximizing resources and managing fertility. There is an inherently good soil here but it underwent years of compaction as a horse paddock. We are working to build soil structure and fertility to restore the soil health. We experiment with growing complete diets and different crop varieties to find which are best suited to this unique growing climate. Our internships are unique and offer a great experience in water conservation, soil fertility management and food raising through the GROW BIOINTENSIVE method.

 

 

 


Also offered:

Growing Your Biointensive Skillset (9-Saturdays Series Part 1)

8-Month Onsite Internship and 8-Month Online Internship

3-Year Apprenticeship


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