[SustainableTompkins] Summer Apprenticeship Deadline FRIDAY 5/16

[Steve Gabriel]

PERMACULTURE SUMMER APPRENTICESHIP
Applications due THIS FRIDAY, May 16!
We will have interviews in the next two weeks.
Please feel free to contact us with any questions; 
steve at fingerlakespermaculture.org or 303.815.3535

The Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute (FLPCI) offers an exciting 
opportunity to explore permaculture in exchange for 10 - 20 hours of 
work each week helping organize, run events, and work on farm, forestry, 
and garden projects on CNC's 130 acres. Apprentices have the opportunity 
to attend several FLPCI events without charge, including the 
Permaculture Design Certification Course, held from August 8 - 24.

Current projects we are developing include several acres of gardens, the 
installation of ponds and other water features, the restoration of our 
trail system, and the creation of an agroforestry site utilizing edible 
and medicinal plant production, mushroom cultivation, and ecosystem 
restoration.

The apprentice program is heavily rooted in self-directed learning. We 
facilitate apprentices to define their own goals, set milestones, and 
produce measurable results. Facilitators, instructors, and staff members 
offer advice and feedback, but none will tell you how or why you are 
doing something. This is both a challenging and rewarding endeavor.

Both residential and commuter opportunities exist. Residential 
participants have access to several pristine sites for camping and to 
the main lodge facilities including kitchen and showers. Food will be 
the responsibility of the individual, but apprentices will have access 
to produce harvested from the gardens.

The program will run from May 26th through August 24th.

COST
Residential: $700 (includes access to facilities, materials and 
facilitation)
Commuter: $500 (includes materials and facilitation)


ABOUT
Cayuga Nature Center (www.cayuganaturecenter.org) (CNC) is a place to 
explore the wonders of nature. We invite you to visit our collection of 
over 40 live Animals, climb around Treetops, our six story observational 
tree-house, or simply enjoy the outdoors while walking our five miles of 
interpretive trails, which meander through a mature deciduous forest, 
along gorges and streams, and past a variety of native plants and wildlife.

Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute (www.fingerlakespermaculture.org) is 
a project of CNC providing affordable and experiential learning events 
in the Finger Lakes bioregion of New York State. We offer two annual 
Permaculture Design Certification courses, monthly brunches featuring 
local farmers, and a variety of other programming for children and adults.