Our Educational Opportunities

Permaculture Based Hands-On Programs

• Biodynamic & Permaculture-Based Gardening Course - for local homeowners to learn backyard practices for healthier living (Rebecca Maria Carlson + Naia Wilkins)

• Biodynamic & Permaculture-Based Farming Course - for small farmers and medium size producers (Rebecca Maria Carlson + Naia Wilkins)

• Permaculture Design Course + PINA Certification* - for anyone looking to understand Permaculture Principles for daily use (Rebecca Maria Carlson + Naia Wilkins, *affiliated with Boulder PDC)

• Carbon Farming, The One Straw Revolution, Etc: Alternative Solutions for Your Land - For anyone ready to expand their possibilities and practices (Rebecca Maria Carlson + affiliate)

• International WWOOFer Program - hosting local and international skilled seasonal labor in trade for services to the land (Naia Wilkins)

• Realtor Certification (Permaculture-based Property Assessment, Course, + Credit, to go hand in hand with Green Building Cert) 

• Homeowners Certification (Permaculture-based Property Assessment, Course, + Credit, to go hand in hand with Green Building Cert)

• Meditative Garden Workshop - Educational intro to permaculture-based gardening together with mindfulness practices, meditation, other healing or self-awareness work, and farm fresh food (Rebecca Carlson, + associate)

• Eco-Mindful Weekend Retreat - Lodging available with local hotels, hostels, or outdoor camping. A farm or garden course, yoga or meditation, private healing or self-awareness session work, farm-fresh meals, and scheduled access to local attractions such as a mountain hike, lake visit, and in-town events. Great for a couple or family getaway.

• Farm-to-Table Dinners - Select themes or Launches hosted via a natural farm style setting, all food provided and prepared by the farm (Rebecca Maria Carlson)

• Youth Gardening - Give kids and youth a head start for falling in love with the land and how to work with it. Introducing bio-dynamic and/or permaculture principles, working with ladybugs, butterflies, seeds, and starter plants. Take home plants or flowers. (Naia Wilkins + Anna Wiley)

• Family Gardening Course - Intro for Moms and Daughters, Fathers and Sons, or the Whole  Family. A chance to create family-togetherness-time with productive and fun activities that can be practiced and cultivated at home. (Rebecca Carlson + Anna Wiley)

• Kids Farm Camp, 3-5 days - Kids meet the animals, take a different tour each day of the farm and gardens, learn about growing food, engage in handmade crafts or herbal tinctures, and perform helpful farm activities that don’t feel like a chore! Plenty of play, healthy food, and learning, with supervised ‘field-time’ for integrating their daily experiences. (Naia Wilkins, Rebecca Carlson)

• Yellowstone Festival - 1-3 day annual or semi-annual potpourri of short intro-sessions, supplemented with eco-friendly vendors, for all our programs and presenters in order to build client relationships, memberships, and awareness. (Based on 'Botanica Festival’ at Three Leaf Farm in Lafayette)

• Successful CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture) - Detailed how-to and walk-through of all the elements of our working CSA program, from the ground up. A look at options, benefits, risks, and comparable stories. (Rebecca Carlson, + associate)

Niche programs + Workshops (MINDFULNESS, INtegral, holistic, etc)

    • Geomancy For Healthy Living - Identifying and Harmonizing Earth Ley Lines (dowsing) and positive placement of gardens and structures for greater health and yield. Working with crystals for earth acupuncture and intentional resonance. (Rebecca Carlson + Kelley Springer)

    • Applied Integral Theory in Permaculture Design - A Meta-Map For Living In Wholeness (Rebecca Carlson)

    • Intro to Integral Theory & Integral Living Maps + Practices - (Rebecca Carlson)

    • Experiencing Soul Archetypes - Learn to identify 7 general Soul and Personality Archetypes and Experience One Another’s Natural Gifts (Rebecca Carlson)

    • Awareness in Community Relations, supported by Human Design - Learn how best to support one another’s process and active roles, by learning more about ourselves and others through the revealing wisdom of Human Design and Gene Keys.

    • Earth C.A.R.E. - Conscious practices engaging with nature to facilitate inner healing and transformation (Kelley Springer)

    • Sacred Ceremony & Medicine Circles - Positive Intentions and traditional practices for blessing our collective work and all elements of the innate wisdom of the land for continued harmony and benefit for the whole (Kelley Springer)

    • Path To Wholeness Program - Deep Soul Integration Work in partnership with Nature (Kelley Springer)