Homesteading Schools
Don’t put it off any longer! If you want to learn to homestead, here is a list of resources that can help. We have the bases covered; below are contacts to assist you in everything from growing your own food to building a cozy home. Plus, use the map at the bottom of the page to locate all the schools that are in this list, plus other places where you can learn homesteading skills. If you know of a school that is not listed here, please click on the map and follow the instructions on the page to add the resource to the Homesteading Schools map.
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Natural Home Building
Aprovecho Education for Sustainable Living
80574 Hazelton Rd.
Cottage Grove, OR 97424
541-942-8198
EcoVillage Training Center
184 Schoolhouse Road
P.O. Box 90
Summertown, TN 38483-0090
931-964-4474
Emerald Earth Sanctuary
P.O. Box 764
Boonville, CA 95415
707-972-3096
Fox Maple School of Traditional Building
P.O Box 249, 65 Corn Hill Road
Brownfield, Maine 04010
207-935-3720
Great Lakes School of Log Building
1350 Snowshoe Trail
Isabella, MN 55607
House Alive!
7540 Griffin Lane
Jacksonville, OR 97530
541-899-3751
Little Black Bear Earth Wisdom Centre
RR5 106 Augsburg Road
Eganville, Ontario, CANADA K0J 1T0613-625-1106
Mendocino Ecological Learning Center
4651 Bear Canyon Road
Willits CA, 95490
707-456-0779
Northeast Organic Farming Association/Massachusetts Chapter
411 Sheldon Road
Barre, MA 01005
978-355-2853
Permaculture Institute
P.O. Box 3702
Santa Fe, NM 87501
505-455-0514
Rocky Mountain Sustainable Living Association
9860 Poudre Canyon Road
Bellevue, CO 80512
970-224-3247
Sage Mountain Center
79 Sage Mountain Trail
Whitehall, MT 59759
406-494-9875
Yestermorrow Design/Build School
189 Vermont Rt. 100
Warren, VT 05674
802-496-5545
Homesteading
Aprovecho Education for Sustainable Living
80574 Hazelton Rd.
Cottage Grove, OR 97424
541-942-8198
Bullock’s Permaculture Homestead
Deer Harbor, WA 98243
info@permacultureportal.com
The Ploughshare Institute for Sustainable Culture
608 Dry Creek Rd
Waco, TX 76705
254-799-1480
Little Black Bear Earth Wisdom Centre
RR5 106 Augsburg Road
Eganville, Ontario, Canada K0J 1T0613-625-1106
Midwest Native Skills Institute
P.O. Box 31764
Cleveland, Ohio 44131
888-886-5592
Northeast Organic Farming Association/Massachusetts Chapter
411 Sheldon Road
Barre, MA 01005
978-355-2853
Occidental Arts and Ecology Center
15290 Coleman Valley Road
Occidental, CA 95465707-874-1557
Organic Growers School
788 Mt. Hebron Road
Old Fort, NC 28762
828-582-5039
Permaculture Institute
P.O. Box 3702
Santa Fe, NM 87501
505-455-0514
Quiet Creek Herb Farm & School of Country Living
93 Quiet Lane
Brookville, PA 15825
814-849-9662
Gardening and Farming
Aprovecho Education for Sustainable Living
80574 Hazelton Rd.
Cottage Grove, OR 97424
541-942-8198
Bullock’s Permaculture Homestead
P.O. Box 107
Deer Harbor, WA 98243
Center for Environmental Farming Systems
Cherry Research Farm
201 Stevens Mill Rd.
Goldsboro, NC 27530919-513-0954
The Ploughshare Institute for Sustainable Culture
608 Dry Creek Rd
Waco, TX 76705
254-799-1480
Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension45 South Street
Pittsboro, NC 27312
919-542-8202
EcoVillage Training Center
184 Schoolhouse Road
P.O. Box 90
Summertown, TN 38483-0090
931-964-4474
Everdale Organic Farm and Environmental Learning Centre
P.O. Box 29
Hillsburgh, ON N0B 1Z0
Canada
519-855-4859
Farm and Wilderness Foundation
263 Farm & Wilderness Road
Plymouth, VT 05056
802-422-3761
Little Black Bear Earth Wisdom Centre
RR5 106 Augsburg Road
Eganville, Ontario, Canada K0J 1T0
613-625-1106
Midwest Native Skills Institute
P.O. Box 31764
Cleveland, Ohio 44131
888-886-5592
Mendocino Ecological Learning Center
4651 Bear Canyon Road
Willits, CA 95490
707-456-0779
Midwest Organic & Sustainable Education Service
P.O. Box 339
Spring Valley, WI 54767
715-772-3153
Northeast Organic Farming Association/Massachusetts Chapter
411 Sheldon Road
Barre, MA 01005
978-355-2853
Occidental Arts and Ecology Center
15290 Coleman Valley Road
Occidental, CA 95465
707-874-1557
Organic Growers School
788 Mt. Hebron Road
Old Fort, NC 28762
828-450-2026
Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture
114 West Main Street
P.O. Box 419
Millheim, PA 16854
814-349-9856
Permaculture Institute
P.O. Box 3702
Santa Fe NM, 87501
505-455-0514
Quiet Creek Herb Farm & School of Country Living
93 Quiet Lane
Brookville, PA 15825
Rocky Mountain Sustainable Living Association
9860 Poudre Canyon Road
Bellevue, CO 80512
970-224-3247
Sage Mountain Center
79 Sage Mountain Trail
Whitehall, MT 59759
406-494-9875
Sustainable Mountain Agriculture Center Inc.
1033 Pilot Knob Cemetery Road
Berea, Kentucky 40403
859-986-3204
Tillers International
10515 East OP Avenue
Scotts, MI 49088
800-498-2700
Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms-USA
P.O. Box 1098
Philmont, NY 12565
831-425-3276
Renewable Energy
Aprovecho Education for Sustainable Living
80574 Hazelton Rd.
Cottage Grove, OR 97424
541-942-8198
Eastern Oregon Renewable Energies Association
P.O. Box 485
Canyon City, OR 97820
541-575-3633
EcoVillage Training Center
184 Schoolhouse Road
P.O. Box 90
Summertown, TN 38483-0090
931-964-4474
Everdale Organic Farm and Environmental Learning Centre
P.O. Box 29
Hillsburgh, ON N0B 1Z0
Canada
519-855-4859
Mendocino Ecological Learning Center
4651 Bear Canyon Road
Willits CA, 95490
707-456-0779
Midwest Renewable Energy Association
7558 Deer Road
Custer, WI 54423
715-592-6595
New Mexico Solar Energy Association
1009 Bradbury SE, #35
Albuquerque, NM 87106888-886-6765
Northeast Organic Farming Association/Massachusetts Chapter
411 Sheldon Road
Barre, MA 01005
978-355-2853
Permaculture Institute
P.O. Box 3702
Santa Fe NM, 87501
505-455-0514
Rational Earth Actions Learning Institute, Thank You (REALITY)
P.O. Box 1562
Etowah, NC 28729
828-696-3877
Rocky Mountain Sustainable Living Association
9860 Poudre Canyon Road
Bellevue, CO 80512
970-224-3247
Sage Mountain Center
79 Sage Mountain Trail
Whitehall, MT 59759
406-494-9875
Solar Energy International
76 S. 2nd St.
Carbondale, CO
970-963-8855
The MidAtlanic Renewable Energy Association
P.O. Box 84
Kutztown, PA 19530
610-451-8268
Western North Carolina Renewable Energy Initiative
Appalachian State University
Technology Department
Kerr Scott Hall
Boone, NC 28608
828-262-7333
Annual Events
Eastern Oregon Renewable Energies Association
P.O. Box 485
Canyon City, OR 97820
541-575-3633
Rocky Mountain Sustainable Living Association
9860 Poudre Canyon Road
Bellevue, CO 80512
970-224-3247
Midwest Organic & Sustainable Education Service
P.O. Box 339
Spring Valley, WI 54767
715-772-3153
Midwest Renewable Energy Association
7558 Deer Road
Custer, WI 54423
715-592-6595
Organic Growers School
788 Mt. Hebron Road
Old Fort, NC 28762
828-450-2026
The MidAtlanic Renewable Energy Association
P.O. Box 84
Kutztown, PA 19530
610-451-8268
