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.
Natural Home Building
Aprovecho Education for Sustainable Living
80574 Hazelton Rd.
Cottage Grove, OR 97424
541-942-8198
Ancient Earth School of Natural Building
PO Box 1061
Freeland, WA 98249
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 1T0
613-625-1106
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
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
Center for Essential Education, School of Homesteading
P.O. Box 869
Elm Mott, Texas 76640
254-799-1480
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
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
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
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 27530
919-513-0954
Center for Essential Education, School of Homesteading
P.O. Box 869
Elm Mott, Texas 76640
254-799-1480
Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension
45 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 87106
888-886-6765
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
