Tryon Life Community Farm is excited to announce our new Sustainable Communities Immersion Program, happening this summer.

Located at TLC Farm's unique seven-acre community farm in Portland, Oregon, this internship program will inspire dynamic leaders in the sustainability movement who will be able to use their new skills and knowledge to benefit their home communities.

TLC Farm's internship program consists of two summer sessions, and each session will immerse ten interns, 18 and older, in a hands-on, holistic approach to sustainable living and community.

Session 1: June 2-July 10, 2009
Five-and-a-half week Community Sustainability Internship and Permaculture Design Certification. In addition to earning a PDC, interns will participate in The City Repair Project’s ninth annual Village Building Convergence, and gain in natural building, gardening and community development skills. Tuition, room & board: $2,600. ($2,500 if signed up by April 15)

Session 2: August 1-21, 2009
Three-week Community Sustainability Internship, with a focus on local food and plant medicine. Interns will tend, harvest and preserve food from the animals and garden, learn to make medicine from wild and cultivated plants, as well as work on natural building and community development. Tuition, room & board: $1,600. ($1,500 if signed up by June 15).

The internship program will combine theory, practice, innovation and adventure. From learning how to grow and preserve food, to how to make decisions in community, to integrating social and environmental justice, each intern will come away from this program with a set of skills which will be increasingly useful in our changing climate and economy.
Courses will be taught by TLC Farm teachers and local experts, including permaculture teachers Toby Hemenway & Marisha Auerbach, herbalists Judy BlueHorse Skelton & Cascade Anderson Geller, and more. Each intern session will culminate in a personalized action plan, supported by intern mentors.

A limited number of work-trade scholarships are available. Please see tryonfarm.org/intern, contact Matt and Laura at intern@tryonfarm.org or call 503-245-3847 for more information about the program and registration. Application instructions are available at http://tryonfarm.org/share/node/687.

*This program is made possible in part by a generous start-up grant from the Spirit Mountain Community Fund!