3/6 month Internship Mentor ship Training Program
Chico & Santa Cruz, CA
6 internships available this winter & spring 2023
Includes: 72hrs Permaculture Design Certification Training Online by Permafunk Institute & the Permaculutre Australian Institute + 72hrs implementing an Urban Homestead down town & a Post fire Urban Homestead in Paradise
We will run through the whole Design Process & Regeneration Implementation ( consultation work, design work, measuring the land, the permaculture design curriculum, pre/post fire solutions, implementation, reports & digital mapping work with Adobe Illustrator, Google Earth & more )
After the Internship Training Program we will pick 2 interns to be a part of our ecological business team.
Location
Online Part for the PDC course part + Paradise & Santa Cruz CA for the installations & hands-on learning part
Here is some pictures of the last Internship Training Program in Maui 2019
Here is some pictures of the last Internship Training Program in Maui 2019
Accepting Applications & Interns Now
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Program Description
3 months - 180hrs total
72hr Internationally Recognized Certification & 72hrs of hands-on learnings
6 Internships available
Online learnings & hands-on learnings
6 months - 360hrs total
WANT TO BE A PART OF THE PERMAFUNK INSTITUTE TEAM?
If you want to be a part of the Permaculture Institute team the internship required is 6 months total and we do the same curriculum and steps with double the design work & hands-on learnings. We only accept two interns under this conditions each semester.
Send us your application and we will move forth with an in person interview.
Objectives:
6 students total under an INTERNSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM where they get to run through the whole business model of being a permaculture & regenerative designer - based on climate change & fire prevention & regeneration: ( consultation work, design work, measuring the landscape, implementation, reports of the design of what solutions got applied to what challenges & why, digital design mapping through Google Earth, Adobe Illustrator etc ).
BRAKE DOWN OF THE INTERNSHIP
1.st- Online learning part ( 72hrs total ):
Each student will run through a full Permaculture Design Certification course online with videos, personalized exercises, and teachers showing us Permaculture topics & projects around the world.
Most students complete the course in a month & if you have done one before this would be a beautiful refresh & it will be adding specific topics on climate change, fire preparation & regeneration.
Interns will be certified at the end in Permaculture Design by the Permafunk Institute & Permaculture Australian Institute.
2nd.- Hands-on learnings ( 72hrs total ):
9 days during the weekends where we will meet on site to see & help implement for 8hrs/day some of the design elements of an Urban Homestead post fire ( Paradise ) & apply some fire prevention solutions in the Urban Homestead ( Santa Cruz ).
The dates on how this happen & where will be add in a week from now.
Topics we will cover & do during the weekends of the internship:
- Soil builging
- Compost piles & compost teas
- Mulching
- Measuring the land for swales on contour
- Swale building with hugokultures underneath it & mushroom inoculations in them
- Companion Planting
- Food Forest & Medicinal Gardens on swales
- None dig garden techniques on the garden production areas
- Tree guilds ( companion planting for trees & shrubs ) on swales & living fences
- Carbon farming
- Regenerative Agriculture techniques
- Natural pest control techniques
- Weed management
- Water Management linked to catchments in gutters, roads, grey water systems from house to garden areas & a small pond
- Pollinator gardens
- Living Fences
3.- After we cover the Design Course ( online ) & the Implementation parts ( on these two pre/post fire sites ), we work on DESIGN WORK, CONSULTATION WORK, BUDGETS, DIGITAL DESIGN ( to create maps with Google Earth & Adobe Illustrator ) & creating REPORTS that help us explain the solutions applied to the actual challenges of each site & design.
So we run from beginning to end to end the whole Design Process like a professional designer does!
72hr Internationally Recognized Certification & 72hrs of hands-on learnings
6 Internships available
Online learnings & hands-on learnings
6 months - 360hrs total
WANT TO BE A PART OF THE PERMAFUNK INSTITUTE TEAM?
If you want to be a part of the Permaculture Institute team the internship required is 6 months total and we do the same curriculum and steps with double the design work & hands-on learnings. We only accept two interns under this conditions each semester.
Send us your application and we will move forth with an in person interview.
Objectives:
6 students total under an INTERNSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM where they get to run through the whole business model of being a permaculture & regenerative designer - based on climate change & fire prevention & regeneration: ( consultation work, design work, measuring the landscape, implementation, reports of the design of what solutions got applied to what challenges & why, digital design mapping through Google Earth, Adobe Illustrator etc ).
BRAKE DOWN OF THE INTERNSHIP
1.st- Online learning part ( 72hrs total ):
Each student will run through a full Permaculture Design Certification course online with videos, personalized exercises, and teachers showing us Permaculture topics & projects around the world.
Most students complete the course in a month & if you have done one before this would be a beautiful refresh & it will be adding specific topics on climate change, fire preparation & regeneration.
Interns will be certified at the end in Permaculture Design by the Permafunk Institute & Permaculture Australian Institute.
2nd.- Hands-on learnings ( 72hrs total ):
9 days during the weekends where we will meet on site to see & help implement for 8hrs/day some of the design elements of an Urban Homestead post fire ( Paradise ) & apply some fire prevention solutions in the Urban Homestead ( Santa Cruz ).
The dates on how this happen & where will be add in a week from now.
Topics we will cover & do during the weekends of the internship:
- Soil builging
- Compost piles & compost teas
- Mulching
- Measuring the land for swales on contour
- Swale building with hugokultures underneath it & mushroom inoculations in them
- Companion Planting
- Food Forest & Medicinal Gardens on swales
- None dig garden techniques on the garden production areas
- Tree guilds ( companion planting for trees & shrubs ) on swales & living fences
- Carbon farming
- Regenerative Agriculture techniques
- Natural pest control techniques
- Weed management
- Water Management linked to catchments in gutters, roads, grey water systems from house to garden areas & a small pond
- Pollinator gardens
- Living Fences
3.- After we cover the Design Course ( online ) & the Implementation parts ( on these two pre/post fire sites ), we work on DESIGN WORK, CONSULTATION WORK, BUDGETS, DIGITAL DESIGN ( to create maps with Google Earth & Adobe Illustrator ) & creating REPORTS that help us explain the solutions applied to the actual challenges of each site & design.
So we run from beginning to end to end the whole Design Process like a professional designer does!
Lodging
Due to covid restrictions, students & interns have to find their own accomodation in the area
What are you getting
- Permaculture class lessons, videos, guided exercises
- A Permaculture Design Certification by the Permafunk Institute & the Permaculture Institute of Australia
- Hands-on lessons on a real permaculture URBAN HOMESTEAD in Paradise ( post fires ) & an URBAN HOMESTEAD DESIGN in Santa Cruz ( pre fire )
- A full design process - guided mentorship
- A lot of pdf's, videos & so much permaculture information on a big PDF file for you to take home & keep checking in during the internship
- A Permaculture Design Certification by the Permafunk Institute & the Permaculture Institute of Australia
- Hands-on lessons on a real permaculture URBAN HOMESTEAD in Paradise ( post fires ) & an URBAN HOMESTEAD DESIGN in Santa Cruz ( pre fire )
- A full design process - guided mentorship
- A lot of pdf's, videos & so much permaculture information on a big PDF file for you to take home & keep checking in during the internship
Expectations
1 & 2.- You are asked to complete the Online Permaculture Design Certification Course & work with the main designer - Rosa - some days of the install & after do consultation work, mapping, digital mapping, reports etc..
3.- After the Design Course & Implementation is covered, you are also expected to do some homework on designing the property we will be installing, doing research, consultation work, 7 learning how to use Google Earth & Adobe Illustrator for digital maps & create reports in all of the solutions applied, like a real designer would do on a paid project, so each student goes through the whole design process!!
3.- After the Design Course & Implementation is covered, you are also expected to do some homework on designing the property we will be installing, doing research, consultation work, 7 learning how to use Google Earth & Adobe Illustrator for digital maps & create reports in all of the solutions applied, like a real designer would do on a paid project, so each student goes through the whole design process!!
What to bring
- Natural bathing products & towel
- Water bottle & globes
- Work Clothes: long pants, long sleeve shirts, closed toe work shoes. And leisure clothing: sandals, shorts, bathing suits...
- Note books & pens
- USB & Computer (optional)
- Camera
- Water bottle & globes
- Work Clothes: long pants, long sleeve shirts, closed toe work shoes. And leisure clothing: sandals, shorts, bathing suits...
- Note books & pens
- USB & Computer (optional)
- Camera
How to fund this - ideas
- 100 off if paid upfront or if you lost your property in the CA fires.
- Previous students have funded their training programs this way:
GoFund me
Student Grants
Small loans
Job sponsorships ( where the business pay for your training & you help them install something after being trained
- 1 Scholarship has been given to our materials & filming person ( so one person of the group is full funded already - low income person )
- Previous students have funded their training programs this way:
GoFund me
Student Grants
Small loans
Job sponsorships ( where the business pay for your training & you help them install something after being trained
- 1 Scholarship has been given to our materials & filming person ( so one person of the group is full funded already - low income person )
How to get around
Carpool between areas can be arranged between interns & teachers
How to Apply
In a brief paragraph, please tell us about your interest in permaculture farming, any knowledge you currently have regarding permaculture, and any experiences you have had in gardening or farming. If you have had prior training in permacutlture or farming work, please provide references. Share with us your work ethic and how you vision your role in this permaculture community. We are interested in persons who are dedicated to learning and are committed to working through the whole design process & internship training beginning to end.
3 month internship
6 month internship
Payment for this internship has to be done upfront unless you are low income
3 month internship
6 month internship
Payment for this internship has to be done upfront unless you are low income
Space is limited
Internship starts with an Online course ( Permaculture Design Course ) & jumps into hands-on learnings while we install an urban homestead in a burned property in Paradise & we apply pre fire solutions in another ( Santa Cruz )
We can only have 6 interns due to covid restrictions & sites restrictions. Grub yours here !
We can only have 6 interns due to covid restrictions & sites restrictions. Grub yours here !
Payment
$1800 / 3 months
$3600 / 6 months
- $100 off if paid upfront or you lost your property on the CA fires
- 3 payments ( payment plan in the contract ) if you are a low income person ( after probe of your income )
You can Paypal us ( [email protected] ) or use Venmo ( Rosa Maicas ).
For more information: 8314615945 / [email protected]
$3600 / 6 months
- $100 off if paid upfront or you lost your property on the CA fires
- 3 payments ( payment plan in the contract ) if you are a low income person ( after probe of your income )
You can Paypal us ( [email protected] ) or use Venmo ( Rosa Maicas ).
For more information: 8314615945 / [email protected]
