Redwood Forest 
Institute
www.savetrees.org
Fort Bragg, Ca. 


grafting of fruit trees   


frost fighting        

green house          

 


 

 

SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLE SKILLS INTERNSHIP

INTENSIVE 1 WEEK INTERNSHIP
For basic skills required for a sustainable life style.
Starting date June 1st, 2011

I am a retired architect.  For the past 46 years my wife and I
developed a quasi self-sufficient life style in our beautiful    
400 acre redwood forest ranch in the heart of Mendocino     
County.  We are offering to share the skills we have learned 
with kindred souls.

  • Organic gardening and farming

  • Animal Husbandry - goats and goat products, chickens

  • Food processing, canning, drying, freezing

  • Solar Power - beginning photovoltaic

  • Solar Hot water heating - Thermal siphone systems

  • Green house construction - Geodesic dome

  • Construction skills

  • BUILDING WITH STONE

  • Equipment - safe use of small and heavy equipment

  • Working with steel - welding, soldering, brazing

  • Working with concrete - concrete finishing 

  • Wood - glue laminated arches and domes

  • Operating Lucas Saw Mill

  • Forestry - planting trees - chain saw use - falling trees  

All skills taught, hands on for entry level with no prior experience.

Camping situation with shared use of kitchen and bathroom facilities of 5th wheel trailer.  Students supply own food and persona affects.

 

    
                             food prossing - canning                                       building with ston

 

FEE - $100/WK  PER PERSON

                 For more info.  Call Charles Bello
                            (707) 459 - 2391
                      Email chas@saber.net
                        www.savetrees.org

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