Once the sale of the Tivoli Housing Co-op was complete in 2014, the Common Fire Foundation shifted its focus dramatically, limiting itself to providing basic support for the Beacon Co-Housing community. The Foundation previously had a much more expansive vision of helping to support the creation of numerous intentional communities nationwide that shared our values related to communities as a foundation for personal and collective transformation. The information on this page represents our PREVIOUS more expansive vision and is provided here in the hopes that it may help to support or inspire other people’s efforts in this field.
Sunday, May 13
10:00am – 6:00pm
Tivoli, NY
2 hrs north of NYC
www.commonfire.org/directions
Cost: Sliding Scale $70-$120
Scholarships and work-trade available
Space is strictly limited. To register or for more information:
(845) 554-3406 certificate@commonfire.org
Individual trainings are open to the public, though most have limited capacity and priority is given to program participants, so please register as soon as you decide you would like to join us.
The Trainer
Ethan Roland is a Principle and the Lead Designer at Apple Seed Permaculture. He is a permaculture designer, teacher, and researcher based in the Hudson river valley. He studies and practices regenerative design in all corners of the world, from the wild apple forests of Kazakhstan to the tropical monsoon ecosystems of Thailand. He holds an M.S. in Eco-Social Design from Gaia University.
The Training
Every spring we take a day to learn about and directly engage the
natural environment around the co-op. We learn the history of the land
and local community, we prepare the soil and plant the community’s
garden, and we learn some of the basics of permaculture. This includes
topics such as organic gardening, composting and mulching, forest
farming, water retention and regeneration, and erosion control. It
also includes some time getting to know the flora and fauna of the
region, and some traditional ways of engaging it through cuisine,
medicine, floral arrangements and spiritual practices.
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