Comments on The Permie Homestead Blog: New Ideas for 2010: Move to Portland or A New Inte...

Hi William, Check out http://www.cobcottage.com f...

2009-12-27T21:12:39.258-07:00

Hi William,

Check out http://www.cobcottage.com for their cob building seminars. They're not in Portland, but they're close. Also, if you check out the calendar at http://www.jocelynsevents.com/ there are a ton of awesome resources for classes and internships. Keep in touch, you're the kind of person I want to meet once I move to Portland, so I'm glad you found my blog. :)

Hi! I actually just moved to Portland for many of ...

2009-12-27T16:55:53.945-07:00

Hi! I actually just moved to Portland for many of the same reasons you are wanting to. I was actually looking for intern/apprenticeships for natural building as well and I found this blog. Portland is a really cool city and if we are as alike as I think then you will love it here. Good luck to you, and to myself as well! Good travels.

Sounds like you've got some options to weigh! ...

2009-11-23T13:00:07.318-07:00

Sounds like you've got some options to weigh!

If I were you, and you had the cash, I'd go study with Geoff Lawton! You'd probably learn a ton studying under one of the 'pioneers'. Who knows, maybe you could take knowledge that back to the PacNW and come up with some innovative methods that work here. Certainly there is room for experimentation, and if all else fails, you could run your own permaculture courses advertising that you studied with geoff lawton.

then again, portland is a really cool city. if you have to live urban, portland is the place.

i'm sure you'll keep us posted. cheers and good luck with the visa situation.

I have looked at that, but there is no way I'l...

2009-11-23T12:11:38.400-07:00

I have looked at that, but there is no way I'll have the money for that anytime soon. Also, I know that permaculture concepts are universal, but aren't the details of design relatively region specific? This thinking has been the reason that I have been searching for a PDC/internship in the Pacific NW. The reason I'm considering the internship in Ireland is because it is not a permaculture internship, but one on natural building. If I am mistaken in my region-specific logic though, please let me know.

As a side note, I do hope to visit the PRI-Aus when it comes time for me to take the PDC Teacher Training Course. I can't think of a better place to be certified as a Permaculture Teacher.

Hey why not come to Australia? You can do an Inte...

2009-11-23T11:48:24.118-07:00

Hey why not come to Australia? You can do an Internship with Geoff Lawton (of "Greening the desert").

Check it out on his website: http://permaculture.org.au/courses.php

Just an idea.