Looking for a 12 month permaculture internship/work study program

About 4 years ago I discovered my passion with farming and the life style that comes with it. Unfortunately, I live in NYC and have tried my hand at farming a small 1/4 acre plot about an hour north from here with very little success. My failures only fuel my desire to learn more. I am looking for a 12 month Permaculture farm/course where I can live and learn as many aspects to Permaculture as possible. My goal is to leave with the ability to design and operate a farm anywhere in the world. I have tried to contact Rak Tamachat Permaculture in Thailand, they are the only center I could find offering a full year practitioner course, but I have yet to hear back from them and it's been quite sometime. I would prefer someplace where farming can be done year round. Please reply if you have ideas, experience, or you are a center that offers education and are looking for a long term worker/student. Thanks.

Thanks Tyler. I have read that post before. Unfortunately, they are looking for someone to run the farm in thier absense and I am looking for some guidence as well as experience. I don't think it's the right fit. Thanks for the post.

If you come here and document what i do whilst working learning to build swaleS plaNT TREES build fences , gabions, manage livestock >At some stage i would if you were suitable send you to one of the Original permies near Canberra they run a similar setup to here!

We could get you a Diploma in Permaculture! Maybe even PHD
We have the largest permaculture facility in Australia
Our focus is on merino sheep ,cattle ,fodder trees for the aforesaid
Ihave a crap website newengland permaculture.com
or some pics on facebook im not up to tecnology

Hey Frank,
Check out our website and see if any of our apprenticeships sound right to you. Then apply.
www.kalunacommunity.org

Happy searching!
Ben

If you go to the WWOOFer website look up my ARsenal Ave EcoCenter, or google it for a short video our last WWOOFer made.
We can always use someone who can not only work on the land but is interested in some of the longer range planning needed to bring others onboard.
Other than that I think Indpls is ripe to host a permaculture course so if you or anyone else wants to help sign up some speakers/activists I have a potential new property --1.92 acres with house, barn, carriage house chicken coop etc in the city/suburbs that could use some people power to transform to a life-giving place of activity. For current updates see my blog
www.peaceacres.blogspot.com.
good luck in your search.

Hi Frank

We have a Farm/Project in Costa Rica that you may be interested in. Check us out at www.crcnl.org and if you are interested to talk more contact me directly at inpurelight@gmail.com

Brendon

www.twelvetribes.org have many organic farms with room for wwoofers

you can get a great recomendation from them but they will try to convert you to be one of them.

i need help in central pa but i am small and its just me and mom

http://directory.ic.org/22661/Central_Pa_Mountain_farm___for_Hip_open_minded_people