I'm planning to move back to Boston after 11 years in NYC. I got my PDC in 2010 and I'm anxious to focus full time career wise but couldn't take the pay cut. I've maintained my job as a Broadcast Designer to pay my loans and bills and plan to be debt free when I move to Boston. I recently got married and want to start a family soon. Part of my reason leaving NYC is that Boston is more relaxed, extended family and the wife after living in NYC all her life can't stand it anymore. After countless paid workshops on horticulture, composting, green roofs, farming on an urban lot during my free time etc. I'm starting to see little opportunities in getting my foot in the door. It's as if my Graphic Design BG doesn't seem to matter in conjunction with my PDC certification or self taught experience in Urban Farming or holistic living (gardening). Jobs pertaining to urban farming/horticulture need people that have years of professional experience in it. The feeling is unless I become a lowly unpaid intern for a year and graduate from an expensive Masters Program that I'll finally be taken seriously. I'm a multi talented person and it just seems everything people are looking for are specialists. I can't sit at my desk anymore dreaming about a future. Has anyone been in my shoes before? I could theoretically start self apprenticing by teaching permaculture classes or offering permaculture designs for free but unless I've applied it in real life to real zones I find it hard to believe people become these Permaculture teachers charging money right after a PDC course. Maybe I'm barking up the wrong tree here but I figure I could get some ideas in the Permaculture community. With all the buzz of green and thing happening in NYC I find it incredibly hard to transition FT.
