We are now a certified vendor for the workforce development program in Massachusetts! Eligible students can get half of the tuition paid for through this program. For questions click here. Or contact us for details.
A few ideas to stimulate your thinking….
Professional Development. Your work place may have money set aside for their employees to learn new skills and improve their knowledge base. Ask you supervisor to help you fund this workshop!
Get sponsorship from family and friends in exchange for design work after the course. They will be investing in your education and the payoff is in taking advantage of the skills you learn. If you can get five sponsors for $200 each, then you will get the benefit of five practice designs. Then you can sell your skills to others.
Just Ask. That’s right, if you ask, people will give you money! Here is a sample letter you can send to your network to support this great learning opportunity. To share what you learned in the class invite them all over after and tell them about it: SAMPLE FUNDING LETTER
College Credit. If you are a college student you may be able to take this course for credit. Contact us about the details.
Throw a fundraising BBQ. With fresh fish you caught and/or veggies from your garden. Tell people a little bit about Permaculture and what you plan to do with what you learn, then ask people to donate $25-$50 to help you achieve your goals. Ask some friends to play music or donate food. You will only need to convince a party’s worth of people to give money to cover your costs.
Pot up your raspberry shoots that are coming up where you don’t want them and sell them at the farmer’s market.
Make dandelion fritters and sell them at the farmers market.
Hold a workshop teaching whatever skill you have or whatever is your passion or hobby… everyone wants to learn something new! (Charging people $10 per workshop hour seems about right, so a 3 hour workshop is $30) Or ask your friends to donate their time to teach a workshop. Making cheese, keeping chickens, pruning trees, baking bread, starting a garden, making a website, knitting, etc.
Scholarships
All scholarships will be run through the Office of Labor and Workforce Development program. We will let you know more about this program through this website soon. But for now please register with us at: https://permaculturefeast.org/register/
Everyone is expected to pay the $200 dollar deposit to hold your spot. You will get back your deposit once you have been accepted into the scholarship program. Please note your interest for scholarship when you register.
Work Trade
Our criteria for choosing work trade students include: people of color, people with few resources, and people who sign up early. We have 4 work trade positions open for the following jobs:
1) Logistics coordinator – help with setup and takedown of classroom; coordinating snacks and carpool
2) Media – documenting the course and posting on social media
3) Events / Outreach – coordinate and publicize all public events
4) Design – work with design clients and instructors on packaging final design projects
These positions are for a discounted tuition (details to come). On the registration page note which position you think you are qualified or want more training in. Please register with us and pay the $200 deposit to hold your spot. You will know before August 15 if you have been accepted. Those folks that do not get work trade will either pay the full tuition or we will send your deposit back to you.
Payment Plans
Payment plans may be available. Please state your need on the registration form to request a payment plan. At this point we have limited scholarships, if you can afford a payment plan this may be a good alternative. With the payment plan we are asking folks to pay in monthly installments: September 15, October 15, November 15.
