Catskills Summer Education Program | Eco Practicum

This Summer, Get Your Hands Dirty, Be Inspired, and Make an Impact.

Apply Online by April 15  ***Scholarships available for qualifying applicants***

Eco Practicum is seeking passionate applicants for the hands-on opportunity of a lifetime! Spend 3 glorious weeks (June 5-25) at a solar-powered environmental education center in the Catskills, two hours north of New York City, where you will:

• Meet the people who are growing and selling produce, raising animals, and changing the way we eat
• Visit fracking wells in Dimock, PA., tour a wastewater treatment plant, and hike the pristine Catskills reservoirs that make up the largest unfiltered water system in the world
• Debate the role that meat plays in our food system by touring a Cargill slaughterhouse and participating in a small-scale lamb slaughter on a family farm
• Build and operate a water catchment system, learn the basics of permaculture, and work with plants and animals on our on-site farm

Eco Practicum Catskills engages with more than 20 partner organizations, including the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Watershed Protection and Partnership Council, Root N’ Roost Farm, and Wildflower Farm and Aquatic Center. See our list of partners.

Workshops Include:

• Organic farming
• DIY Solar Photovoltaic Systems
• Rainwater Catchment Systems
• Permaculture Design Basics
• Art and Ecology
• Building with Reclaimed Materials
• Strategies for Rural Economic Development
• The Hope and Hype of Renewable Energy
• Nose to Tail Artisanal Lamb Butchery