If we want to learn about permaculture and natural farming in any practical way, we have to spend time in the field. Mulching, harvesting, making beds, planting, chop & drop, fencing, and irrigation are some of the recurring activities the interns will be involved in. These activities connect us back to Mother Nature in a very fundamental way. 

Food is our most common collective need. Many traditional local foods have been forgotten, and along with that, how to cook them in different ways, recognize their nutritional and medicinal values, and integrate them into our diets. At least once a week, interns will join the kitchen team and learn how to prepare the dishes served in our farm-to-table restaurant. Interns will also be involved in food processing - pickles, jams, drying flowers, ayurvedic powders, drying plantain, and tapioca to make flours, cakes, ice-creams, and more. 

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a basket of fruits, vegetables, roots, edible weeds, greens, flowers, etc, that we harvest 3 times a week and provide to our local community. The CSA follows the changing seasons, and this module is all about connection with the plants and the variety of produce. Participants help with the harvest and bring it back to the kitchen, where it is washed, sorted, and packed into baskets for people to come and pick up. 

Secrets of Our Salad: Introduction to permaculture through local foods This weekly mini-workshop is offered to guests and school groups. Interns will participate in this workshop on a weekly basis. 

If we want to learn about permaculture and natural farming in any practical way, we have to spend time in the field. Mulching, harvesting, making beds, planting, chop & drop, fencing, and irrigation are some of the recurring activities the interns will be involved in. These activities connect us back to Mother Nature in a very fundamental way. 

Food is our most common collective need. Many traditional local foods have been forgotten, and along with that, how to cook them in different ways, recognize their nutritional and medicinal values, and integrate them into our diets. At least once a week, interns will join the kitchen team and learn how to prepare the dishes served in our farm-to-table restaurant. Interns will also be involved in food processing - pickles, jams, drying flowers, ayurvedic powders, drying plantain, and tapioca to make flours, cakes, ice-creams, and more. 

All interns will be requested to document their journey at Solitude Farm with photos, videos, drawings, paintings, writing, music, and plays as part of their personal project. It would be great if the interns would also maintain an archive of this journey on social media. 

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a basket of fruits, vegetables, roots, edible weeds, greens, flowers, etc, that we harvest 3 times a week and provide to our local community. The CSA follows the changing seasons, and this module is all about connection with the plants and the variety of produce. Participants help with the harvest and bring it back to the kitchen, where it is washed, sorted, and packed into baskets for people to come and pick up. 

Natural Soap & Bio-enzyme making By learning to make our own soap, we can recycle our wastewater and use it to grow food. This is a simple activity that has to be integrated into our weekly schedule.  Recognizing the learning that comes with teaching, we hope by the second month, interns will feel empowered to teach these workshops themselves. 

Once a week, we will take interns on field trips to see other projects similar to our own but also very different. 

Cooking Probably the most fundamental aspect of our work lies in learning how to use local foods. Every week, interns will have at least one opportunity to be in the kitchen and learn with our cooks the numerous recipes that we use. Interns will also be involved in cooking their evening meals with support and guidance from our cooks.  

If we want to learn about permaculture and natural farming in any practical way, we have to spend time in the field. Mulching, harvesting, making beds, planting, chop & drop, fencing, and irrigation are some of the recurring activities the interns will be involved in. These activities connect us back to Mother Nature in a very fundamental way.