SEPTEMBER 11-13, 2026 6 spaces left!
Immerse yourself in regenerative practices on a 25-year-old off-grid permaculture farm! An inspirational and transformative experience of community building cherished by participants since 2007. Learn hands-on skills in no-till and staple crop production, seed saving, natural building, designing contour swales, rice paddies or ponds for water management. Understand soil microorganisms that create healthy soil in our forests, fields and gardens to produce nutrient dense food without tillage or outside inputs. See how the deep roots of cover crops feed the web of soil life that builds fertility.
Weekend Intensive Details:
WORKSHOP DATES: September 11-13, 2026
LOCATION: Salamander Springs Farm, 20 minutes from Berea, Kentucky (map)
COST:
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$440 Early Registration Discount (save $40 before August 15).
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$480 Regular Registration (after August 15)
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Work-trade & BIPOC scholarships available, see below.
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Workshop includes camping accommodations, workshop materials and delicious gourmet meals from the farm each day.
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Hands-on learning: off-grid farm living, no-till staple crop and vegetable production, hugulkultur, soil building, contour swales & water management, seed saving, natural building, appropriate and solar technologies, and more!
WORKSHOP INSTRUCTORS:
Learn from the Susana Lein's 30+ years experience plus an inspiring team of instructors:
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Michael Blum, 2019 Permaculture in Practice participant and 2020 graduate of Dr. Elaine Ingham's Soil Food Web Course, will provide an microscopic understanding of this web of soil life that build fertility.
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Regenerative farmers Jennifer & Lee Ruff will show how to make biochar, an amazing soil amendment that holds nutrients and water in the soil and provides a lasting home for soil-building microorganisms.
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Long-time renewable energy expert Joshua Bills, will lead a session on practical installations and funding opportunities for renewable energy, including off-grid systems like Salamander Springs Farm.
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Exceptional chef April Morales will transform Salamander Springs vegetables, fruits & staples into gourmet meals to enjoy in a beautiful outdoor setting!
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Natural builder Ziggy Liloia will demonstrate natural building techniques with clay, straw & wood, similar to those Susana used for the earthen floor and clay slip straw walls in structures at Salamander Springs Farm.