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Sustainable Solutions in Action
The Ashevillage Institute (AVI)
AVI
creates sustainable living solutions through education, demonstration
and action. AVI offers hands-on workshops and other learning
opportunities at our eco-urban center in a downtown neighborhood of Asheville, North
Carolina.
AVI promotes urban sustainability through:
• Hands-on sustainability workshops for local leaders & citizens
• Eco-demonstration centers that serve local needs
• Community outreach, organization & advocacy
• Educational documentation & presentations
Support sustainability in action!
AVI is a project of Kleiwerks International. Donations are 100% tax-deductible & go to AVI.
Click here for AVI's 2009 Calendar of Events.
AVI Calendar of events
• Ongoing internships: Permaculture; natural building; documentation; marketing; office
• Permaculture Certification Course – 3rd weekend every month, June–Nov -- FULL
• Wild Food & Fermentation – August 5 & 6
• Timber Framing – August 21-23
• Bee-Keeping – August 29 & 30
• Natural Building, 5 day – September 9-13
• Natural Building, 3 day – September 24-26
• Backyard Sustainability – October 3 & 4
• Urban Aquaculture – October 12 & 13
• Natural Building, 2 day – October 14 & 15
• Rainwater & Greywater Catchment – November 6 & 7
• Natural Finishes: Plasters & Paints – November 13 & 14
• Transition Town Training – December TBA
• Permaculture Certification Course – Winter TBA
• Sustainable Living Practicum – Winter/Spring TBA
Click here for details.
Internship opportunities
Hands-on experiential learning
July thru December, flexible within these dates
3 days per week in any of the following:
• Permaculture
• Natural Building
• Media & documentation
• Office management & marketing
Click here for more details.
Timeline
2007: Complete house
retrofit including clay plasters & paints; get Certificate of Occupancy; shed relocation;
establish greenhouse & tent area; exterior grading;
complete garottage (adobe out building); design outdoor classroom; kudzu management; site design begins
2008: Establish gardens, compost &
humanure; host educational programs; install courtyard; organize citywide event - Ashevillage Building Convergence
2009:
Design & implement headquarter's master permaculture plan; host PDC
& other workshops; strategic planning & development
Parent organization
AVI thanks it's parent nonprofit, Kleiwerks International, an organization that empowers communities to
be more sustainable by teaching hands-on natural building and
whole-systems solutions. Since 1998, Kleiwerks has built dozens
of community centers using natural and renewable materials. We have trained thousands of
people from over 30 countries and have led hundreds of educational
programs.
Support us
Your contribution makes our work possible
• Sustainability Education Fund
• Eco-urban demonstration center
• Educational documentation & media
• Community events, outreach & advocacy
Donations welcome
Send checks to: Ashevillage Institute, 82 Buchanan Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801.
By credit card: http://www.kleiwerks.org/support_us.php.
All donations are 100% tax-deductible.
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