Maine Local Living School

The Maine Local Living School Journeyperson year is:

• An 12-month, stipended, immersion in ecological living, permaculture design, and environmental education. 

• An in-depth training in the skills of maintaining a working ecological homestead and educational program with the goal that journeypeople could develop a similar model elsewhere.

• A hands-on practicum for outdoor and place-based educators who wish to use place-based and subsistence activities as an integrating context for any subject.

MLLS Provides:  

• Room and board (organic food from the homestead)

• $10,000 stipend ($12,000 for people who have previously completed a MLLS apprenticeship)

• Mentorship in outdoor education including program planning, design, and delivery

• Mentorship in knowledge and skills of bioregional living and permaculture design. 

Journeyperson Provides: 

• Mentorship to MLLS apprentices

• Partial responsibility (up to 50%) for homestead enterprises of edible mushroom production, farm, sugarbush, and composting systems.

• Host for MLLS retreats

• Teaching role in MLLS educational programming                                                                                                                                                         

​Maine Local Living School is a Maine non-profit organization and a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charity, EIN 86-1226920. Donations and contributions are tax-deductible as allowed by law. You can give online using the button below or mail a check to: Maine Local Living School, 71 Lake Drive, Temple, Maine 04984. We are deeply grateful for gifts of any size - thank you!