What Past Participants Say

The EPCP program gave me so many tools and life skills that I notice are useful in my everyday experience even almost a year later. I learned how to take concepts that I had only read about in books and to really make them possible, hands-on projects. I also learned so many new, innovative Permaculture techniques of which I had never heard before. I entered the program as someone with experience living in ecovillages and working on organic farms, but with almost no experience in Permaculture or Ecovillage design, and I left the program feeling capable of being an initiator rather than a follower in the field of sustainability. I also left the program with an extended "family" of exceptional individuals who are now making a difference all over the world!  

          -Jeanell I '05

Lost Valley supported me in opening my mind to a unique and very special form of education. For me, the emphasis was on how well I learned to interact with people in a way that was normally was not so easy for me. I enjoyed the atmosphere and the communal effort from almost all people that were involved with my experiences at Lost Valley. The program in itself opened up channels of countless opportunity of interest in myself. I enjoyed the learning atmosphere; it was relaxed and up to each individual, the extent to which they wanted to learn and be involved.

          -Dominique '05 

I did the EPCP program summer 2004 and it was one of the best experiences I've had in a long time…The existing Lost Valley community, and more specifically, the amazing people in the EPCP course, made it an incredibly enriching and transformative experience. I think everyone in the program experienced a great deal of personal growth, no matter what their age (I’m 38). Living in community can do that. The course material was fascinating… The food is amazing, by the way. And the natural beauty of the land is intense and will stay with you long after you leave. If they had a second level of the program, I would do it this summer in a heartbeat. I really can't say enough good things about the program and the experience as a whole. And I think the price is very reasonable.

          -Julie G '04