Lost Valley Educational Center and Community

Visiting Instructor

Sam Bascom

Primary instructor for 2008 Eco-Homes; visiting instructor in other courses

Rob Bolman

Guest instructor in various courses

Rick Valley

Lost Valley Land Steward; primary instructor in 2008 summer and fall Permaculture & Community courses and in 2008 Winter PDC

Rick Valley holds the Land Steward position at Lost Valley as well as managing his own landscaping business and teaching Permaculture Design Courses. He is a landscape contractor.

Tree Bressen

Guest instructor in various courses

Diana Leafe Christian

Visiting instructor in 2008 summer Permaculture & Community course

Tammy Davis

Guest instructor in 2008 summer Permaculture & Community course

Jude Hobbs

Primary instructor in 2008 summer and fall Permaculture & Community courses and in 2008 Winter PDC

Heiko Koester

Guest instructor in 2008 summer & fall Permaculture & Community courses

Mark Lakeman

Guest instructor in 2008 summer & fall Permaculture & Community courses

Grá Linnaea

Visiting instructor in 2008 fall Permaculture & Community course

Melanie Rios

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Primary instructor in Permaculture and Community courses since 2004. Melanie uses music, theater, gardening and wilderness vision quests to inspire us to increase joy while benefiting our planet.

Virgil Ryon

Primary instructor for 2008 Eco-Homes; visiting instructor in 2008 summer Permaculture & Community course

Jan Spencer

Guest instructor in various courses

Marc Tobin

Marty Wilder

Primary instructor for 2008 Eco-Homes; guest instructor in other courses

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Sunday Visitor Afternoon
March 21st, 2010
Enjoy a property tour, dinner and a movie with the Lost Valley Community and new (more...)

March Sustainability Seminar
March 21st, 2010
This week long experience will give you a 'crash course' in understanding (more...)

Seasonal Immersion Program March - July
March 21st, 2010
This intensive program gives you the entirety of the Camassia educational (more...)

March Ecovillage Design Education Program
March 21st, 2010
This program is one of the few Ecovillage Design Education courses offered in (more...)

March Permaculture Design Certificate Course
March 21st, 2010
This program examines what it means for human living to integrate ethically, (more...)

March Overnight Visitor Days
March 25th, 2010
A great way to visit Lost Valley and learn about life in community!

Friday Immersion Day
March 26th, 2010
Enjoy an introduction to Lost Valley with meals and a tour!

Shamanic Journey Workshop
March 27th, 2010
Open your spirit in this afternoon workshop dedicated to exploring the human (more...)

Sunday Visitor Afternoon
April 11th, 2010
Enjoy a property tour, dinner and a movie with the Lost Valley Community and (more...)

April Overnight Visitor Days
April 22nd, 2010
A great way to visit Lost Valley and learn about life in community!

Sunday Visitor Afternoon
May 2nd, 2010
Enjoy a property tour, dinner and a movie with the Lost Valley Community and new (more...)

May Sustainability Seminar
May 2nd, 2010
This week long experience will give you a 'crash course' in sustainability.

Seasonal Immersion Program May - August
May 2nd, 2010
This intensive program gives participants the entirety of the Camassia (more...)

May Permaculture Design Certificate Course
May 2nd, 2010
This program examines what it means for human living to integrate ethically, (more...)

May Ecovillage Design Education Program
May 2nd, 2010
This program is one of the few Ecovillage Design Education courses offered in (more...)

May EcoBuilding 5 week Program
May 2nd, 2010
From small-scale projects to learning how to incorporate EcoBuilding into a (more...)

May Overnight Visitor Days
May 6th, 2010
A great way to visit Lost Valley and learn about life in community!

Friday Immersion Day
May 7th, 2010
Enjoy an introduction to Lost Valley with meals and a tour!

May EcoBuild Module #1: Sustainable Shelter
May 9th, 2010
Before one can work the land one must have shelter. In this the EcoBuilding (more...)

May EcoBuild Module #2: Rain Water catchment
May 16th, 2010
Water is a necessary component for all life, be it human, plant or animal. Water (more...)

May EcoBuild Module #3: Appropriate Food Technologies
May 23rd, 2010
Growing food is only the beginning of eating. Food must also be stored and (more...)

May EcoBuild Module #4: Re-using "wasted" resources
May 30th, 2010
In nature there is no such thing as waste, only nutrients to be re-used by the (more...)

Sunday Visitor Afternoon
June 13th, 2010
Enjoy a property tour, dinner and a movie with the Lost Valley Community and new (more...)

June Sustainability Seminar
June 13th, 2010
This week long experience will give you a 'crash course' in sustainability.

Seasonal Immersion Program June - October
June 13th, 2010
This intensive program gives participants the entirety of the Camassia (more...)

June Ecovillage Design Education Program
June 13th, 2010
This course is one of the few Ecovillage Design Education, EDE, courses (more...)

June Permaculture Design Certificate Course
June 13th, 2010
This program examines what it means for human living to integrate ethically, (more...)

June EcoBuilding 5 Week Program
June 13th, 2010
From small-scale projects to learning how to incorporate EcoBuilding into a (more...)

June Overnight Visitor Days
June 17th, 2010
A great way to visit Lost Valley and learn about life in community!

Friday Immersion Day
June 18th, 2010
Enjoy an introduction to Lost Valley with meals and a tour!

June EcoBuild Module #1: Sustainable Shelter
June 20th, 2010
Before one can work the land one must have shelter. In this the EcoBuilding (more...)

June EcoBuild Module #2: Rain Water catchment
June 27th, 2010
Water is a necessary component for all life, be it human, plant or animal. Water (more...)

July EcoBuild Module #3: Appropriate Food Technologies
July 4th, 2010
Growing food is only the beginning of eating. Food must also be stored and (more...)

July EcoBuild Module #4: Re-using "wasted" resources
July 11th, 2010
In nature there is no such thing as waste, only nutrients to be re-used by the (more...)

Sunday Visitor Afternoon
July 25th, 2010
Enjoy a property tour, dinner and a movie with the Lost Valley Community and new (more...)

Seasonal Immersion Program - July - November
July 25th, 2010
This intensive program gives you the entirety of the Camassia educational (more...)

July Sustainability Seminar
July 25th, 2010
This week long experience will give you a 'crash course' in sustainability.

July Ecovillage Design Education Program
July 25th, 2010
This program is one of the few Ecovillage Design Education courses offered in (more...)

July Permaculture Design Certificate Course
July 25th, 2010
This program examines what it means for human living to integrate ethically, (more...)

July EcoBuilding 5 week Program
July 25th, 2010
From small-scale projects to learning how to incorporate EcoBuilding into a (more...)

July Overnight Visitor Days
July 29th, 2010
A great way to visit Lost Valley and learn about life in community!

Friday Immersion Day
July 30th, 2010
Enjoy an introduction to Lost Valley with meals and a tour!

August EcoBuild Module #1: Sustainable Shelter
August 1st, 2010
Before one can work the land one must have shelter. In this the EcoBuilding (more...)

August EcoBuild Module #2: Rain Water catchment
August 8th, 2010
Water is a necessary component for all life, be it human, plant or animal. Water (more...)

August Eco-Build Module #3: Appropriate Food Technologies
August 15th, 2010
Growing food is only the beginning of eating. Food must also be stored and (more...)

August EcoBuild Module #4: Re-using "wasted" resources
August 22nd, 2010
In nature there is no such thing as waste, only nutrients to be re-used by the (more...)

August Overnight Visitor Days
August 26th, 2010
A great way to visit Lost Valley and learn about life in community!

Sunday Visitor Afternoon
September 5th, 2010
Enjoy a property tour, dinner and a movie with the Lost Valley Community and new (more...)

September Sustainability Seminar
September 5th, 2010
This week long experience will give you a 'crash course' in sustainability.

September Permaculture Design Certificate Course
September 5th, 2010
This program examines what it means for human living to integrate ethically, (more...)

September Ecovillage Design Education Program
September 5th, 2010
This program is one of the few Ecovillage Design Education courses offered in (more...)

September Overnight Visitor Days
September 9th, 2010
A great way to visit Lost Valley and learn about life in community!

Friday Immersion Day
September 10th, 2010
Enjoy an introduction to Lost Valley with meals and a tour!

Sunday Visitor Afternoon
October 17th, 2010
Enjoy a property tour, dinner and a movie with the Lost Valley Community and new (more...)

October Permaculture Design Certificate Course
October 17th, 2010
How can humans integrate ethically, holistically, and dynamically into natural (more...)

October Ecovillage Design Education Program
October 17th, 2010
This course is one of the few Ecovillage Design Education, EDE, courses (more...)

October Overnight Visitor Days
October 21st, 2010
A great way to visit Lost Valley and learn about life in community!

Friday Immersion Day
October 22nd, 2010
Enjoy an introduction to Lost Valley with meals and a tour!

November Overnight Visitor Days
November 18th, 2010
A great way to visit Lost Valley and learn about life in community!

November Sustainability Seminar
November 28th, 2010
This week long experience will give you a 'crash course' in sustainability.

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