Gilroy Homestead
Holistic Veterans is sharing global skills with local communities to create the next generation of self reliant, skillfull, sovereign leaders.
On our two acre farm in Gilroy, Ca we'll be creating a permaculture oasis lush with a wide variety of edibles, medicinals, soil-builders, and other supportive plant, animal, and insect species. During the process of transformation we'll be teaching teens, adults, and families how to create bio-diverse, off-grid, self-supportive ecosystems that are sustainable to life in every way.
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We'll be teaching every step from design to implementation of permaculture systems.
Included in every weekend workshop will also be community time for activities such as playing sand volleyball, shooting bows in the archery range, making food together, as well as music circles around the fire pit.
On the property is also a double wide mobile home that we'll be renovating together over the course of many months.
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LIST OF PROJECTS
planting food & mushrooms
building planter boxes & buildings
renovating a mobile home
beehives
archery course
composting systems
farm stand
designing and building water systems
learning about solar setups, choosing one,
and then implementing it
SKILLS
building techniques using hammers, saws, drills,
and other tools to remodel a mobile home and also build new structures
permaculture garden design
irrigation systems
basic solar
off-grid power
survival
self defense
leadership
MAIN TEACHERS
PAUL DAMON
Paul founded Holistic Veterans six years ago and has been working to help veterans and non-veterans heal through holistic practices so they can lead purposeful lives through community service and entrepreneurship. He himself is a Navy veteran.
His areas of expertise are permaculture, green building, self protection, holistic healing and mindfulness practices.
CARRIE ARLAH
Carrie founded Breath+Oneness, a wellness studio in Capitola Ca three years ago. She has been helping people get healthy for almost twenty years as a personal trainer, life coach, meditation teacher, and wellness program manager at Breath+Oneness.
Her areas of expertise are program management, holistic nutrition and cooking, growing food, yoga, and meditation.
January 30-31
February 13-14
February 27-28
March 13 -14
March 27 - 28
TIMES
WINTER QUARTER DATES 2021
Pricing
SATURDAY ONLY - includes lunch (parent will have to pick up teen in Gilroy at 6pm on Saturday)
Visionary Villages Member $185
Non-Member $225
FULL WEEKEND - includes two lunches, dinner on Saturday and breakfast on Sunday
Teen must bring tent and camping equipment for overnight on Saturday,
which will also include a campfire, music circle, and games
Visionary Villages Member $410
Non-Member $450
ALL WEEKENDS OF WINTER QUARTER (15% off)
Visionary Villages Member $1745
Non-Member $1915
There are only 10 spaces available per weekend.
To become a Visionary Villages Member click here.
For any questions about the program, please write Carrie at pookburr@aol.com.
