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Ampersand Sustainable Learning Center

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Commenced:	01/04/2008
Submitted:	11/02/2013
Last updated:	07/10/2015
Location:	PO Box 773, Cerillos, New Mexico, US
Phone:	505 780-0535
Website:	http://www.ampersandproject.org
Climate zone:	Semi Arid

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Ampersand Sustainable Learning Center

Project Type

Rural, Residential, Community, Demonstration, Educational

Project Summary

Ampersand is an off-grid demonstration site where we live off rain catchment and build passive solar dwellings out of natural and salvaged materials. We also grow food, restore the land, and make use of and develop appropriate technologies. It's all about living in abundance with the essentials. We offer sustainable living residencies, retreats, internships, classes and other events.

Project Description

Our off-grid site demonstrates sustainable systems including permaculture, land restoration, organic gardening, passive solar design, and wise water techniques. We build with natural and salvaged materials, cook with solar ovens, and rely on rain catchment.

Our whole approach to sustainability is about your relationship with your resources.

We start with the basics: water, food, shelter, and energy. We are simply gathering, experimenting with, and demonstrating sustainable solutions for living in harmony with our bioregion.

Ampersand hosts workshops, internships, and volunteer opportunities for everyday folks wanting to respond intelligently to the state of the Earth.

People often come to learn a specific skill, and discover they also build confidence and find inspiration for their next sustainable project at home. We offer a place where people connect, share resources and meet like-minded folks in order to encourage wise practices to grow roots everywhere.

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Sustainable Living Residencies

Live off the grid in a passive solar tiny home for a month or more in this beautiful high desert permaculture demonstration site. Learn to live with the rhythms of the earth. Cook in solar ovens and live off rain catchment. We offer the training you need

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2013 Sustainable Living Internship

Applications are open for our 2013 Sustainable Living Internship (which includes a Scholarship) May 17 to July 12

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Courses Taught Here!

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