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Eco-Workshops & Intensives

Learning Sustainable Living Through Real Systems

Life Abounds Farm-Based Eco-Workshops and Eco-Intensives are hands-on educational experiences designed to help people understand how sustainable living actually works in practice.

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These offerings take place on a working farm, where food, land, animals, and daily systems are managed year-round. Participants learn by observing, participating, and asking practical questions—not by listening to theory or being entertained.

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The goal is understanding how real systems function so participants can make informed, realistic choices in their own lives.

Chickens On Farm

What These Offerings Are

Eco-Workshops

Eco-Workshops are hands-on, topic-based learning experiences focused on practical skills for greener, more natural living. Each workshop centers on a specific subject and can include sessions such as food preservation, natural products, gardening, or land-based skills—and offers clear instruction, demonstration, and guided participation.

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These workshops are designed for those who want to learn a specific skill, gain confidence, and walk away with practical knowledge they can use right away.

 

Eco-Intensives

Eco-Intensives are deeper, nature-connected experiences that complement the Sustainable Lifestyle Transition coaching program. Rather than focusing on a single skill, intensives emphasize slowing down, observing, and reconnecting with natural rhythms through time spent on the land.

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These experiences are reflective, immersive, and intentional, supporting personal awareness, grounded decision-making, and a deeper relationship with nature as part of a larger lifestyle transition.​

Chickens On Farm
Raised Garden Beds

What You May Learn

Topics vary by season and conditions, but may include:

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Food Systems

  • Raising and caring for chickens

  • Egg collection, handling, and storage

  • Processing poultry and understanding responsibility across the full food cycle

  • Food preservation and seasonal planning

 

Land & Animal Management

  • Using goats for land clearing and vegetation management

  • Understanding the role animals play in sustainable land systems

  • Observing land health, regeneration, and limits

 

Gardens & Seasonal Living

  • Planning and maintaining gardens

  • Working with seasons rather than forcing outcomes

  • Managing effort, yield, and waste

 

Living with Nature

  • Observing daily and seasonal rhythms

  • Understanding how weather, time, and attention affect outcomes

  • Learning patience, timing, and care through direct experience

 

The emphasis is on how systems work, not on ideal outcomes.

How the Workshops Are Structured

A typical workshop includes:

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  • Observation of working systems

  • Clear explanation and instruction

  • Hands-on participation where appropriate

  • Time to connect what is learned to everyday life

 

There is no expectation of emotional sharing or group processing. Learning happens through doing, watching, and understanding.

Image by BAILEY MAHON
Community Garden Gathering

Who These Offerings Are For

Eco Intensives are well-suited for people who:

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  • Want to understand where food comes from and how it is produced

  • Are curious about land-based sustainability without romanticizing it

  • Prefer learning by doing rather than being told what to think

  • Want skills and understanding they can apply at home

  • Are comfortable with animals, dirt, weather, and real work

 

No prior farming experience is required—only curiosity and willingness to learn.

What Participants Typically Leave With

Participants often leave with:

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  • A clearer understanding of food and land systems

  • Greater respect for the effort involved in sustainable living

  • Practical knowledge they can adapt to their own situation

  • More confidence in making informed lifestyle choices

  • Less abstraction and more clarity

 

The goal is understanding and competence, not conversion.

Harvesting Dill Herbs
Farmers With Produce

How Eco Intensives Fit with Other Offerings

Some participants attend an Eco-Workshop to gain hands-on understanding and later use coaching to apply what they learned at home. Others begin with coaching and attend an Eco-Intensive to deepen their learning.

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These offerings also naturally connect with the everyday products offered through Life Abounds Naturals.

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