Upcoming Date: Sept. 20-21, 2008 Albany, NY
Upcoming Date: Sept. 27-28, 2008 Albany, NY
Upcoming Date: Sept. 20-21, 2008 Albany, NY
Upcoming Date: Sept. 27-28, 2008 Albany, NY
Austin: The class will be split between two locations: the Rhizome Collective Warehouse and Grove Brownfield. Morning classes and all meals will be held at the Rhizome Collective warehouse. Each day after lunch, we will relocate the class to our brownfield property, where we will spend the afternoon engaged in hands-on activities.
Albany: The class will be held in the Albany Free School, a 37 year old inner city democratic school. (www.albanyfreeschool.com) The numerous functioning examples of urban sustainability in the Free School neighborhood will be used as teaching demonstrations. While not taught at the Rhizome Collective, Scott Kellogg of the Rhizome Collective will be the primary teacher. He will discuss and show examples of the Rhizome's work in Austin, and use systems constructed by him and others in Albany as hands-on display models.
$150 to $350, sliding scale (pay what you can within this range). The cost includes meals for both days and camping.
Our intention is to make RUST accessible to as many people as possible. A limited number of scholarships and work trades will be made available.
The work trade involves paying $90 and doing six hours of volunteer work for the community hosting RUST. The work can be done either the Friday before or the Monday after the class, but not during. Those interested in doing a worktrade must say so when they register, requests for worktrades following registration will not be accepted.
The Rhizome Collective also offers scholarships for people of color.
Please contact us if you are interested in applying for a scholarship or work trade position. All applications will be reviewed on a case by case basis.
Austin: Course attendees are invited to camp at the Rhizome Collective's Grove Brownfield. (For more information on the Grove property and its cleanup see the Rhizome Collective website.) Camping at the brownfield will be a rugged and unique experience. The site borders a 350 acre park that is home to many wild animals including deer, fox and owls. The brownfield is less than a five minute drive from the warehouse. Daily transportation will be provided. Austin's weather in late March is typically spring-like and pleasant. A list of affordable local hostels, hotels and housing co-ops is available for those preferring indoor accommodations.
Albany: Course attendees are invited to camp on a beautiful farm located in Selkirk, Ny, just a few miles south of Albany. transportation between the farm and the Free School will be provided.
Non-dairy vegetarian meals will be provided three times a day.
Space is limited, we encourage early registration for all classes. In the past all classes have filled well in advance. Please see our registration page for more details.
The book "Toolbox for Sustainable City Living: A Do-it-Ourselves Guide" (South End Press, 2008), by Scott Kellogg and Stacy Pettigrew, was written as a companion to the RUST workshop. It is highly recommended that course attendees read the book so that they may be more familiar with the systems described within it. Doing so will allow you the opportunity to ask questions, have diagrams to refer to, and will contribute to you having a more rewarding experience at RUST overall.
Please register using our online form.