SKIP is a bridge to connect aspiring homesteaders with older folks looking for someone to steward their land.
Are you young and dreading a costly journey through college and the rat race? Will you pursue money so you reach your goals sooner or follow your passions and struggle financially? Are you one of the many young people who wish they could get their hands dirty helping the environment and doing meaningful work?
Are you older and struggling to decide who will care for your land as you age or after you pass? Your kids don’t want to live there and would just sell it to developers. You don’t know any younger people who would keep it operating as a farm or homestead. Who will tend the orchard, nurture the garden and continue your life’s work? Whom can you trust with your little patch of heaven?
Neither of these groups could easily find each other – until now! SKIP is a skill-building framework with 22 badges for homesteading activities like gardening, textiles, natural building and animal care. This free, hands-on program is as rigorous as college. Accomplishments are verified online as you progress through the levels. The certification process ensures the candidates are worthy and gives them worldwide visibility. Landowners can feel relieved; they can choose from a list of qualified stewards to carry on their legacy.
Connecting the next generation with the land – SKIP
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: My friend Mike Oehler
Chapter 2: 18 Years Old and Contemplating Universities
Chapter 3: The Impossible Problem and the Simple Solution
Chapter 4: SKIP, PEX and PEP
Chapter 5: Otis
Chapter 6: PEP is for Learning, but not for Learning
Chapter 7: Building Experience
Chapter 8: SKIP vs. College
Chapter 9: PEP Structure
Chapter 10: PEA – for Apartment Dwellers
Chapter 11: The 22 Aspects of PEP
Chapter 12: The 16 Aspects of PEA
Part One: PEP BadgesChapter 13: PEP Gardening
Chapter 14: PEP Natural Building
Chapter 15: PEP Woodland Care
Chapter 16: PEP Round Wood Woodworking
Chapter 17: PEP Tool Care
Chapter 18: PEP Earthworks
Chapter 19: PEP Dimensional Lumber Woodworking
Chapter 20: PEP Rocket
Chapter 21: PEP Food Prep and Preservation
Chapter 22: PEP Animal Care
Chapter 23: PEP Foraging
Chapter 24: PEP Community Living
Chapter 25: PEP Textiles
Chapter 26: PEP Greywater and Willow Feeders
Chapter 27: PEP Metalworking
Chapter 28: PEP Plumbing and Hot Water
Chapter 29: PEP Electricity
Chapter 30: PEP Commerce
Chapter 31: PEP Natural Medicine
Chapter 32: PEP Nest
Chapter 33: PEP Homesteading
Chapter 34: PEP Oddball
Part Two: PEA BadgesChapter 35: PEA Gardening
Chapter 36: PEA Round Wood Woodworking
Chapter 37: PEA Tool Care
Chapter 38: PEA Dimensional Lumber Woodworking
Chapter 39: PEA Food Prep and Preservation
Chapter 40: PEA Animal Care
Chapter 41: PEA Foraging
Chapter 42: PEA Community Living
Chapter 43: PEA Textiles
Chapter 44: PEA Greywater
Chapter 45: PEA Metalworking
Chapter 46: PEA Electricity
Chapter 47: PEA Commerce
Chapter 48: PEA Natural Medicine
Chapter 49: PEA Nest
Chapter 50: PEA Oddball
Part Three: The Cherry on TopChapter 51: Sand Badge in 5 Hours
Chapter 52: Where to do SKIP
Chapter 53: LIC – Labor Investment Collaborative
Chapter 54: FAQ
Chapter 55: Acknowledgments
Chapter 56: This is a Crowdfunded Book
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Paul Wheaton, The Duke of Permaculture, is an author, producer, certified advanced master gardener, and owner of permies.com. He has created hundreds of youtube videos, hundreds of podcasts, multiple DVDs, and written dozens of articles and two books. As the lead mad scientist at Wheaton Labs, he’s conducted experiments resulting in rocket stoves and ovens, massive earthworks, solar dehydrators and much more.