At Another Way, each program combines hands-on learning, ecological practices, and community collaborations.
Ecosystem Regeneration & Permaculture
Led by our dedicated gardener, environmental designer and regenerative land steward Holly, this program focuses on permaculture gardening, soil regeneration, and water retention landscaping. Participants learn how to design, implement and maintain ecological food systems, compost, and natural resource upcycling. The gardens of Another Way serve as living classrooms, where theory meets practice and holistic interdependence with nature is demonstrated.
Sustainable Cooking & Nutrition
These sessions, guided by our chef Mac, explore plant-based cooking, fermentation, preservation, eco-gastronomy, and zero-waste kitchen practices. Participants cook together using ingredients from our permaculture gardens, fields, and forests, learning to prepare simple, healthy, and delicious seasonal meals that celebrate local and wild flavors while minimizing waste and avoiding single-use plastics. Cooking becomes an act of natural, integrative creativity, rooted in environmental awareness and the abundance of the landscape.
Energy & Environment
Another Way promotes sustainable solutions for everyday living — including renewable energy use, water management, and eco-construction. Participants are encouraged to reduce their ecological footprint and adopt environmentally responsible habits in their daily lives.
Cultural Heritage & Community Revival
Our programs also aim to preserve and revive local traditions through cooperation with artisans, educators, and residents. Together, we transform the once abandoned space into a vibrant community hub, proving that rural areas can be sustainable, creative, and full of life.
Learning & Practice
Through all programs, participants engage in ‘learning by doing’ – gaining not just technical skills but also awareness, empathy, and a sense of belonging to a shared ecological mission.
Mindfulness, Music & Community Events
Sustainability is not only about caring for the land but also about nurturing the inner landscape. Throughout the year, we host mindfulness sessions, sound journeys, and gentle movement practices that help participants reconnect with themselves and with the natural environment around them.
Traditional Crafts & Eco-Art
Workshops in traditional crafts — such as natural building, woodwork, weaving, and pottery — will connect participants with local artisans and heritage skills. Creative eco-art sessions encourage self-expression through natural materials and recycled resources.
Social Solidarity Economy Summer Camp
Each summer, Another Way plans to host a Social Solidarity Economy Camp that will bring together young people, activists, practitioners, and community members to explore alternative models of living and working. Through workshops, discussions, and hands-on activities, participants dive into themes such as cooperative practices, community resilience, ethical production, circular economy, and grassroots organizing.
Through all our programs, we aim to bring young people together across borders to build inclusive, sustainable communities and to respond to social and environmental challenges.
Past Workshops
