Center for Rural Livelihoods

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Sign up at the link in our bio to join us for our annual farm tour! This year, we will be visiting Kara Huntermoon who t...
08/28/2026

Sign up at the link in our bio to join us for our annual farm tour!

This year, we will be visiting Kara Huntermoon who tends Heart Culture Farm out in West Eugene.

We will see agroforestry techniques in practice, and learn about regionally appropriate species that thrive in seasonally wet Willamette Valley sites. We will also explore multi-species rotational grazing and working with willow!

Sunday, September 13th 2-5 pm, register on our website to get all the details and reserve your spot!

08/18/2026

Agroforestry: a welcoming approach to riverbank restoration & parks

08/07/2026

Check out all the amazing work drew thomas and his sheep have been doing on campus at the Center for Rural Livelihoods.

Rotational grazing is a major part of our systems. In our orchards, it reduces w**d whacking and amending labor. In our the forests, it reduces fuel loads to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire.

All their p**p creates rich fertilizer to help encourage native species, like the we are trying to restore in our oak woodlands. They knock the seed down, trample it into the ground and take out the competing blackberries, allowing the camas to flourish again on this former plantation forest site.

Want to learn how you could integrate silvopasture on your land? Hit us up for a free technical consulatation via the link in bio or on our website’s agroforestry page. Also check out our new agroforestry handbook and subscribe to our YouTube Channel to check out all the videos in the agroforestry series. We want to make these restoration practices accessible for all!

Our new Agroforestry handbook is now live! https://www.rurallivelihoods.org/agroforestry-handbook-1This practical guide ...
08/05/2026

Our new Agroforestry handbook is now live!

https://www.rurallivelihoods.org/agroforestry-handbook-1

This practical guide provides a framework for planning and implementing agroforestry on farms, forests, and other working lands in the Pacific Northwest. It guides readers through site assessment, goal setting, water and infrastructure planning, agroforestry practice selection, species selection, and the development of integrated, site-specific designs.
Created for natural resource professionals, conservation planners, technical assistance providers, landowners, and land managers, the handbook supports informed conversations and collaborative planning around the integration of trees, crops, livestock, and conservation objectives. It can be used both as a technical reference and as a step-by-step resource for evaluating opportunities, constraints, management needs, and long-term resilience.

07/28/2026

Our new agroforestry video features native plant overcrops in Willamette Valley’s hazelnut orchards! This practice reduces reliance on herbicide spraying, creates more biodiversity, conserves the soil’s ability to hold water and reduces labor inputs.

In addition to the conservation impact, this method produces additional income streams for farms by allowing them to farm sought after native plant seeds on the same amount of space they are already utilizing for orchards. Win win for conservation and strengthening local economies 🐝

Learn more about this method on our YouTube Channel and check out the other agroforestry videos in this series 📺

Beautiful meals prepared in our outdoor kitchen are an integral part of community building at CRL. There’s still time to...
07/20/2026

Beautiful meals prepared in our outdoor kitchen are an integral part of community building at CRL. There’s still time to sign up for our fall fellowship and germinate ideas for social change with your cohort 🌻 the fellowship is completely free with lodging and food provided. Learn more on our website.

There’s still space in our fall fellowship! The application link is in our bio and you can find out more on our website....
07/13/2026

There’s still space in our fall fellowship! The application link is in our bio and you can find out more on our website. Feel free to reach out with any questions and please share far and wide 🔥

07/08/2026

More on the symbiosis between ecological health and economic benefits for farmers created by agroforestry systems with Raising Cane Ranch! Head to our YouTube channel to learn more, link in bio 🌻

Coming up in August, this 3 day CASBA course in Straw Bale Construction at Center for Rural Livelihoods will develop you...
06/25/2026

Coming up in August, this 3 day CASBA course in Straw Bale Construction at Center for Rural Livelihoods will develop your skills in all aspects of straw bale construction. The course will be a combination of demonstration, discussion, and hands-on learning. Instructors are professional straw bale contractors, architects, engineers, plasterers, energy modelers, and more with a combined experience of a thousand straw bale buildings.

Early bird pricing ends on June 30th! Head over to our events page or the CASBA website to sign up. This course is suitable for everyone interested in straw bale construction from beginners to building professionals.

Announcing Back from the Land: Fall 2026 Fellowship at the Center for Rural Livelihoods
This four-week fellowship is for...
06/22/2026

Announcing Back from the Land: Fall 2026 Fellowship at the Center for Rural Livelihoods

This four-week fellowship is for those who take seriously the possibility of a popular movement for social justice and ecological regeneration. Orienting around local power-building, the fellowship has two tracks: a) the municipality and b) the university. Both are loci of contested power. Students and those grassroots movements that build local power are leading the way against end times fascism. 

In the 1970s, 10,000 communes sprung up in the back-to-the-land movement as the social movements of the 1960s were in retreat. Now, facing end times fascism and climate chaos, we are orienting back-from-the-land. CRL has been rooted in Cottage Grove since 1981 — long enough to have community but also long enough to know what we don’t yet know about this town. 
The fellowship consists of three parts and two tracks. First off, everyone will engage in “bread labor” – three hours of physical work on the 40-acre campus that showcases restoration forestry, agroforestry, and natural building. Secondly, fellows will read and discuss Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor’s forthcoming book, End Times Fascism. And thirdly, participants will pick one of the two tracks. 
Track A: The municipality (four weeks, September 12th - October 9th) focuses on doing the work of understanding one specific place together — Cottage Grove, Oregon. Using a combination of tools and methodologies, we’ll study and engage the town, culminating with a community gathering at the end of the term. 
Track B: The university (two weeks, September 12th - September 26th) focuses on social movements in the university context. This track will spend time preparing for the tumultuous academic year ahead. Students will spend time exploring the neoliberal university landscape in order to strategically conceive of upcoming social movement actions. 

Application and acceptance is rolling. The application window will close and final decisions will be made by August 10th.

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80574 Hazelton Road
Cottage Grove, OR
97424

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