Young-Adult Fellowships & Apprenticeships

Young Adult Fellowships & Apprenticeships

Sukkot Village-Building Fellowship: Sept. 28–Oct. 19, 2025

Step onto the land with hands-on learning in an immersive village-building experience! The Village-Building Fellowship is for young Jews interested in learning about Jewish farming practices, Sukkot rituals, and community building. Each day will be packed with working blocks and learning opportunities led by rabbis, visiting teachers, and LTA community members.

Together, fellows will help organize and run the 12th annual Sukkot on the Farm festival (Oct. 17-19). The festival is known for its meaningful land-based projects, good food, learning, and restful time in the natural world. The fellowship cohort will learn how to put on a festival with the Art of Mentoring Acorn method; tasks include building the sukkah, planning programs, and facilitating participants. Other learning opportunities include bringing in the harvest, food preservation, and teaching techniques for the farm education center.

Fellows will immerse themselves in communal living: cooking and eating meals together (a groceries budget is included in the fellowship) and sharing living space in the Common House, which is equipped with a full kitchen, two living spaces, laundry, one and half baths, and plenty of sleeping space. It is situated centrally at Living Tree Alliance, with immediate access to a fire pit, the farm, hiking trails, and swimming spots. Fellows are encouraged to take advantage of the beautiful, autumnal Vermont region during their free time!

There will be group calls in the beginning of October to prepare for this experience and start the learning together!

To learn more and to apply, please email info@livingtreealliance.com.

Apprenticeship program

This is an opportunity to apprentice with Living Tree for a full calendar year to experience the cycle of life in the community and on the farm. The apprentice will become a temporary part of the cohousing, farm, and nonprofit communities to learn about village building, regenerative agriculture, earth-based Judaism, event creation, and outdoor education. For details click here. 

Work-Trade Opportunities

Become part of the Living Tree community and help on the farm for one to four months. In exchange for two to three days of work per week (3- to 4-hour shifts, with possible additional work for special events), you’ll receive a place to put up a tent on Living Tree land, along with basic living amenities. LTA’s agricultural land is 13 acres with three-quarters of an acre planted with rotated annual crops, perennial berries, herbs, flowers, a greenhouse, and a small orchard of fruit trees. We raise meat birds and laying hens and manage a small herd of Jacob’s sheep. Full description and application found here.