Partners

Well-established organizations are often reluctant to partner with startup organizations. Who wants to publicly bet on an unproven horse? Tenderfoot is named in part for those brave souls who take on new things, who are willing to risk failure — and persevere when it inevitably happens — to achieve new heights. Our sincere gratitude goes out to the fine folks who took a chance on Tenderfoot in our earliest days. Without their faith in us and willingness to partner, Tenderfoot’s path to stability would have been a much steeper climb.

Our interest in partnering continues. We’re looking for partnerships with:

  • local sustainable farms to create a full-diet CSA program,
  • schools & universities to provide sustainability-based educational experiences for students of any age,
  • those seeking to improve access to education in the Appalachian region, and
  • those interested in collaborating on grant proposals to support joint projects.

Please email us at tenderfootlearninglab@gmail.com if you’re interested in working together to our mutual benefit.

Endless thanks to our earliest believers:

Blue Willow Farm
Alliance, OH
with special thanks to Priscilla & Rudy Roggenkamp

Fichter Farm
Minerva, OH
with special thanks to Hank & Joli Fichter

Jupiter Studios
Alliance, OH
with special thanks to Tammy Carpenter

Ohio University
Athens, OH
with special thanks to the Community Work Study program
& Russ College of Engineering

Prescott College
Prescott, AZ
with special thanks to the Alumni Office

Rural Action
Athens, OH
with special thanks to the organizers of Birds in the Hills

Sassafras Farm
New Marshfield, OH
with special thanks to Ed Perkins & Amy Abercrombie

University of Mount Union
Alliance, OH
with special thanks to the Office of Student Affairs,
the Integrative Core, & the School of Engineering

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Shirt orders have been filled, and we're getting to the final stages of our avocado dye project in preparation for tomorrow's tie-dye party. We let the dye marinate for two weeks to get the color as deep as possible. We've dyed one shirt red, and tomorrow we're going to add vinegar which reportedly will turn the dye blue! 😮 Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who bought a shirt in support of our fundraiser. Can't wait to see your faces tomorrow!
Next on our list of places that inspired and influenced Tenderfoot: the @appalachiantrail (If you've followed us long, you saw this one coming.)
Next up in our Tenderfoot Influencers series is @prescott_college . After coming up with the basic concept of Tenderfoot - a study away campus where students learn to live sustainably - Lindsey enrolled in Prescott's Ph.D. program in sustainability education to get the knowledge, skills, and credentials necessary to bring Tenderfoot to life. Prescott's curriculum is very hands-on, it draws connections between academic disciplines and social & environmental issues, and students have a lot of freedom (and therefore responsibility!) to self-design their plan of study. The low-residency model brought students together from around the country and world to learn and share sustainable solutions employed across the globe. Tenderfoot takes inspiration from the Prescott approach as our curriculum is highly experiential, we welcome students from all backgrounds, and students can tailor their studies to their own academic and career goals.
We're celebrating Earth Day by spotlighting Tenderfoot's Influencers, starting with the places that inspired us and informed Tenderfoot's creation. First up, La Finca Caribe in Vieques, Puerto Rico. Lindsey visited La Finca several times with family, friends, and classmates before it was devastated by Hurricane Maria. The ecolodge provided examples large and small of how to make a campus more sustainable - and more charming because of it: solar power, a chemical-free pool, rain water capture, mismatched towels and silverware collected secondhand, signage to encourage water conservation, line-dried laundry, and outdoor showers beneath fruit trees where you could reach out and pluck a mango or star fruit. La Finca's location was inspiring, too. Vieques is a small island with some incredible features, like the bioluminescent bay and a history of winning independence from US Navy occupation using nonviolent means. The island's rallying cry of "La Lucha Continua" - The Fight Continues- feels particularly pertinent as we celebrate today's verdict and know that work remains.
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We've earned a star host rating on HipCamp! Travis worked hard to build a beautiful camp site, and he's been working even harder to make every camper feel welcome.
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