9-Month Homesteading Apprenticeship
A hands-on seasonal journey into living closer to the land
March-November 2026
Do you feel a deep pull to live more in rhythm with the seasons?
To live closer to the land and nourish yourself with truly alive food?
If we had a nickel for every time someone said, “Wow… this is how people should be living. I wanna live this way…”
That’s why we created this apprenticeship.
So many people come to our home and say, “This is my dream. This is how I want to live.”
Well, if you’re really feeling that—truly feeling it—come see what it’s actually like.
We’re not claiming to do it the right way, or the perfect way. We’re on the journey.
And that’s the beauty of homesteading—it’s not a destination. It’s a path.
It’s the uncovering. The discovering. The remembering.
It’s choosing to live beyond the fear, beyond the lies, beyond the surface of things.
You’ve seen truth. You’ve healed. You’ve grown. You’ve shed.
Now from this place of wonder and clarity... what do you want to do?
For us, we want to land... Feet in the ground. Roots in fertile soil.
We want to raise our family in this way—rooted, alive, connected.
And if that sparks something in you—maybe you do too.
Starting this March, a group of eight kindred spirits will embark on a 9-month journey through the seasons — a shared experience of living in rhythm with the land. This apprenticeship isn’t just about learning practical skills; it’s an invitation to deepen into a way of being, one rooted in relationship with the earth, our food, and each other.
Explore the journey below —
How It Works And What Is Included
By signing up and joining us on this journey you will learn everything about running a homestead and how to more fully embody this lifestyle, no matter your current living situation.
We’ve created an incredibly personalized deep dive into what it truly means to live in this way.
You are not required to come to every single thing that we teach, but rather you can pick and choose based on your interests and schedule. We know it can be challenging for people to plan their schedule out in advance, so we have created a diverse schedule where people can join as their interest and schedule permits. Participants have the opportunity to attend, on average, one event/class/action day a week.
The offerings:
Seasonal Deep Dives: These are scheduled for Sundays throughout the apprenticeship. These classes are 3+ hours long and go over a variety of topics. We request that you do your best to attend these as they are our most significant milestones and celebrations throughout the apprenticeship. Dates: March 8th | Mar 22 | Jun 28 | Sep 20 | Nov 1 | Nov 22nd
Homestead Classes: Every month we teach 4-6 homestead classes. Throughout the apprenticeship you’ll be able to take one of each of the classes that we teach. There are 9 total and you can fit them into your schedule as needed. Classes are generally scheduled on Wednesday evenings and Sunday late morning/early afternoons. Our classes include:
Beginners Sourdough Baking
Cheese Making
Fermentation 101
Meat Curing
Wild Wine & Mead
Seasonal Cooking
Fire Cooking
Gather & Make w/ Aja
Candle Making, Incense Crafting, Homemade Household Goods
Animal Processing: These days are powerful and an opportunity to truly see where our food comes from while learning — hands on — the entire process. Dates: August 2nd (Chicken) | Oct 11th (Goat or Sheep) *These are optional
Action Days: 2x/month we will have land based action days where you’ll get hands on (and often dirty) as we work the land together. This is a great opportunity to learn and really see what it’s like to tend land. Action days will be scheduled a month in advance and, depending on the season, start at 9am and run for two hours. There will be one weekend and one weekday each month to participate in.
Guest Speakers: We will have a few special guests come to teach/lecture on our farm and you’ll have free access to these classes.
A Private Whatsapp Group where you can ask us any and all questions to get personalized feedback and support while staying connected to our intimate cohort.
Seasonal and Local Resource Guide to bring you closer to what matters
Yoshua’s Fermentation E-book with over 150 recipes to ferment and preserve for a lifetime!
*Due to the nature of the homestead and the changing of weather and mother nature, some dates are subject to change and will be discussed with the group beforehand.
Seasonal Deep Dives
During our deep dives we will go over a variety of topics, each session unique to what is needed during that particular season and always changing throughout the year. We also tailor these sessions to suit the needs and interests of everyone in the group. Some examples of what we may learn and go over are below.
Mar 8 | Orientation Gathering
Intention setting, permaculture principles, group connection, visioning and planning.
Jun 28 | Summer Solstice Celebration
Foraging, land surveying, DIY building and creative resource gathering, medicine making.
Oct 11| Animal Harvest Day
We will gather in sacred ceremony, speak on death, and learn how to humanely slaughter a medium sized animal (goat/sheep).
Mar 22 | Spring Equinox Celebration
Seed starting, composting, homestead design. Garden bed prep.
Aug 2 | Chicken Processing Workshop
Learn humane small animal processing and take home a chicken.
Nov 1 | Winter Deep Dive – Samhain Celebration
Preparing for winter, harvest what is left, putting the garden to rest, cooking with fire, creative resourcing and community connection ideas.
May 3 | Beltaine Planting Party
Direct seeding and transplanting to garden beds, raising animals.
Sep 20 | Autumn Equinox Celebration
Harvesting and preserving the abundance. Turning your vision into reality. Raising larger animals.
Nov 22 | Closing Celebration
Reflection, appreciation, further visioning, review of the year, sharing, and celebrating.
*All deep dives are from 11am-2pm
Logistics
Dates: March 8th-November 22nd (*see detailed dates below)
Location: You Enjoy Life Homestead in N. Boulder
Investment: $350/month for 9 months (March–November)
OR $2,650 full payment up front (save $500)
Includes all in-person sessions, action days, classes, and additional materials.
Contact: Please feel free to reach out to Yoshua with any questions at friends@youenjoylife.us We are scheduling phone calls for anyone interested in joining. We also offer one discounted slot to someone in need.
Limited to 8 participants for deep connection and personalized experience.
Upcoming Open House
You Enjoy Life Homestead on Sun. 2/22
We are offering an open house for those who want to see the land, meet us in person, ask questions about the apprenticeship, and enjoy a meal together. Details will be sent once you apply.
We’ve come to see that homesteading isn’t a destination…
it’s a way of being.
Whether or not you ever own land, learning these skills and reconnecting with your food and environment tends to shift everything.
It deepens how you nourish yourself, how you show up in community, and how you orient your life toward what already feels true.
What You’ll Walk Away With
This apprenticeship is designed to leave you with not only a deeper relationship to land, food, and community — but also the real skills to support a more self-reliant, grounded life. Everything we offer is optional and personalized for you. Pick and choose what you are inspired to learn!
By the end of these nine months, you’ll be able to:
Learn how to grow your own food, tending a seasonal garden.
Learn a variety of composting techniques for any living situation—turn food waste into gold!
Raise, tend, process and butcher a chicken — from start to finish — (all participants get to take home a chicken!)
Learn how to humanely slaughter and process a goat or sheep.
Learn how to ferment grains and bake sourdough breads and desserts.
Raise and care for larger animals such as pigs and goats, understand their rhythms, and build appropriate shelters.
Preserve food through drying, canning, freezing, and fermenting.
Make your own ferments like sauerkraut, pickles, and herbal sodas.
Learn ancient techniques for cheese making and meat curing.
Learn how to build DIY structures using reclaimed materials.
Forage wild foods and medicinals with growing awareness.
Learn how to make your own medicine cabinet and herbal household/body care products.
Learn basic permaculture principals that you can apply to your current (or future) homestead.
Learn how to save your own seeds and grow starts to dramatically lower gardening costs.
Learn how to form relationships with farmers, eat seasonally, and support your local agriculture.
Engage in simple ceremonies and seasonal rituals that anchor life to the land.
More than that, you’ll come away with a lived sense of rhythm — of how to listen to the land, move with the seasons, and trust your instincts in the kitchen, garden, and beyond.
Who This Is For
This experience is for those who feel a yes when they imagine living closer to the land.
You don’t need to have a homestead (or even a backyard). You don’t need to know what your long-term vision looks like. But if you’re lit up by:
Making food from scratch
Eating what you’ve grown, harvested, or fermented
Feeling in rhythm with the seasons
Living a slower, more intentional life
Learning practical skills you can use for the rest of your life
Burnt out from the modern world, from eating from the industrialized food system and perhaps even burnt out from trying to heal in closed, sterile containers.
...this is for you.
Whether you're in an apartment, a shared house, or already on land, this journey meets you where you are.
Apply below to connect and learn more.
About Yoshua & Aja
Yoshua Greenfield has been foraging for food for over 15 years, engaged in homesteading for nearly ten, and cooking ever since his mom told him, “If you don’t like my cooking, then do it yourself!” He carries a deep passion for teaching others to find inspiring and simple ways to deepen their connection to the things they consume. While Yoshua has been living this life for quite some time, he grew up in the Suburbs and found this love for tending land well into his life. He is merely a reminder that anyone can start at any time.
As a lover of all things nature, he spends much of his time tending to various foods and animals around our home, hiking barefoot in the woods while foraging for medicinal and edible plants, and fermenting and preserving just about everything under the sun. For 7 years, he hosted an alternative cooking show that attracted millions of viewers but eventually left that world behind to focus on connecting with place and community, using food as a vehicle for inspiration, connection, growth, and well-being.
Aja Rose has spent the last decade in the health and wellness space and has dedicated the past 5 years to immersing into herbal medicine, wild foraging, and gardening. She is passionate about connecting with the ‘medicine of place’ and forming reciprocal relationships with the spirits of the plants and trees we feel naturally drawn to. She deeply resonates with the homesteading way of life and will be a forever student in it.
Collectively, we have been tending to the land together for nearly five years, welcomed in our first child Amiya 2 years ago, and hold a deep reverence for the sacred land we inhabit (but never truly own). We’ve found the magic in the mundane, the medicine in our connection to place, and the sacred joy and deep peace that arise from reverence and careful listening.
After noticing how many people in and around Boulder have been feeling deeply burnt out by what we call “the healing trap”—a never-ending cycle of always looking inward to find more things wrong with ourselves to “improve”—we sensed a growing desire of more people wanting to learn practical skills that are inherently healing. We like to say that healing always happens when we are present and listening. In this way, as we move away from the self-obsessed culture of trying to constantly improve upon things we were told were wrong, we begin to give back, to engage in actions that support not only ourselves but also the people and land around us.
Location
Located just 10 minutes from downtown Boulder, this 5-acre farm property is nestled against the foothills, embodying a collaborative vision born from a deep friendship. With a long-term focus on education, we raise animals, grow our own food, host community events, offer retreats, and are creating a sanctuary for children to grow up closer to the land…this space is also a living classroom—teaching us how to live more harmoniously with this sacred land. Here, you'll have the unique opportunity to witness its beginnings and, with time, become an integral part of a growing community for years to come.
Curious to learn more and connect with us? Fill out the form below and we will be in touch shortly!
Cancellation Policy
If for any reason you need to step out of the program before February 15th, we’re happy to offer you a full refund. After that date, we are unable to offer refunds as the container has begun to form and your presence is part of that shaping.
That said, if you’re able to find someone to fill your spot, we’ll gladly offer you a full refund once they’ve registered so long as it is before March 8th.
We understand that life can shift unexpectedly. If something arises outside of this policy, please don’t hesitate to reach out—we’re open to conversations.
You can always email us directly at friends@youenjoylife.us for any questions.