CURRENT MISSION

CCAT strives to demonstrate that living lightly on the Earth is both practical and rewarding!

ABOUT ME

CCAT is the Campus Center for Appropriate Technology, a live-in laboratory for sustainability! Student-funded, student-led and student-staffed, the Humboldt State University Associated Students program serves the HSU student body, the local Arcata community and the international community providing information and hands on experience about appropriate technologies and methods for living lightly on the earth. We embrace our unique pedagogy of experimental learning and community-based knowledge, and offers tours, workshops, and opportunities for hands-on involvement in our demonstration home.

PHILOSOPHY

CCAT strives to effectively demonstrate sustainable living through the promotion of environmental and socially responsible behavior and community building. Student driven at its core, CCAT supports student engagement and innovation to create practical Appropriate Technology demonstrations. Contributing to local, national, and international networks, CCAT seeks to be an information resource center on Appropriate Technology and sustainable living, accessible to people across the world. We also seek to critically examine assumptions surrounding technologies and promote a more holistic, systems approach to the thought process behind and the use of technology in society. Through integration into the HSU curriculum, the organization brings the ethos of sustainability directly to students, challenging them to experiment in the living laboratory that is CCAT. Operating as a consensus-based collective, CCAT works to bring a variety of viewpoints and experiences into the organization, creating a comprehensive and diverse view of what it means to be a demonstration site and education center for Appropriate Technology.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

We love hosting people and making them feel at home in our home :)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

We've always been a welcoming spot for travelers of all kinds.

Interests

• education
• technology
• teaching
• medicine
• tours

Music, Movies, and Books

We have a library of more than 500 books on organic gardening, natural building, traditional and herbal medicine, permaculture, and all sorts of awesome things! Come sit down and read for a bit, either on the comfy second hand couches down stairs, or at a bunch of beautiful spots on the grounds, under the redwoods.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

We got to meet David Brower one time :) And May Day is always amazing!

Teach, Learn, Share

Come learn about natural building, herbal medicine, and appropriate technologies like PV, greywater, rainwater catchments, and more!