Dear Applicant,

Thank you for your interest in Touching the Earth: A Homestead Retreat for Young Adults in Marlboro, VT (July 25 - August 16, 2025). To apply, please submit the application below by March 15. Applications received after March 15 will be considered only if spaces are still available in the fourteen-member cohort. 

The faculty looks forward to reviewing your submission and will contact you by April 1 regarding the status of your application. At that time, the faculty may schedule an interview with you. Interviewees will be notified by April 15 whether or not we are able to welcome them into the program.

If you would like to apply for a scholarship, please also fill out the Scholarship Application at the bottom of this form. We will make need-based scholarship awards by April 15.

Please know that if you are accepted, you will need to register and pay a $700 non-refundable deposit (25% of the total course fee) by May 1 to hold your space in the program. 

Feel free to email Kirstin Edelglass at touchingearth@buddhistinquiry.org if you have any questions.

We look forward to getting to know you through the application process.

Warm regards,

Kirstin, Dawn, Rupert, Zev, Ruby, Jiamin, and Andrew

Faculty for “Touching the Earth”