Session 3

Tentative Schedule

April 10, 2002

Travel from Florida to Costa Rica
Dinner restaurant next to EARTH great place!
Check in to EARTH  ---   relax
Overnight at EARTH

April 11, 2002  

         Field Visit (On-Campus)
*         Student entrepreneurial projects
*         Integrated organic farm
*         Dairy farm
*         Tropical crops farm

Lunch   (On-Campus)

PM (On-Campus)
Entrepreneurial Center and Strategic Training Program 
presentation

EARTH Community Development Program

Dinner (On-Campus)

 Evening Questions                                       Overnight at EARTH

Henry and Monica

April 12, 2002

Breakfast (On-Campus)

 A full Day in the communities of EARTH  

Host Families Activities:  Stay with farming families in the communities close to EARTH.

Overnight with Families

All

April 13, 2002

Pick Agents up from host family in am.

Discussion - share what was learned.

Lunch   (On-Campus)

 afternoon
Graduates in Action (Field trip out side EARTH Campus)

Dinner with faculty members involved in this program and EARTH -GATORS

Overnight at EARTH

Diana and Marilyn

April 14, 2002

Travel to Moin Port in Limon City and Cahuita Beach,

 Hotel in Cahuita  Beach
Overnight at Hotel in Cahuita  Beach

April 15, 2002  

Breakfast at Hotel?

AM
Dialogue with Local Extension Office (Limon, Atlantic Zone) 

 Lunch on way to Extension office  

 PM
County Research Station (as a part of County Extension Office) CORBANA

Research Station - Private Research in Banana Development

Dinner (On-Campus)

Evening Questions 

Overnight at EARTH

April 16, 2002

Breakfast (On-Campus)

AM 
Dialogue with Local Extension Office near EARTH
(We need to set this one up) 

Lunch (On-Campus)

Afternoon
Time at the book store and gift shop

Visit EARTH Banana plantation, banana packing plant and banana paper plant. Visit EARTH rain forest reserve and CO2 capture reforestation area.

Overnight at EARTH

April 17, 2002

Breakfast (On-Campus)

Travel toward    San José 

 Dairy, Coffee and sugarcane extension systems

With Costa Rica County Extension agents and their leadership.
Lunch  

 Urban Extension programs in San José area?
  (We need to set this one up) 

Dinner in San José area

 Evening Questions

                                                                                  Overnight at San José Hotel

April 18, 2002

Breakfast Denny’s

Meeting with Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Extension Program Personnel

Lunch  

 Afternoon

Wrap up session in Hotel, San José. 

Sharing of Experiences of the week -Wrap up  

 Questions

Night on the Town and Dinner                                     Overnight at San José Hotel

and

Henry Grant

April 19, 2002