Time

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Foundations of Tropical Ag

Soil & Water

Plants for the Tropics

Farming Practices and Systems

Tools for Development

7:00 - 7:45 AM

Breakfast

Breakfast

Breakfast

Breakfast

Breakfast

8:00 – 10:00 AM

Welcome

ECHO staff Devotions

ECHO Services

Intro to Soils and Soil Life

Underutilized Tropical Crops

Basic Botany for Gardening

Appropriate Technology Survey

AT Tour and Demonstrations

10:00-10:30 AM

Staff and Student Introductions

Break

Break

Break

Break

10:30 - 12:00 PM

Challenges Facing the Small Scale Farmer

ECHOcommunity.org overview

Land Care and Soil Restoration

Harvesting & Using Underutilized Tropical Crops

Principles and Practices of a Small Scale Farm

Seed Saving

12:15 - 1:30 PM

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

1:30 - 3:00 PM

Overview of Tropical Agriculture:  Climate, Crops & Geography

Library Orientation

Building Soil Fertility with Compost and Vermiculture

(1:30-3:30)

Survey of Tropical Fruits

Animal Production Systems

Principles of Community Development

(1:30-3:30)

3:15 - 3:30 PM

Break

Break

Break

Break

3:30 - 5:00 PM

Understanding Poverty Mentality

Water for Agriculture

Activity Options:

a.  Staff visits

b.  Library study time

c.  Propagation Techniques

d. AT Work

Urban Agriculture

Course Evaluation

Closing Remarks

5:30 - 7:00 PM

Dinner

Dinner

Dinner

Dinner

Dinner

7:00-8:30 PM

Evening Session

Library Time

Library Time

Night Off

Night Off

No evening activity