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John Tuxill, Fairhaven College
john.tuxill@wwu.edu
(360) 650-4435

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(360) 650-3308
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Whether you prefer bananas or mangoes, coffee or chocolate, food grown in the tropics graces the table of nearly every household in the United States. Few of us ever have the opportunity to visit the fields and farms where these products are grown, ... [Read more ...]

Explore the "eco-agriculture"
movement in Costa Rica 


Faculty-led Program
Spring Break, March 20-29, 2010

Fairhaven (4 credits)

Examine how agriculture in Costa Rica is serving as a proving ground for ecologically sound methods of growing food during this week-long intensive travel course.

You will take a case study approach in the field, visit farms and learn directly from farmers, while applying principles from tropical ecology and environmental policy to understand the broader context of sustainable development and biodiversity conservation in Costa Rica.

Application deadline: February 8, 2010