Help bring the third goal back.

    Ten high school students participating in the FARMS Leadership Program in Sonoma County, CA, will complete their year of participation in the program with a ten day visit to the Lago Alajuela region of Panama in July or August of 2006. There, they will help construct a flooded rice paddy, a sustainable alternative to slash and burn agriculture.

    This is an "agro-eco workism" type of trip, "beyond eco-tourism", and filled with good honest work. The trip will be hosted by Sustainable Harvest International, and coordination with Peace Corps Panama will also be sought.
    If you are able to help us meet our funding goals, raising $10,000 to offset travel costs (and provide to $3,000 of that amount to the community we will visit for their granja), or would like to be involved in next summer trip or future visits, please contact RPCV Rick Kaye at (707) 569-1448 or rickk@sonic.net.