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DEADLINE APPROACHING | Costa Rica Field Course

By Dan Hermstad, Director of Action Education. Posted 5/10/2012 10:49 AM

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Don't delay!

You have just a few days left to submit your application for a life-changing experience! Apply NOW for the upcoming Sustainable Development Field Course in Agua Buena, Costa Rica.

Costa Rica Field Course Info Session | Wed May 2, 2012

By Dan Hermstad, Director of Action Education. Posted 4/27/2012 03:24 PM

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Are you interested in a CAN Field Course?

Join us July 15-28 in Agua Buena, Costa Rica!

CAN is hosting an Info Session for our Sustainable Development Field Course that is happening in Agua Buena, Costa Rica. Join us to learn more about this exciting learning opportunity. Come learn more about what this course offers and the logistics of participating. Meet with some of the lead instructors and organizers of the course, ask questions, and meet other prospective participants!

Summer Field Course Participants Tour GMCR Facility

By Dan Hermstad, Director of Action Education. Posted 4/25/2012 10:34 AM

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Wednesday, April 18, California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB) students participating in CAN's Community Economic Development Summer Field Course toured the Green Mountain Coffee Roasting Company's (GMCR) facility in Castroville, California.  The tour presented an excellent opportunity for CSUMB students to connect and observe the coffee processing that takes place in their community before they travel down to the source.  The UCA San Ramón in Nicaragua, where the st

Apply Now! | Sustainable Development Field Course in Costa Rica | July 2012

By Dan Hermstad, Director of Action Education. Posted 4/11/2012 11:36 AM

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Sustainable Development in Agua Buena, Costa Rica

Instructors: CAN Executive Director, Robbie Jaffe

UCSC Researcher, Nick Babin

Where: Agua Buena, Costa Rica

When: July 15-28, 2012

Deepen your understanding of the theory and practice of sustainable development. Engage in a hands-on, real-life interdisciplinary field study of community development and coffee agroforestry.

Deadline: Apr 15, 2012 | Community Economic Development in San Ramón, Nicaragua

By Dan Hermstad, Director of Action Education. Posted 4/04/2012 03:15 PM

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Students engage with farmers, cooperative, and community members to participate in the economic realities and challenges facing an international, alternative business model and the rural, agrarian community it supports. There is a focus on the cooperative’s work to support community food sovereignty through a hybrid model of rural entrepreneurship and sustainable agricultural methods.

Alternative Spring Break Students Make News!

By Dan Hermstad, Director of Action Education. Posted 4/02/2012 05:27 PM

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Alternative Spring Break (ASB) students from UC Santa Cruz returned this week after spending their Spring Break in the Yucatan Peninsula in the community of Tzucacab. Taking a different approach to Spring Break, the 19 students picked Tzucacab rather than the beaches of Cancun. ASB in the Yucatan is a field course that focuses on the experience of intercultural exchange in Maya communities.

Apply by May 1, 2012!

By Dan Hermstad, Director of Action Education. Posted 3/13/2012 10:38 AM

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Announcing CAN’s Summer Field Course on Sustainable Development — July 15-28, 2012! Join us for 2 weeks in Agua Buena, Costa Rica where you will engage with families, farmers, and community members as you contribute to community projects. You will learn important skills and perspectives on the most current approaches and understanding of international community development.

APPLY TODAY!

Apply by April 15, 2012!

By Dan Hermstad, Director of Action Education. Posted 3/13/2012 10:36 AM

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Announcing CAN’s Summer Field Course on Community Economic Development — June 19-July 2, 2012! This 2-week course will explore all aspects of a cooperative business structure at CAN's partner organization, the UCA San Ramón, a coffee producing cooperative in Nicaragua. Students will learn the agricultural and community context of the cooperative's work and engage in small projects related to the business plans and action plans that have come out of the Food Security projects that CAN and the UCA have been developing. 

Intercambio Update!

By Dan Hermstad, Director of Action Education. Posted 3/09/2012 11:08 AM

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CAN would like to thank all sponsors, collaborators, and contributors who made our 4th Annual El Intercambio event a great success!

Yadira Montenegro: Keynote Speaker at Breaking Ground 2012

By Daniel Fuentes, Marketing Coordinator. Posted 3/01/2012 04:15 PM

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Over President’s Day weekend, February 17–20, 2012, the Real Food Challenge held its National Summit, Breaking Ground 2012. On Saturday morning, February 18, Yadira Montenegro from the Union of Cooperatives San Ramón, Nicaragua participated in a panel discussion. Ms. Montenegro was in Santa Cruz as part of CAN’s El Intercambio 2012.

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