Organic Farming Opportunity in Japan
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5:00 pm EST/GMT-5
5:00 pm EST/GMT-5
(A Call for Participants from Bard)
Students with an interest in organic farming practices are invited to work during the summer of 2017 at an organic farm in Japan. As part of the Henry Luce Foundation’s grant to support curricular innovation and study experiences related to East Asia and the Environment, this opportunity provides students with an exciting occasion to gain knowledge and hands-on experience with Japanese farming practices as well as to participate in cultural exchange and immersion.Selected students will receive financial support in the amount of $1,500 to be used towards travel costs to Japan. Food and lodging are typically covered in exchange for working on the farm. Upon their return, students will be expected to write up a report on their organic farming practicum and share the experience and the knowledge that they have gained through presentations at a follow-up conference at the end of the grant term.
Students majoring in Asian Studies, and students majoring Environmental and Urban Studies with prior experience with farming (e.g., experience working on the Bard Farm) are especially encouraged to apply.
How to apply:
Interested students should send a brief statement of interest (1-2 pages) via email to Mika Endo ([email protected]) by 5:00 on Friday, December 2, 2016. In your statement, please include the following information:
1. Name
2. Year
3. Moderated? If yes, Program?
4. Prior experience working on a farm?
5. Prior experience with Japan?
Awards will be announced by the end of the Fall 2016 semester.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, e-mail [email protected],
or visit http://www.wwoofjapan.com/main/index.php?lang=en.
Time: 5:00 pm EST/GMT-5
Location: None