We are excited to welcome students and faculty from the Center for Ecological Living and Learning back to work with SHI in Honduras! This year's program will include a hands-on look at SHI's work with families growing coffee in the northern highlands. Coffee is an important crop in the region and students will work alongside SHI participant families and staff on a variety of volunteer projects related to sustainable coffee production while learning about the impact of coffee on local families and ecosystems.
This trip includes orientation with local staff, homestays, volunteer projects and farm tours. The group will be staying with host families during their visit to Buena Visa and Brisas del Mar and have many opportunities to put their Spanish skills to work. Accommodations in the rural villages will be rustic, without indoor plumbing and electricity, but we know the group is up for the challenges and simplicity of rural living.
Get ready for service learning, meaningful exchanges and plenty of fun, adventure and coffee!
READY TO TRAVEL?
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Sustainable Coffee Workshop - HONDURAS
Center for Ecological Living and Learning
January 27 – February 3, 2012
Friday, January 27: Arrival
- SHI Trip Leaders meet group in Copan
- Group travels to Quimistan in mini bus, lunch en route
- Group checks into hotel
- Dinner at hotel
- Discussion of trip schedule, expectations
- Group stays at hotel
Saturday, January 28: Travel to Brisas del Mar
- Breakfast at Hotel San Miguel
- Spanish crash course and introduction to SHI-Honduras staff
- Group travels to community Brisas del Mar
- Lunch in Brisas del Mar
- Afternoon family visits and distribution of home stay (at least two trip participants per household)
- Dinner, lodging with host families Brisas del Mar
Sunday, January 29: Community Projects - Brisas del Mar
- Breakfast in Brisas del Mar
- Morning work projects: Natural fertilizers for plantain, bocashi compost and cardamom with Javier Rivera
- Lunch in Tierra Amarilla
- Afternoon reflection/course activities
- Group returns to Brisas del Mar
- Group stays with host families in Brisas del Mar
Monday, January 30: Community Projects- Buena Vista
- Breakfast in Brisas del Mar
- Morning work project: Irrigation systems with Jose Tavola
- Lunch in Brisas del Mar
- Afternoon visit to local waterfall and reflection activities
- Dinner in Brisas del Mar
- Group stays with host families in Brisas del Mar
Tuesday, January 31: Community Projects – Brisas del Mar
- Breakfast in the community
- Morning work project: Coffee Harvest with Francisco Garcia
- Lunch in Brisas del Mar
- Coffee depulping demonstration
- Group stays with home stays
Wednesday, February 1: Community Projects – Brisas del Mar
- Breakfast in the community
- Morning work project: Wood-conserving stoves
- Lunch in the community
- Afternoon coffee roasting and reflection activities
- Group stays with host families
Thursday, February 2: Departing Community
- Breakfast in the community
- Morning termination of group work projects/workshops
- Lunch in the community
- Farewell ceremony, recognition of participants
- Group travels to Quimistan
- Dinner and reflection
- Group stays at Hotel
Friday, February 3: Depart for Tegucigalpa
- Breakfast
- Travel to bus station in San Pedro Sula in private minibus
READY TO TRAVEL? 
"I just returned from a 10-day trip to Honduras with Sustainable Harvest International. That small organization with a relatively small staff ... is doing a fantastic job helping the rural areas of Honduras diversify crops and re-forest the denuded mountains of the country. [They] demonstrated a dedication and grasp of both the problems and possible solutions that I found worthy of Nobel prize recognition. The leadership of our Smaller World Tour by an employee of SHI was first-rate. We worked, we learned, we contributed. If there is truly a way to help the impoverished developing world, SHI holds the key."
Sustainable Harvest International
