North America Tài nguyên Khu vực

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The mission and purpose of ECHO North America Regional Impact Center (North America RIC) is to equip small-scale farmers, missionaries, and development workers worldwide to combat hunger, malnutrition, and poverty. Here at ECHO North America, individuals are trained with practical and cost-effective ways to reduce hunger through agricultural practices.

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Upcoming Events:

See our 2024 and 2025 Training Calendars below to save the dates and join us for upcoming trainings and conference!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connect With Us Through

• In-Person Training: ECHO offers various study options located at our North America RIC in North Fort Myers, Florida. We currently offer two training courses thoughout the year: Tropical Agricultural Development I and Tropical Agricultural Development II, which are five days in length hosted here on the farm. We also provide a space for outside instructors to use our facilities to host their trainings here on the farm. 
  • Introduction to Tropical Agriculture Development I - Jan 2025
  • Faith & Farming Training Event - Feb 2025
  • TOT with Global CHE Network - Feb 2025
  • TOT with Global CHE Network - March 2025
  • Tropical Agriculture Development II: Food Forests, Garden Design, and Planning - April 2025
  • Introduction to Tropical Agriculture Development I - July 2025
  • TAD II - Syntropic Agroforestry - July 2025
  • BUNDLE & SAVE: July 2025 TAD I & TAD II

 

• Conference: The plenary speakers, breakout sessions and workshops provide opportunities for learning with others devoted to eradicating hunger and improving lives through agriculture, clean water, and community development. Speakers share their agricultural challenges and successes, personal experiences, and transferrable principles for improving the lives of millions facing food insecurity daily. The highlight is networking with like-minded practitioners, researchers, and educators. 
  • Join us at our 2025 conference from November 11-13.
  • Reach us at conference@echonet.org if you have additional questions about conference

 

• Farm Tours: We currently have two tours that take place on the farm: ECHO Global Farm Tour and ECHO Appropriate Technology Village Tour. During the Global Farm Tour you’ll experience farming at its most creative, with unique demonstrations, plants, and techniques being used to help farmers and urban gardeners in developing countries. During the Appropriate Technology Tour you’ll discover how simple technologies can improve food, water, and shelter for millions of people. These technologies include transforming sand into water filters, manure into energy, and bicycles into power tools. For more information or to schedule a tour please use the links provided: 
  • ECHO Global Farm Tour 
  • ECHO Appropriate Technology Village Tour

 

• Seed Bank: The goal of the ECHO Global Seed Bank is to serve as a resource for development workers who wish to experiment with underutilized crops as they work to improve the lives of small scale farmers and gardeners. The seed bank maintains a collection of hard-to-find seeds that thrive under the often difficult growing conditions of the tropics and sub-tropics.
  • ECHO Global Seed Bank

 

• Internships: Our 1-year internship equips college graduates with the academic theory and practical skills related to agriculture and community development. This year helps prepare interns to serve as international missionaries and development workers. Upon successful completion, they receive a Certificate in Tropical Agriculture Development. After 1 year at ECHO, interns may have the opportunity to participate in a 6-month field experience at one of ECHO’s Regional Impact Centers.
  • More information & to Apply for the Internship Program!

 

 

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Dịch vụ

• Host trainings to gain applicable agricultural knowledge and skill to better serve others in need
• Host annual conferences to share agricultural knowledge and build network connections
• ECHO seed bank provides packaged seeds to network members in need
• Provide garden and agricultural displays for different terrains found world-wide
• Offer technical responses to agriculture questions to network members through ECHOcommunity.org
• Give farm tours to interested guests to learn more about ECHO's mission and the fight against hunger