Typical themes for practical work

Coffee farming and roasting:
Morning: We se the coffee-plantation, such as nursery, pruning, fertilizing, shade control, pests, weeding and harvest.
Afternoon: How to convert a dry grain in a delicious cop of coffee.

Forestry and Firewood:
Morning: Visiting our forest areas, knowing selected tree species and there characteristics. Something about management, and cutting a tree or some branches… to get our firewood.
Afternoon: Splitting firewood with ax or machete. Piling firewood. Sharpening of tools. Making charcoal.

Fruit trees:
Morning: Introduction. Walking in the fields to se different fruit trees and the main problems related to some selected species. Presentation of tools and how to make fertilizer and pesticides.
Afternoon: Jobs of the season: Pruning and fertilizing Pitahaya cactus; harvesting Cashew and making wine; fertilizing oranges with compost….

Cattle and other animals:
Morning: Poultry - geese, dugs, hens – cleaning and feeding
Afternoon: Cattle – cutting fodder, milking and cleaning the stable.

Cooking: Participate in preparing your own lunch with instructions in Spanish

Carpentry:
An introduction to the main tools and basic woodworking, to prepare a visit in a furniture workshop in the city.

Note: Normally the practical theme starts, at 10 a clock, with a review of the basic text and the glossary together with the teacher, so that the effective time in the field will be about 3 hours a day.

Other included activities:

Flor de Pochote presentation – we tell shortly about the center and take you around, include guided walk on our “yellow track”

Trip to Masatepe: We go by car to the nearby town Masatepe. First we visit on of the characteristic furniture workshops, later we look around in the city and there will be time for shopping, strolling around or visiting an Internet cafe .

Hiking in the rocks: Saturday in the morning or guide invite you to explore the slopes and lagoon area. There are many interesting tracks, and the route will be determined due to your wishes.
If you want to climb the volcano, we can organize a trip by foot/horse, but due to the entrance fees and official guides from the national park we will have to charge 15-20 USD extra, en dependence of the size of the group and if you need a horse.