Each institution or organization includes contact information and a short program description.
Colleges, Universities, Associations, and Organizations
(By Country: B-G)
World-Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF)
WWOOF links volunteers world-wide offering hands-on experience, in exchange for meals and accommodation, in organic and alternative farming. Also known as Willing Workers on Organic Farms and as World-Wide Orientation on Organic Farms. See the beginning of the International section or http://www.wwoof.org.
Ghent University
(Universiteit Gent)
Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 25
B - 9000 Ghent
Belgium
+32 (0)9 264 62 07
fax: +32 (0)9 264 62 44
e-mail: info.fbw@UGent.be
Web: http://www.ugent.be/en (use search feature)
or Faculty of BioScience Engineering, http://www.ugent.be/faculties?ugentid=LA
Courses and research in organic farming, sustainable agriculture, animal husbandry, integrated crop production, and more.
Landwijzer
Uitbreidingstraat 470 D
B-2600 Berchem
Belgium
Europe
Geert Iserbyt
+32 3 281 56 00
fax: +32 3 281 56 01
e-mail: info@landwijzer.be
or geert.iserbyt@landwijzer.be
Web: http://www.landwijzer.be
Two years Training (initial vocational training): “Organic and Biodynamic Agriculture” (450 hours courses & 1500 hours practice); one year training: “Organic Agriculture.” Training/courses are in Dutch.
Permaculture at Ecoversidade
Instituto de Permacultura e Ecovilas do Cerrado (IPEC)
Program sponsored by University of Massachusetts, Amherst
218 N. Pleasant Street
Suite 1
Amherst, MA USA 01002
888-515-7333 (in the United States)
or 413-259-0025
fax: 413-259-1113
e-mail form: http://www.livingroutes.org/forms/contact.htm
Web: http://www.livingroutes.org/programs/p_ecoversidade.htm
or http://www.livingroutes.org/programs/p_permacert.htm
Study abroad in South America through the Living Routes program. Learn about permaculture, renewable energy, appropriate technology, aquaculture, organic gardening, cultivated ecosystems, and more. Two-year credit toward Diploma of Permaculture Design.
EARTH University
Universidad EARTH – Costa Rica
Encargado Finca Forestal Academica Integrada
Apdo. 4442-1000
San Jose, Costa Rica
Campus: Las Mercedes de Guácimo, Limón & Had. La Flor, Liberia, Guanacaste.
Carlos Luis Sandi Chinchilla
506 2713 00 00
506 2763 8190
e-mail: clsandi@earth.ac.cr
Web: http://www.earth.ac.cr
or http://www.earth.ac.cr/ing/progacad_lic.php
Four-year licentiate program in Agricultural Sciences has modules on sustainable agriculture (crop production and livestock) systems and practices, organic agriculture, integrated pest control, and natural resource management.
Monteverde Institute
Instituto Monteverde
APDO 69-5655
Monteverde, Puntarenas
Costa Rica
506-2645-5053 or 2645-5365
fax: 506-2645-5219
e-mail: info@mvinstitute.org
e-mail form: http://www.mvinstitute.org/contact.html
Web: http://www.mvinstitute.org/
Programs related to sustainable agriculture, tropical ecology, environmental education, and agro-ecology.
Rancho Mastatal Environmental Learning Center and Lodge
Apdo 185-6000
Puriscal, San José
Costa Rica
Tim O'Hara or Robin Nunes
(011) 506-2-410-6263 (voice mail)
e-mail: info@ranchomastatal.com
Web: http://www.ranchomastatal.com/
U.S. contact:
Tom McDonald
740 North 68th Street
Seattle, WA 98103
206-660-4193
e-mail: tae2001@seanet.com
Programs, workshops, and research in permaculture, organic gardening, sustainable agriculture, natural building, and other skills for sustainable living.
University of Zagreb
Faculty of Agriculture
Svetošimunska cesta 25
10000 Zagreb
Croatia
+385 (0)1 2393 777
International: +385 (0)1 2393 611
fax: +385 (0)1 2315 300
e-mail: dekanat@agr.hr
Web: http://www.agr.hr/eng/teaching/bs/index.htm
or http://www.agr.hr/eng/teaching/ms/index.htm
Undergraduate programs in Agroecology, Organic Agriculture, and Horticulture. Graduate programs in Agroecology, Horticulture, Landscape Architecture, and in Ecological Agriculture and Agrotourism. Studies cover agroecology, ecological farming, integrated pest management, organic farming, sustainable agriculture, urban agriculture, viticulture, and other topics.
Czech University of Life Sciences
(Ceska zemedelska univerzita v Praze)
International Relations Office
Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources
Dekanat AF, CZU
Praha 6 - Suchdol 165 21
Czech Republic
Marie Kafková
+420 224 384 577
fax: +420 234 381 801
e-mail: kafkova@af.czu.cz
Web: http://www.af.czu.cz/en/?r=1238
or http://www.af.czu.cz/en/
Undergraduate and graduate program in Sustainable Use of Natural Resources. (Master's degree program is in English.) Courses and seminars on sustainable agriculture, organic production, alternative farming systems, and more.
International Centre for Research in Organic Food Systems (ICROFS)
Foulum, P.O. Box 50
DK-8830 Tjele
Denmark
+45 89 99 16 75
fax: +45 89 99 16 73
e-mail: icrofs@icrofs.org
Web: http://www.icrofs.org
or http://www.icrofs.org/Pages/Research/index.html
Initiates, coordinates and monitors high quality national and international research in organic food and farming systems. Post graduate study in organic and sustainable agriculture; scientific workshops on organic production. Organic Eprints, an open-access archive for research papers in organic agriculture. The Center, founded in 2008, is an expansion of the former Danish Research Centre for Organic Food and Farming (DARCOF).
Organic Agricultural College of Denmark
Den Økologiske Landbrugsskole på Kalø
Skovridervej 1
DK-8410 Rønde
e-mail: info@organicfarmer.dk
Mr. Knud Schmidt
e-mail: kgs@kalo.dk
+45 9696 6666
cell: +45 2019 5066
or
Tomasz Jarmolowicz
e-mail: tpj@kalo.dk
+45 9696 6665
mobil: +45 2170 5174
Web: http://www.oekoskolen.dk/ (Select “International” then select “Course”)
Two-year organic farming program addresses most aspects of organic agriculture including production, soil issues, livestock, natural resource management, and financial issues. Includes one year, on-farm training on a Danish farm.
International Agricultural Exchanges Association (IAEA/Agriventure)
IAEA Servicing Office - Denmark
Lerchenborg Gods
4400 Kalundborg
Denmark
+45 59 51 15 25
fax: +45 59 51 05 07
e-mail: office@iaea.kd
AgriVenture Web: http://www.agriventure.dk/
See statement on IAEA in General listing that begins this section.
Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University
(Den Kongelige Veterinær - og Landbohøjsckole or KVL)
The University of Copenhagen
Faculty of Life Sciences
Department of Agriculture and Ecology
Environment, Resources and Technology
Hoejbakkegaard Alle 9
2630 Taastrup
Denmark
+45 3533 3377
fax: +45 3533 3384
e-mail: agri.life.ku.dk
or
John R. Porter, DSc
Professor of Agroecology
Environment, Resources and Technology
Faculty of Life Sciences
[see address above]
+45 3528 3377/3375
fax: +45 3528 3384
mobil: +45 2652 1484
e-mail: jrp@life.ku.dk
Web: http://www.life.ku.dk
or http://www.en.agri.life.ku.dk/faggr/mrt.aspx
The Department emphasizes sustainable use of natural resources and the protection of the environment. As part of a common curriculum with other European universities KVL offers courses (in English) at the Bachelor level. Research School for Organic Agriculture and Food Systems (SOAR) for Ph.D. students.
M.Sc. Programme in Agriculture with specialization in Systems and Sustainability (http://www.life.ku.dk/English/education/msc_programmes/msc_programmes_life/ agri_environment.aspx).
Georg-August-University of Goettingen
Faculty of Agricultural Sciences
37075 Göttingen
Germany
Grete Thinggaard ter Meulen
Student Advisory Service
+49 (551) 39 33 98
e-mail: gthingg@uni-goettingen.de
Web: http://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/96913.html
M.Sc. in Sustainable International Agriculture in Cooperation with University of Kassel.
The study programme is internationally oriented and offers three possibilities for specialization: International Agribusiness and Rural Development Economics, International Organic Agriculture and Tropical Agriculture. Instruction is in English.
International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM)
Charles-de-Gaulle-Strasse 5
53113 Bonn
Germany
+49 (0) 228 926 50-10
fax: +49 (0) 228 926 50-99
e-mail form: http://www.ifoam.org/sub/contact.html
Web: http://www.ifoam.org/
Organic Agriculture Training Platform (http://www.ifoam.org/organic_facts/farming/pages_FG/I-GONavPages/ training_platform_MainPage.html) identifies training materials and contact information, lists training opportunity announcements and provides subject-related links and addresses on “key organic topics and makes them available worldwide.” Also available: conferences, newsletter, publications, directories, and networking.
University of Bonn
Institute of Organic Agriculture
Katzenburgweg 3
53115 Bonn
Germany
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Köpke
+49 (228) 73 5615
fax: +49 (228) 73 5617
e-mail: iol@uni-bonn.de
Web: http://www.iol.uni-bonn.de/index2_e.htm
Graduate degree in Organic Agriculture. Coordinates pilot farms and maintains the Wiesengut Experimental Farm. Offers publications on organic topics (most are in German, some in English).
Universität Hohenheim (University of Hohenheim)
Faculty of Agricultural Sciences
D-70593 Stuttgart
Germany
Organic Farming and Consumer Protection
Dr. Sabine Zikeli
+49 0711/459-23248
fax: +49 0711/459-23869
e-mail: Zikeli@uni-hohenheim.de
Web: https://oeko.uni-hohenheim.de/
Modules on Organic Farming (in German and in English) and research projects in organic farming.
Ghana Organic Agriculture Network (GOAN)
P.O. Box 6342
Kumasi
Ghana
Samuel Adimado
GOAN Secretariat
Phone/fax: +233-51-20954 or +233-21-786154
e-mail: adimadosam@yahoo.com or ivysampa@yahoo.com
A network of organisations with interest in organic agriculture that offers education and training “on environmentally friendly and ecologically sound farming methods and practices to enhance agricultural productivity, agricultural enterprise building and environmental protection."
U.S. contact:
American Farm School
Office of the Trustees and Greek Summer
1133 Broadway, Suite 321
New York, NY 10010
Judith Richardson
212-463-8434
fax: 212-463-8208
e-mail: usoffice@amerfarm.org
Web: http://www.afs.edu.gr
Courses in ecological agriculture and sustainable agricultural systems.
