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What We Saw
Delegates representing Sustainable Agriculture in North and South Dakota
Sharon Guthmiller, SD Family & Consumer ScienceIrene Graves, SD Agronomy
Raquel Dugan-Dibble. ND Livestock
Day 1, Saturday – February 7 Topic: Welcome and Program Information - Mexico Map
Travel to Mexico City to arrive by 3:00 pm - International Airport Mexico - 5:00 pm Hotel check in - Hotel Santa Bertha - Hotel Map –
6:00 pm Welcome dinner
7:30 pm Group meeting program information and pre-evaluation
Overnight in Texcoco Edo. de México (Texcoco Map)
Texcoco Edo. de México
Zocalo (town square)
National palace
Day 3, Monday – February 9Topic: Agriculture, Natural Resources and Migration
8:00 - 9:00 am Breakfast in the hotel9:15 am Visit Universidad Autónoma Chapingo (UACH)10:00 am WelcomeDr. Aureliano Peña LomeliRectorSala del H. Consejo Universitario10:30 -11:20 am Tour at Chapel and see the murals of Diego Rivera11:30 am - 12:30 pm SeminarNative Genetic Resource: Considerations for Alternative DevelopmentDr. Diodoro GranadosUACH Professor and ResearcherSala de Videoconferencias12:30 - 1:30 pm Group Lunch1:35 - 2:40 pm SeminarDiversity and Contrast within Mexican AgricultureDr. Cesar Adrian Ramirez MirandaSubdirector Academico de los Centros Regionales de la UACH 2:45 - 3:50 pm SeminarPopulation Migration in AgricultureDr. Jeronimo Barrios PuenteUACH Professor and Researcher4:00 - 5:00 pm Round table discussion5:00 - 6:30 pm Group dinner: a traditional restaurant•Overnight in Texcoco Edo. de México
UACH
Day 4, Tuesday – February 10Topic: Social Organization, Rural Development and Culture
8:00 - 8:45 am Breakfast in the hotel9:00 am Depart to community “Santa Catarina del Monte”10:00 am Welcome and visit “Manantiales de la Comunidad”
1:00 - 4:00 pm Meal with local families/idea and information exchange
4:10 - 4:50 pm Group meeting/ reflections on the day's activities 5:00 - 6:30 pm Group dinner in hotel restaurant
Overnight in Texcoco Edo. de México
Day 5, Wednesday – February 11Topic: Extension and Outreach Program at Mexico and US
8:00 - 9:0 am Breakfast in the hotel10:00 am - 1:00 pm Virtual Conference – UACH facilities1:00 - 2:00 pm Group Lunch
2:10 - 5:00 pm Virtual Conference- Round table discussion 5:10 - 6:30 pm Group dinner: a traditional restaurant
•Overnight in Texcoco Edo. de México
Day 6, Thursday – February 12Topic: Natural Resources
8:00 - 8:30 am Breakfast in the hotel8:45 am Hotel check out 9:00 am Depart for city of Puebla12:30 pm Group Lunch at Tehuacán, Puebla1:00 pm Visit Water Museum5:00 pm Hotel check in ( Hotel Casa Cantarranas 6:00 pm Dinner at Tehuacan PueblaOvernight in Tehuacan Puebla
Day 6, Thursday – February 12Topic: Natural Resources
8:00 - 8:30 am Breakfast in the hotel8:45 am Hotel check out 9:00 am Depart for city of Puebla12:30 pm Group Lunch at Tehuacán, Puebla1:00 pm Visit Water Museum
5:00 pm Hotel check in ( Hotel Casa Cantarranas ) 6:00 pm Dinner at Tehuacan Puebla
Overnight in Tehuacan Puebla
Day 7, Friday – February 13Topic: Local Development and Sustainability
8:00 - 8:30 am Breakfast in the hotel8:45 am Hotel check out 9:00 am Depart for Oaxaca (State of Oaxaca Map) 10:30 am Visit the project: “Manejo Sustentable de la Microcuenca de la Cienega de San Miguel Tulancingo”1:00 pm Lunch
4:00 pm Hotel check in (Hotel Casa del Sotano – Hotel Map)6:00 pm Dinner at Hotel
•Overnight in Oaxaca, Oaxaca (Oaxaca City Map)
Day 8, Saturday – February 14Topic: University and Outreach Programs
8:00 - 8:45 am Breakfast in the hotel9:00 am Visit Centro Regional Universitario Sur de la UACH1:00 pm Lunch Restaurant Los Portales
Explore Oaxaca downtown on your own
•Overnight in Oaxaca, Oaxaca
Day 9, Sunday – February 15
Topic: Mexican Indigenous and Their Culture
8:00 am Visit Teotitlan del Valle (rug weaving village)9:00 am Meal with craftsman of CATZ Bii Dauu12:10 pm Visit indigenous market at Tlacolula de Matamoros1:00 pm Lunch
Afternoon on your own• Dominican church • Regional Museum • The public market• Cultural center
Overnight in Oaxaca, Oaxaca
Day 10, Monday – February 16
Topic: Women Organization, Family and Rural Small Business
8:00 - 8:45 am Breakfast in the hotel
9:00 am Depart for Zimantlan and La Soledad9:30 am - 1:00 pm Rural communities program
• Production organization of women • From field to factory "Mezcal"
1:00 pm Meal with local families6:00 pm Group Dinner: Typical Oaxacan Food
•Overnight in Oaxaca, Oaxaca
Family and Rural Small BusinessWomen’s Bee Hive
Day 11, Tuesday – February 17Topic: Culture and Tradition8:00 - 8:45 am Breakfast in the hotel9:00 am Visit the archeological site of Monte Alban12:30 pm Group lunch 1:30 pm Visit botanic garden “Santo Domingo” 5:00 pm Experiential Learning Program Discussion and Evaluation 6:00 pm Group Dinner: Typical Oaxacan Food
Day 11, Tuesday – February 17Topic: Culture and Tradition
8:00 - 8:45 am Breakfast in the hotel9:00 am Visit the archeological site of Monte Alban12:30 pm Group lunch
1:30 pm Visit botanic garden “Santo Domingo” 5:00 pm Experiential Learning Program Discussion and Evaluation
6:00 pm Group Dinner: Typical Oaxacan Food
Overnight in Oaxaca, Oaxaca
Day 12, Wednesday – February 18
Hotel Check out (on own schedule)
Depart: Oaxaca City Airport