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Location: Galapagos Islands, Ecuador Duration: minimum 4 weeks Start Dates: each month enquire when applying Cost: $500 for the first week + $350 for each additional week Fee Includes: all food, accommodation, predeparture & incountry support, orientation, and all project related activities Does Not Include: flights, airport pickup, travel insurance, personal spending, visas and vaccinations Benefits Learn methods of sustainable agricultural production and food systems from experts Contribute to the islands food security, soil conservation, and regeneration Gain experience in the maintenance, design, and implementation of sustainable agriculture and permaculture systems Forge meaningful relations with locals while living with a host family Research & dissertation support available, if requested Introduction The Galapagos Islands are one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth, home to unique species such as Galapagos penguins and giant tortoises. While many local and international efforts protect the islands, challenges remainlack of food security, reliance on imports, invasive species, and insufficient seedsaving practices. This internship provides an opportunity to collaborate with a farm researching autonomous, resilient, chemicalfree, regenerative, and profitable agriculture, and that farm is also an agroecology school and the founder of the first local seed bank (of edible species) in the Galapagos. Responsibilities Maintain the vegetable seedbeds Assist with seed germination processes and care of the seed banks Construct apparatuses and design new permaculture systems Assist with garden maintenance (weeding, excavating, making compost, pruning, applying natural fertilizers, etc.) Reforest native or endemic plants Conduct personal research or study on: water use and conservation new water capture systems improvement of soil texture improvement of soil nutrients (soil regeneration) human or natural innovations to control pests such as rats and wild cats Support the farms marketing and social media Conduct language tutoring exchanges with staff and community members (English, Spanish) #J-18808-Ljbffr